…with the Trump administration. As Texas Ag Commissioner, she pushed nutrition policies in line with Michelle Obama’s and backed two of Trump’s rivals in the primaries. Conaway said her accomplishments…
Public Comment Period on GIPSA is Open
…are an attack on rural America for playing a large part in helping Donald Trump get elected to the White House.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
EU and Japan Finalizing Free Trade Agreement Talks
The European Union and Japan are nearing completion of negotiations on a free trade deal. The negotiations got a boost recently when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to…
Former U.S. Trade Official Says TPP Likely to Resurface
A former U.S. trade official says the Trans-Pacific Partnership is not really dead and could resurface during President-elect Donald Trump’s term. Wendy Cutler, a former acting deputy U.S. Trade Representative,…
Alternate Asian Trade Pact Gains Traction
…up steam this past week as President-elect Donald Trump said again that he’ll withdraw the country from TPP on his first day in office. Negotiators are meeting in Indonesia and…
Idaho Governor May Be Next Ag Secretary
Otter A report on the Magic Valley Dot Com website says Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter is being looked at by the Trump Administration as a possible Secretary of Agriculture….
Republicans Set for Battle Over Immigration
…of the GOP. The business side of the debate is waiting to see if the Trump administration will use executive power to change the legal immigration system and what kind…
Freedom Caucus Wants Nutrition Rules Overturned
The House Freedom Caucus (Twitter) (Facebook) is a group of conservative House Republicans that issued a 23-page list of regulations it wants overturned in a Trump administration, and nutrition is…
Western Governors Vow Climate Change Fight
Three governors representing western U.S. states have vowed to move forward with efforts to fight climate change regardless of how the incoming Donald Trump administration treats the issue. The governors…
The Western View: As the Pendulum Swings
…kinds of new social programs and new rules under Obama. The Pendulum But the pendulum hit the wall and is swinging to the right. Donald Trump’s victory was a clear…
White House Issues ‘Midnight’ GIPSA Rule
In an apparent attack on rural America for its role in helping elect Donald Trump as president, the Obama administration issued a regulation that could restrict the buying and selling…
USCA Urges Action on Farmer Fair Practices Rules
…its letter, USCA asks the Administration to move forward with publishing the rules for public comment. In its letter to President-Elect Donald Trump, USCA is requesting a swift and seamless…
Trump Ag Advisors Scoff at Heitkamp Talk
US Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D) North Dakota Agriculture advisers for President-Elect Donald Trump don’t want North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp as Agriculture Secretary. While Heitkamp has sided with agriculture…
Japan Moving Forward with TPP
Japan’s parliament Friday ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership despite the deals likely dismissal by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal called the move by Japan a “mostly symbolic step”…