roundtable

On Thursday, Eastern Washington Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers hosted an AgriTrade Roundtable discussion. The focus of the sit down was to discuss trade policy and the need for fair trade to help Northwest producers. '"All over the world, you see countries negotiating trade deals with each other, leaving the United States in the dust,” McMorris Rodgers recently said in an op-ed article

The USDA will host a series of roundtable talks on opioid misuse.  Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced Wednesday a series of monthly roundtables on opioids through the summer.  The action follows the creation of Farm Town Strong, an effort by the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Farmers Union and USDA to combat the opioid epidemic.   Hazlett sa... R

An executive order by President Trump created a panel to look at agricultural issues.  Ray Starling, a special assistant to the president on agriculture, says the executive order will sunset the White House Rural Council started under President Obama in 2011.  Tr...