Nov 3, 2011
Farmers gear up for unexpected boom after new free trade pacts

With the fall apple harvest winding down in Washington state, growers would normally be scaling back jobs, but not this year. Three new free trade agreements passed by Congress and signed by President Obama have farmers gearing up for a bumper crop of new business. Fox News

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/01/farmers-gear-up-for-unexpected-boom-after-new-free-trade-pacts/?test=latestnews#ixzz1ceVe0MmA




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