The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is extremely disappointed that President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget request includes a 21 percent cut to the Department of Agriculture (USDA)….
Ag Groups Conduct ‘ Substantive, Productive ’ Meeting with Trump Administration on Trade
Executive staff leaders from 11 major U.S. agricultural and agribusiness organizations commended the Trump administration for engaging in a substantive and productive meeting on March 15 that was focused on…
Agri View: Changes Expected
…to be. Mr. Trump has had very little to say about agriculture directly. You can expect some, perhaps a great deal, of rhetoric on international trade. With issues like NAFTA,…
Group Urges Trump to Protect Crop Insurance
A group of 60 national farm, lending, ag input, conservation, and crop insurance and reinsurance organizations, led by the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau, sent a letter to the Administration…
RFA Applauds Administration for Recalling Fuel Economy Rules, Allowing for a More Comprehensive Approach
Dinneen In response to the Trump administration’s decision recalling EPA’s federal fuel economy and emissions rules, and allowing for a data-driven review of the 2022-2025 standards, Renewable Fuels Association President…
China: Chile Trade Meeting Not About TPP
…the TPP, along with China and South Korea are meeting in Chile. This is the first TPP meeting of member-nations since President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. from the trade…
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
…the wildfire aftermath in his state last week. Roberts also asked the Donald Trump administration to quickly approve a federal disaster declaration. Following a conversation with Vice President Mike Pence…
EU Pushing for Free Trade Agreements in Asia-Pacific Region
…agreements with Vietnam and Singapore. NPPC, which strongly supported TPP, is urging the Trump administration to initiate bilateral free trade agreements with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, beginning with Japan,…
White House files Ethics Documents with Senate Ag Committee on Perdue
Perdue The White House has sent the Senate Agriculture Committee financial disclosure documents for Sonny Perdue, President Donald Trump’s Agriculture Secretary nominee. By sending the information to the committee, the…
Trump to Host China’s President Next Month at Mar-a-Lago
President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping (she-gin-ping) in April at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The two-day meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 6th and 7th. Reuters…
Lemon Rule Goes Against Trump Philosophy
The controversial decision that may reverse a 15-year ban on Argentine lemons is tied up in the Trump administration’s regulatory hold. That hold ends soon, and according to citrus leaders,…
Senate Ag Needing Ethic Paperwork on Perdue
…Post reports needed paperwork was submitted last week, more than seven weeks after President Donald Trump nominated the former Georgia governor to the post at the Department of Agriculture. But…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
President Trump’s executive order to review and revise a disputed Clean Water Act rule will bring “regulatory certainty,” the administration says—and agricultural groups said they were encouraged by the action….
Kansas Governor Brownback May Be An Ambassador
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…