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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with President Trump in Washington D.C., and while the two have spoken on the phone, this was their first face-to-face meeting.  This was also the first major diplomatic meeting for Canada’s newly elected leader.   C...

“It's just been a deal that was we thought, very complicated. It became very simple," President Donald Trump said Thursday at the White House, announcing the U.S./United Kingdom trade agreement-in-principle.  "It's opening up the country that we really didn't have the kind of access to that I would have thought; I was surprised. I think i...

Last week President Trump touted a drop in egg prices, crediting Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins.  Noting that Rollins got to work on the problem from day one, issuing $1 billion for biosecurity, vaccine research, and financial relief for farmers.   “...

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump kept his promise to slap 25% tariffs against, Canada and Mexico, as well as an additional 10% against China.  Those tariffs became official Saturday, after the President signed an Executive Order Friday afternoon.  The pre...

Canadian reaction to the news that Donald Trump will return to the White House has been mixed.  Certainly, the president-elect’s protectionist stance is casting a spotlight on what effects his return will have on Canadian-American economic ties.  Prime Mi...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have provided answers to the latest American Farm Bureau Presidential Candidate Questionnaires.  Joby Young, executive vice president for the American Farm Bureau, says the survey is a key tool for rural Americans.   “...

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As we get ready for new state and federal legislative sessions to get underway next month, many in the farming community have expressed concerns about the rift in American politics and what it means for producers.  Several commodity experts have expressed concerns that progressive democrats don’t appreciate the role agriculture plays in the 21st century, while at the same time, they are concerned

Environmental groups have asked a federal court to vacate the Navigable Waters Protection Act enacted during the Trump Administration. The motion for a summary judgment comes as the Biden administration continues to review the existing water rule ...

The Biden administration has said on multiple occasions they will change the American trade policy in place over the past four years. However, Brian Kuehl of Farmers for Free Trade said doing so will take time. “We certainly are hopeful. We d ...