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Following more than a year of negotiation, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a final agreement on a revised North American Free Trade Agreement.
Withdrawing from the trade deal will impact farmers and ripple to rural communities
N.Y. Leads States in Suit Over Trump Clean Water Rule Delay
A timeline for the continuation of the farm bill is contingent upon several factors including tax reform and budget issues according to Jim Weisemeyer, a political analyst for Farm Journal Media.
Political predictions are in from Jim Weisemeyer, a political analyst for Farm Journal Media, on the number of seats swapped in the Senate and House as well as who the presidential candidates will be.
Tax reform, the farm bill and trade policy will all be topics covered by Pro Farmer Jim Wiesemeyer at the 2018 Top Producer Seminar.
Soybean Market Gets Jittery Over China After Solar Panel Tariffs
Sometime in December U.S. farmers will receive forms from the USDA, asking them to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. This national census is conducted every five years by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
In Washington Clash of Industries, King Corn Trounces Big Oil
In a bizarre land rights and endangered species case, what will the Supreme Court decide about Casper the Ghost Frog and 1,500 private acres belonging to Edward Poitevent?