March 21, 2005

ISSUE 1055

 

BUSH NOMINATES OHIO CONGRESSMAN FOR TOP TRADE POST

President Bush Thursday (March 17) nominated U.S. Representative Robert J. Portman as the next U.S. Trade Representative. The Ohio representative would replace Robert Zoellick, who took the number two spot in the State Department last month. Portman is a former trade lawyer who has been in Congress since 1993.


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USDA ANNOUNCES CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

BUSH NOMINATES OHIO CONGRESSMAN FOR TRADE POST

FFVA PROVIDES TESTIMONY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON METHYL BROMIDE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TALKS AG ISSUES IN TALLAHASSEE

CANKER FOUND IN MARTIN COUNTY GROVE

DOL DECREASES H-2A WAGE RATE

USDA PUBLISHES WINTER LABOR STATISTICS

CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT AGRICULTURE ON AG DAY

FORT PIERCE RESEARCH LAB TO HOLD GRAND OPENING

FFVA TRADE ASSOCIATE MEMBER BRINGS FERTILIZER PRODUCTS TO U.S.