White House reviewing GIPSA rule
After a six year period of dormancy, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has sent a draft of rules changes to the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) act to the White House for final...
View ArticleIowa State professors named to EPA Scientific Advisory Committee
Two Iowa State University professors have been appointed to serve on the Agricultural Science Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board.
View ArticleNavigating through Waters of the U.S.
Many of us have followed the controversial Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
View ArticleFroman prepared to send TPP to vote
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and the Obama administration have done intensive preparation on the possibility of a lame-duck vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
View ArticleFearing environmental lawsuits, administration slows ag loans
With large farms throughout the South, Midwest and Northeast struggling to access financing due to the slowing markets, applications for loan guarantees have fallen stagnant.
View ArticleOklahomans to vote on 'Right to Farm'
For farmers in Oklahoma, this election is about far more than who sits in the Oval Office.
View ArticlePresident Trump: What's next for ag?
Donald Trump won the presidency early Wednesday morning with 276 electoral votes.
View ArticleFractured Republicans come together in face of Trump triumph
One immediate consequence of Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the U.S. presidential race is that the identity crisis that convulsed the Republican Party during his tumultuous candidacy has been...
View ArticleHSUS "decides to be political operation, aggressive push for veganism"
In the last 12 years, the Humane Society of the United States has more than doubled in size, expanding to all 50 states and 50 countries around the world. Now, it appears the organization is focusing...
View ArticleNew York's Trump reached rural voters by talking economic pain
Donald Trump, a product of New York City, was swept into the White House with a major assist from rural America.
View ArticleOklahoma reflects on ‘Right to Farm’ loss
When the Oklahoma Right to Farm bill was defeated in the election last week, producers wondered what the impact would be, both short- and long-term.
View ArticleU.S. trade talks in deep freeze after Trump win, says EU leftright
Donald Trump's election to the White House has consigned EU/U.S. trade talks to the deep freeze and they are unlikely to resume for some time, the European Union said on Friday.
View ArticleIn rural-urban divide, U.S. voters are worlds apart
Semi-retired Wisconsin pig farmer John Lader does not think much of Donald Trump as a messenger, but voted for what he described as the Republican president-elect's message of change and economic hope...
View Article7 Ways Trump and Congress Will Shake Up Agriculture Policy
Farmers can expect plenty of policy changes under the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress, says Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice president, Washington Bureau, Informa Economics and...
View ArticleTrump's Transition Team Urges for Stronger NAFTA Terms
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is advising Trump to fight for more favorable terms for the U.S. in the livestock section of NAFTA.
View ArticleIs COOL on the Front Burner Again?
The new president could bring country-of-origin labeling out of the deep freeze and back to the front burner.
View ArticleVilsack To Democrats: Ignore Rural Voters at Your Peril
Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has a message for Democrats: Don’t take the rural vote for granted.
View ArticleTrump Sinks Asia Trade Pact, Opening the Way for China to Lead
An ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact linking the United States and 11 countries lay in tatters on Tuesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would kill the deal on his first day in office...
View ArticleMexico, Five Others to Pursue TPP With or Without U.S.
Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday Mexico, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore aim to continue with the Trans-Pacific Partnership with or without the United...
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