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The clock is ticking on the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals, better known as DACA.  Earlier this month, the Trump Administration announced Congress had six months to address DACA and come up with a permanent fix.  According to local immigration attorney Aliya Alisheva the current administration claims President Obama did not follow the proper rule making process when DACA went on the books i

The Washington Association of Wheat Growers have released a statement on President Trump’s proposed budget expressing a “great deal of concern” over some of the proposals.   WAWG President Ben Adams pointed to cuts to risk management and trade development programs noting both are critical to the industry.   Executive Dir...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is urging President Trump to raise the restoration of U.S. Beef access to China when he meets with China’s President next month. NCBA signed a letter, along with the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the North American Meat Institute asking the President to talk beef trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.  

During his visit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Trump said there would only be “tweaking” needed to the North American Free Trade Agreement.  Trump called the trading relationship between the U.S. and Canada “outstanding,” but has yet to outline what kind of tweaks he has in mind for NAFTA.   During a press conf...

Over 100 U.S. agriculture groups are urging President-elect Donald Trump not to undo the changes that President Obama made in relation status between the U.S. and Cuba.  Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says they also want the President-elect to give his own stamp of approval on normalizing relations between the countries.  The grou...

Ag leaders on and off Capitol Hill are scratching their heads over why it’s taking President-elect Trump so long to tap someone for Ag Secretary.  Even GOP lawmakers close to the new administration don’t have an answer.  An Ag secretary could still be named before inauguration day.  But despite weeks o...

Could several of the large ag merges be blocked under President Trump?  Iowa agribusiness leader Bruce Rastetter is a Republican mega-donor who wants the incoming administration to block mergers in the works between large seed and chemical companies.  Th...

The Trump Administration will look for bilateral trade deal partners in the New Year, assuming the US President-elect ditches America’s involvement in TPP.  American Farm Bureau trade adviser Dave Salmonsen says a handful of countries are ripe for talks.   “...

A top tax issue for farmers and ranchers is dividing the Democratic presidential ticket.  It’s not just Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that disagree on the estate tax; Trump wants it gone and Clinton wants it increased.  However, Clinton’s running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, also took a position on the tax as former Virginia Governor.   Former Ag Se...