Election
What caused the polls to shift away from the predicted ‘red wave’ many had suggested? It comes down to multiple factors, including abortion, Trump and voter turnout.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement, which President Donald Trump inked with China, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
One creative North Dakotan is giving people with window seats something to discuss as his tractor carves messages in his farm fields.
Randy Russell, The Russell Group says it will impact 2022 midterm elections and, very likely, the next farm bill.
David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report, shares his perspective on potential outcomes of national elections.
The new Congress and Administration will have an agenda that differs significantly from the past four years – and just as likely, a different approach to the role of government.
The Trump and Obama administrations had very different relationships with agriculture and rural America. Will the Biden Administration learn any lessons from those two predecessors?
Following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, agriculture industry leaders congratulated Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
USDA announced the release of $2.3 billion in leftover funds from the first and second rounds of the Coronavirus Food Aid Program (CFAP) on Friday, most of it to benefit contract hog and poultry producers.
NCGA CEO Jon Doggett says the outreach of the Biden transition team to agriculture groups is like nothing he’s seen in his more than 30 years in Washington.
The landscape has changed from what was expected for ag issues.
During election week, the markets are even more unpredictable than normal. So, what are some factors farmers should watch—no matter the outcome after Tuesday? University of Missouri economists weigh in.
Senator Chuck Grassley’s record streak of not missing a vote has ended due to possible COVID-19 exposure.
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is urging the Missouri Clean Water Commission to deny the feedlot expansion request for Valley Oaks Steak Co.
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.
Donald Trump is moving quickly to dismantle seven decades of American policy built on trade deals and multinational alliances that help fuel the U.S. and global economies.
Rural Wisconsin voters await economic revival in a part of now pro-Trump America.
Some citizens give more thought to what they’re having for dinner than who they’re voting for for president. But American voters’ decisions in the 2016 presidential election could determine what the world has—or doesn’t have—for dinner.
The first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s administration have been especially busy, with much at stake for U.S. agriculture.
This week, an online battle is being fought 140 characters at a time. Three separate incidents sparked off the current agitation on Twitter.
Tomorrow a tractor will make its way down Pennsylvania Ave. as part of the inaugural parade.
Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that climate change is real, breaking with both the president-elect and his own past statements.
The United States of America has a new president as of today, but that’s not the only change that happened. The whitehouse.gov website is now populated with Trump administration policy positions, and one of the first ones posted is titled “An America First Energy Plan.”
Trump team says Bayer promised to add 3,000 jobs at Monsanto.
Two transition officials confirm pick of ex-Georgia governor.
Senate confirmation hearings for nominees start this week.
Donald Trump has chosen Peter Navarro, one of the most ardent critics of trade with China, to head his newly created National Trade Council -- a move many consider to be the opening shot in a trade war.
Less corn and soybeans could be destined for China if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with placing tariffs on Chinese imports.
Lots of questions and even some answers emerge as the new administration takes shape.
The death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro offers an early glimpse at how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will need to balance his pro-growth economic plans and allegiance to business with the hard-line campaign pledges that helped him win the election.