…including Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin and Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar, sent letters seeking information to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and Icahn, the billionaire former adviser to President Trump and Chairman…
Agri View: Agriculture Trade Problems
Everett Griner talks about trade problems in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how this will affect export possibilities for the producers. Farmers were one of President Trump’s largest support groups…
China Trade Discussion Continues Next Week
Trade talks with China will continue next week, according to President Donald Trump. President Trump says he and China’s President Xi Jinping will talk over the phone next week as…
Assistant to the Secretary Anne Hazlett Applauds FLOTUS Be Best Initiative
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett applauded First Lady Melania Trump’s policy initiative, Be Best, a campaign focused on the holistic wellness of American children. Hazlett issued…
Growth Energy Pressing Trump on Biofuels
An open letter to President Trump in Monday’s editions of the New York Times, New York Post, and Wall Street Journal urges the president to “unleash rural growth by cutting…
USDA-White House Liaison Clovis Leaving Washington
Sam Clovis, the USDA liaison to the White House, is leaving his job in Washington, D.C. Newsmax Dot Com says the former Trump campaign co-chair and policy adviser was nominated…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded President Donald J. Trump’s selection of Dr. Mindy Brashears to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Food Safety. After…
Agri View: Crackdown on Mislabeled Products
…Food and Drug Administration, to crack down on those who mislabel their products. The question is, what do you think? Some diets may call for these substitutes. Others may cause…
Pressure Mounting for Accurate Labeling of Imitation Dairy Products
…to the labeling of plant products using terms most commonly associated with dairy. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb addressed the committee on April 24 stating the…
CCM Ramping Up Political Efforts on Behalf of Citrus Growers
…Chinese tariffs present for the citrus industry. Executive Vice President Casey Creamer noted the association’s support of the corrective actions being taken by the Administration. On the subject of water,…
Trump Tariffs Impacting Manufactures, Ag and Beer Makers
Ongoing trade disputes, along with President Trump’s tariff efforts are hurting U.S. consumers of steel and aluminum. Market fluctuations in prices are impacting the makers and builders of grain bins,…
Highlighting the Importance of Foreign Markets to California
…time really to reach out to this administration in Washington, D.C. to work with us in terms of making things better for California producers.” Johansson was joined at the event…
Nothing New on NAFTA as Trump Extends Tariff Exemptions
…to China, according to the Hagstrom report. The comments came as President Donald Trump had extended tariff exemption for another 30 days to Canada and Mexico as a permanent exemption…
New TPP Moving Forward
…Mexico’s Senate voted 73-24 to approve the agreement which will go into effect when six of the 11 nations approve the deal. President Trump earlier this month directed U.S. Trade…