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Protecting the Ag Labor Pool

Published April 11, 2025

In Thursday’s cabinet meeting, President Trump addressed the farm labor shortage. Trump suggested a plan to give undocumented workers an opportunity to work legally on the farm. "We're going to be working on that so a farmer will come in with…

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A New Plan for Shipping Fees

Published April 10, 2025

The White House has revised plans to charge massive port fees for Chinese-built ships. The new plan will be based on ship capacity, lowering the cost for smaller ships coming into U.S. ports. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is also…

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Trade Deficit ‘Not Sustainable’

Published April 7, 2025

On his return trip from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to see markets go down, but sometimes medicine needs to be taken to fix a situation. Trump emphasized the current trade deficit with China is ‘not sustainable.’…

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Xi-Trump Summit

Published March 18, 2025

No other details were given, but President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States “in the not-too-distant-future.” There have been previous reports of a meeting between the two world leaders potentially happening in June.…

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Trump Signs Short-Term Spending Bill

Published March 16, 2025

President Donald Trump signed legislation to keep the government funded for another six months. The continuing resolution passed the Senate 54-46 on Friday. The House passed the same bill earlier in the week. Without this action, the government would have…

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Trump-Xi Summit Possible

Published March 11, 2025

Negotiations are underway for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet for a summit in June. This is still in the discussion phase, but it could ease trade tensions between the two countries.

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Tariff Policy Takes Another Turn

Published March 9, 2025

On Thursday, President Trump announced a 30-day pause on all tariffs to Canada and Mexico. A day later, Trump made another change in the tariff policy. “Canada has been ripping us off for years on lumber and dairy products; 250…

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‘America is Back’

Published March 5, 2025

With that simple message, President Donald Trump kicked off his speech to a joint session of Congress. Trump went on to address tax cuts, energy and the border. Tariffs were also part of the speech. Trump said his trade policy…

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ECAP Program Announced at Commodity Classic

Published March 2, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made her first visit to Commodity Classic, beginning with a message from her boss, saying President Trump hears you and will never stop fighting for the farmers and ranchers. Rollins promised to be agriculture’s second greatest…

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Short Term Disruptions for Long Term Success

Published February 26, 2025

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven acknowledged the uncertainty facing farmers over tariffs but emphasized the importance of market access and fair trade. "President Trump's goal is to get us more access to markets on a fairer basis and that's a…

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