I was back on the Agriculture of America radio programme to discuss policies of HHS secretary RFK Jr.. Listen to the entire interview below:
On Forum Daily to discuss agricultural import tariffs
I was back on Forum Daily in Canada to discuss the latest announcement by President Trump to impose import tariffs on foreign agricultural products. You can watch the entire interview below:
Farmers are struggling in Europe — don’t let RFK Jr. do the same to America
President Trump took to Truth Social on Monday to announce April tariffs on all imported food, framing the move as a boon to U.S. farmers who will produce even more product for domestic consumption. But the MAGA movement is revealing a gap in its economic logic, and it will cost U.S. consumers and producers dearly. Consider the video posted by […]
Featured in RealAgriculture
I was featured in an article and interview by RealAgriculture, in response to my keynote speech at the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg, Canada. You find the article here and watch the entire interview below:
Featured in the Manitoba Co-Operator
I was mentioned extensively in the Manitoba Co-Operator following my keynote speech at the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg, Canada. Here’s an excerpt. You can read the entire story here. “When have millions of Europeans ever been wrong?” he added, to audience laughter. Why it matters: European farmers have chafed under the bloc’s strict environmental regulations and policies, […]
Agriculture: l’Europe se libère, le Québec doit en faire autant
La Commission européenne a publié le 19 février dernier sa «Vision for Agriculture and Food», un document qui expose la manière dont l’exécutif de l’Union européenne entend réorienter ses pratiques après des années de manifestations des agriculteurs et de chaos politique sur la question des standards agricoles. Ce document de 28 pages aborde tous les sujets, […]
Featured in the Winnipeg Sun
I was featured in the Winnipeg Sun by columnist Harry Siemens, about my recent speech at the CropConnect Conference in Winnipeg, Canada. Here’s an excerpt: When speaking to producers in Winnipeg, Wirtz shared his long-standing concerns about the European Union’s Farm-to-Fork Strategy. He recalled his initial reaction at the intro of the policy, saying, “I […]
Quoted by The Western Producer on mirror clauses
I was quoted by The Western Producer on my recent talk at the CropConnect Conference in Winnipeg, Canada, on the issue of trade restrictions through mirror clauses. “You can only export to Europe if the production methods are comparable to Europe.” Wirtz made his comments about “mirror clauses” while speaking at CropConnect, a conference for […]
Featured in Seed World
SeedWorld wrote a news story about my recent talk I gave at the CrossRoads Crop Conference in Edmonton, Canada. Here’s an excerpt: In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU launched its Farm-to-Fork Strategy, aiming to overhaul European agriculture. The plan includes ambitious targets: a 50% reduction in synthetic pesticide use, a 20% cut in […]
Back on the Impact Farming Show to discuss European agriculture regulation
I was back as a guest on The Impact Farming Show to talk, at length, about agricultural regulation in the European Union. You can watch the entire exchange by clicking the video below:
Bill Wirtz 