…Politico says, if Kid Rock moves forward with a campaign, he would bring a Trump-like element to the race for the Michigan Senate seat. Stabenow also served as the Senate…
Wall Street Journal Names Agriculture a NAFTA Issue to Watch
…talks. When President Trump threatened to withdraw from NAFTA, some Mexican politicians warned that their nation could import corn from other Latin American nations instead of the U.S. Meanwhile, Labor,…
Vilsack Helping Create Support for Democrats in Middle America
…policy arguments should rise above party struggles. An example, he said, is highlighting Trump’s more isolationist trade policy and how it is steering foreign partners away from U.S. agriculture. Marshall…
Farmers Still Support Trump but Worry Over Farm Bill
While some polls say President Trump’s support base has begun to slip, a new Farm Futures survey shows a majority of farmers (55 percent) would give Trump an A or…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…administration candidate at Humboldt State with a thesis in progress on qualitative problems in contracting grape and bulk wine sales in the California wine industry. He replaces Matt Brain who…
USTR Seeking Input on KORUS
…since Lighthizer requested the review last month, but no official meetings have been arranged. While President Trump has called for a renegotiation of KORUS, Lighthizer said the U.S. was seeking…
Zinke Proposes New Sage Grouse Management Plan
…the new policy supersedes the Obama administration’s rules. The changes came from a report by a sage grouse task force that Zinke had established. Zinke says the administration will offer…
EPA to Reject Ethanol Rules Change
The Environmental Protection Agency will reject proposed changes to the point of obligation for complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard away from refiners. Politico reports that a Trump administration official…
Western View: Waters of California?
…off a lot of agriculture. Trump got rid of the Federal rules. But now, Governor Brown is reviving them on the state level. He wants to create the same type…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
Vetter The Trump Administration’s goal to reduce trade deficits by renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement is not a good one. That’s the opinion of former top Obama-era trade…
Trump Endorsed Immigration Bill Could Harm Farm Labor
A bill endorsed by President Donald Trump that would change the U.S. immigration system may harm farm labor. The bill by Republican Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue…
Senate Democrats Revive Bill to End Cuba Embargo
Senate Democrats are pushing back against President Trump concerning Cuba, reviving a bill to lift the U.S. embargo. In mid-June, Trump rolled back former President Barack Obama’s historic opening to…
Growth Energy Calls Court Decision on RVO’s a Win for Consumers
…recent RVO proposal from the Trump Administration’s EPA reversed course and set the ethanol RVO’s at the targets intended by Congress. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Korea Asks for KORUS Review Delay
South Korea last week requested the Trump administration to postpone any review of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement until a new trade minister is appointed in South Korea. The request…