Tag: Trump
Where do Biden and Trump stand on agriculture?
With the election days away, find out where President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden stand on the issues that matter most to you.
Trump removes protections for waterways, aiding farmers
The Trump administration lifted federal protections Jan. 23 for some of the nation’s millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands.
Planting decisions get muddier
Alan Guebert has some ideas on how Congress and the Trump administration could drive market prices higher and deliver more income per acre to all farmers.
Trade aid vs. prevented planting
Which option, Prevent Plant or MFP payments, would offer the most benefits to an individual farmer? There is no clear-cut answer, but, according to USDA, it does have to be one or the other.
Watching a train wreck happen
Alan Guebert scrutinizes President Trump's recent actions in working toward — or backpedaling out of — a trade agreement with China.
Trump lifts tariffs, takes step toward USMCA ratification
The governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada have reached an agreement to roll back metal tariffs, known as Section 232 tariffs, a move that could hasten passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Trump speaks to American Farm Bureau for second year
President Trump told the Farm Bureau that building a wall along the U.S. southern border is a matter of national security.
Farmer sentiment declines, as concern over trade continues
Survey shows that farmers are still concerned about the lack of trade and it's impact on farm profitability.
Mailbag: We need ‘new and all ideas’
Alan Guebert addresses readers' cries for "no more anti-Trump columns" and vowes to keep his "unbalanced columns flowing."
Farmers thankful for payments, but prefer market access
Trump's market facilitation program is helping, but farmers say they'd rather have more trade and market access.
