state of the union

In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Biden declared before Congress.    “The state of the union is strong...”   “...and we're here today to ensure that it continues to strengthen agriculture,” added Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack when he spoke this week to an audience at North Carolina A&T University.  The Secretary was talking about a number of i...

When closing his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden said "The State of the Union is strong because you The People are strong....go and get em" During the one hour, five minute long speech the President touched on issues from tax policy to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but also talked about the bi-partisan infrastructure bill, which he will help farmers and other rur

During this week’s State of The Union address, some in the farming community were critical of President Trump for not addressing the concerns and issues facing farm country.  Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse, a farmer himself said the President emphasized trade agreements with Japan, China and USMCA, which he said will greatly benefit farmers now and well into the future.   “Honest...

Agriculture groups heard some good things in the State of the Union speech.  However, the reactions were somewhat mixed.   Tariffs Hurt the Heartland group spokesman and former Congressman Charles Boustany reacted to President Trump asking Congress for more authority to impose tariffs through the Reciprocal Trade Act, which is currently before Congress. “The fact tha...

President Trump referenced the "unlimited potential" of the times during Tuesday's State of the Union speech. " a unifying, confident and hopeful vision for our nation," said Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue of the address. Not a lot of direct references to farmers by the President, but he did use the passage of the Farm Bill as an example of bipartisan cooperation...