In a letter to President Donald Trump this week, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy are asking for help “in urgently addressing China’s recent…
A “Huge Victory:” Cattlemen Hail U.S. House Passage of Resolution to Repeal BLM’s Planning 2.0 Rule
…2.0 Rule, calling it a “huge victory” for America’s ranchers. If the U.S. Senate also quickly passes the resolution, it would go to the White House for President Trump’s signature….
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Supporting Zinke as Secretary of Interior
Zinke The United States Cattlemen’s Association Tuesday announced its support for Congressman Ryan Zinke, the nominee by President Donald Trump to the Secretary of Interior position. The Senate Energy and…
Heitkamp First Democrat to Back USDA Nominee Perdue
Heitkamp North Dakota Democrat, Senator Heidi Heitkamp this week endorsed Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue. Heitkamp is the first Democrat in the Senate to endorse President Donald Trump’s pick to…
Agriculture Groups Stress Importance of Trade
More than 80 agriculture groups signed off on a letter to President Donald Trump Tuesday, calling on the administration to reduce and eliminate tariffs and other restrictive agricultural policies in…
GIPSA Rule Comment Period Extended
The Trump administration extended the deadline for submitting comments on a regulation related to the buying and selling of livestock, a move hailed by the National Pork Producers Council, which…
Trump Urged To Start Trade Talks With Japan
Ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state visit here, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council urged President Trump to begin negotiations on a free…
U.S. Rejection of TPP Creates Opportunities for Canada
…Pork Development Board says the U.S. backing out of TPP and President Donald Trump’s eagerness to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement could create a void in the global…
GMO Labeling Law May Avoid Executive Order on Regulations
The national GMO labeling law passed by Congress may avoid the Donald Trump administration executive order against government regulations. The executive order calls for two regulations to be removed from…
Farm Groups Endorse Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue
Perdue More than 650 agriculture groups have endorsed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In a letter to House and Senate agriculture leaders last week,…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
…of Proposed Rule-making to pose questions to the public. However, the proposal was withdrawn under the new Donald Trump Administration. In addition, under a new executive order aimed at reducing…
Trump: Change NAFTA to NAFFTA
President Donald Trump has suggested changing the acronym of the North American Free Trade Agreement when renegotiating the trade deal. Trump wants to include an extra ‘F’ in the term…
Insider Shares Political Realities at Record-Breaking Cattle Industry Convention
…she hoped “things would settle down for them.” Donald Trump “thrives on chaos,” according to Perino. At some point, however, things will get calmer “or the chaos will take over.”…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…CEO Mike Montna told the meeting, last year’s presidential campaign was the first in recent memory in which trade was a top issue on both sides. President Donald Trump has…