James Callan Associates President Jim Callan represents the North Dakota Grain Growers Association and other ag groups on Capitol Hill. An all-out effort is on the farm bill extension. “It’s called an extension-plus-plus,” said Callan. “It could include disaster assistance, including for ag, and also economic assistance that could be Representative (Trent) Kelly from Mississippi has introduced called the FARM Act.” Callan has participated with in meetings with Canadian and Mexican officials regarding trade. “We certainly understand why President-Elect Trump wants to put these tariffs in place with things like the border and unfair trade practices with China, yet we want to make sure the ramifications for ag are fully understood.”
