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Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to “enhance” greater sage-grouse conservation on public lands in Oregon and Colorado.  The agency said the approved habitat conservation measures will support western communities and benefit more than 350 other wildlife species.  Opponents of the pr...

It’s been over four years since the United States has entered into a free trade agreement.  Many in the Ag community will say that is one of the many pressures making farming more challenging these days.  House Ag Committee member Dan Newhouse said the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative h...

Last week, Oregon senator Ron Wyden introduced the U.S.-Cuba Trade Act of 2025 to repeal “outdated sanctions” on Cuba and establish normal trade relations with the island nation. Wyden introduced the bill after the Biden White House announced it was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and Cuba agreed to free a number of political prisoners.  His fellow Ore...

SNAP and conservation programs could be on the GOP chopping block as Congressional Republicans write a budget to pay for extending the Trump 2017 tax cuts.  Hill Republicans have circulated a list of possible budget savings including a reported $22 billion by reforming SNAP, something the House Ag Committee farm bill proposed last year.  That, b...

Republicans representing rural districts say they are confident that a Farm Bill will be passed within the first couple months of the year.  So, why is the GOP so confident they will replace the 2018 Farm Bill well ahead of the September deadline?  Re...

The U.S. farming community is preparing for the possibility of new tariffs, and possibly trade wars, when Donald Trump returns to the White House.  The president-elect has announced he plans to slap tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada and others, for a variety of reasons.   ...

After nine years as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau is planning to step down after his Liberal Party chooses a new leader to replace him.  Trudeau announced his decision following weeks of speculation and weakening support from his own Liberal Party members.  Un...

Once again, efforts are underway to remove the Snake River dams.  Officials in the state of Washington as well as the Federal level say the dams must be removed to help salmon migration numbers as well as the overall environment.  Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse said over the past four years of the Biden Administration, the dams have been in the crosshairs, despite the many benefits they bring t

As the 119th Congress gets underway, New Senate Majority Leader John Thune laid out his priorities, including a new Farm Bill.  Thune said he understands rural America, growing up in a small South Dakota town.   “The town of Murdo, population today, roughly around 500 people. We didn’t even have...

A recent Washington Post report said President-elect Trump’s aides are considering narrowing his tariff plans so they would only apply to limited specific critical imports.  However, Farm Policy News said Trump denied that would happen.   In Tru...