Brownback Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is in talks with the Trump Administration about a potential ambassador position. Sources close to the governor say no offer has been extended yet. A…
Put COOL Into NAFTA Negotiations
An open markets advocate told the National Farmers Union’s political action committee that Donald Trump should make it a goal to re-establish country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef and pork during…
NCBA Hails Senate Passage of BLM Planning Rule Repeal
…passed the bill this week, that was earlier passed by the House of Representatives, sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. NCBA and PLC have long expressed…
Western View: WOTUS Changes Coming Soon
Last week President Trump started the process to modify WOTUS – the Waters of the United States – rules. These rules were put in place in 2015 when the Supreme…
Branstad, Grassley, say no Backroom Ethanol Deal in The Works
…the burden of blending ethanol last week sent the renewable fuels industry off balance. Trump Advisor Carl Icahn has requested the change, but apparently, no deal is the works at…
U.S. to Send Representative to Post-TPP Summit
…Trump’s removal of the U.S. from the deal. However, The Chile Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed a U.S. representative would attend the summit March 14th and 15th, according to the…
Administration Expected to Notify Congress on Redoing NAFTA
Now that Wilbur Ross is officially confirmed as Secretary of Commerce, the Trump administration may soon turn its attention to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Ross told members of…
Billionaire Defends Ethanol Plan
…unpaid adviser to President Donald Trump. He’s also the principal owner of CVR Energy and therein lies the conflict. Icahn was quick to dismiss any criticism and said the action…
Farm Credit System Able To Weather Economic Downturn
…system should be able to weather the downturn in the Ag economy. That was the message Farm Credit Administration CEO and board chair Dallas Tonsager gave to members of the…
White House Says No Changes to RFS
…statement from the Renewable Fuels Association saying a member of the Trump administration informed them an order was pending. News of the pending order and its subsequent denial threw turbulence…
Feed Industry Welcomes New Secretary of Commerce
The American Feed Industry Association welcomes Wilbur Ross as the new Secretary of Commerce in the Trump Administration. AFIA announced its intention to work closely with the Department of Commerce…
Potential Deal to Change the Renewable Fuels Standard
A Bloomberg Report says billionaire investor Carl Icahn and a leading biofuels group have put together an agreement for the Trump administration to revamp the Renewable Fuels Standard. People familiar…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the United States Department of Commerce, has yet to complete their fisheries’ temperature management plan for Shasta Lake. While they take their…
Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
…activities. We applaud President Trump for taking this action.” National Corn Growers Association (NCGA): “We appreciate the Trump Administration’s commitment to reducing regulatory burdens for America’s farmers and ranchers,” said…