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Competition, Not Consolidation

Published July 14, 2023

The White House and USDA met with representatives of 16 food and agriculture organizations Thursday to discuss the need for more competition in agricultural markets. According to a White House summary, the Administration said consolidation can reduce the options for…

How President Biden’s New Plan for Ag Came Together

Published May 12, 2022

President Biden has a new plan to ramp up crop production in the United States to offset the losses in Ukraine. This plan includes increasing the number of counties eligible for double cropping insurance, increasing technical assistance for precision agriculture…

White House Links Packer Consolidation to Inflation

Published December 13, 2021

In a White House blog post, the Biden Administration has cited meat prices as a key factor for the higher rate of inflation. The blog says the increase in meat prices goes beyond supply and demand factors and is due…

U.S. and European Union Find Resolution on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Published November 1, 2021

The United States and European Union reached an agreement to re-establish a transatlantic trade flow of steel and aluminum. A statement from the White House says the United States will not apply section 232 duties and will allow duty-free imports…

Peterson Asks White House to Help U.S. Pork Industry

Published April 23, 2020

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson sent a letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force on Thursday. In the letter, Peterson asked the task force to address challenges facing the U.S. pork industry. Peterson also asked Vice President Mike…

Local Leaders at the White House

Published January 15, 2020

Approximately 200 people were invited to the White House for the signing of phase one of the U.S.-China trade agreement. Agriculture was well represented at the ceremony and several local leaders from the Dakotas and Minnesota were in attendance. That…

President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

Published October 8, 2019

Corn farmers, cattle ranchers and several others representing U.S. agriculture painted the backdrop for the signing ceremony at the White House. The bilateral trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan will benefit farm country by lifting tariffs on $7.2 billion…

South Dakota Farmer Talks Trade at White House Meeting

Published September 8, 2018

American Farm Bureau Federation Vice-President Scott Vanderwal met with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and a panel of farm group leaders at the White House Wednesday. Vanderwal says President Trump and Vice-President Pence briefly visited the meeting, commenting on the importance…

Infrastructure Bill Not Expected in ’18

Published May 10, 2018

Congress is not expected to move a standalone infrastructure bill before the midterm elections. When asked, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders downplayed hope for an infrastructure bill, but said funding for some infrastructure priorities has been inserted into…

Articles tagged under: White House

Competition, Not Consolidation

How President Biden’s New Plan for Ag Came Together

White House Links Packer Consolidation to Inflation

U.S. and European Union Find Resolution on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Peterson Asks White House to Help U.S. Pork Industry

Local Leaders at the White House

President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

South Dakota Farmer Talks Trade at White House Meeting

Infrastructure Bill Not Expected in ’18

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