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
The United States will send a representative to a trade summit later this month on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The agreement is thought to be dead following President Donald…
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…
White House Says No Changes to RFS
Reuters says the White House is denying a report that President Trump is about to issue an executive order aimed at changing the nation’s biofuels program. This comes after a…
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…
Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
As expected, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Agriculture groups around the nation support the move….
Mexico Won’t Negotiate New Tariffs in NAFTA
…from the table.” Mexico’s Economy Minister said the country “refuses to even discuss the kind of tariffs President Donald Trump” has suggested, according to Bloomberg. Trump wants to build a…
Poll Shows Free Trade Support is Growing
A new poll by the Wall Street Journal shows an increase in free trade support in the United States. The growing support comes despite anti-trade sentiments by President Donald Trump…
Starling Named Special Assistant for Agriculture
…support the appointment. National Cotton Council: The National Cotton Council (NCC) appreciates President Donald Trump’s appointment of Ray Starling to the position of Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture,…