Tag: Agriculture

President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in Fargo, N.D.

Trump supporters stand to suffer most in trade war

David M. Drucker · July 7, 2018 4:00 am

A farmer drives a tractor alongside strawberry fields at the Boxx Berry Farm in Ferndale, Washington, U.S., on Monday, June 18, 2018. A plan to move quickly on theÂ farmÂ billÂ in Senate was held up by SenatorÂ Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, who threatened to block any new amendments from the measure unless a dispute over Cuba trade is resolved.

Beltway Confidential

American farmers are the real losers of Trump’s trade war

Erin Dunne · July 6, 2018 7:18 pm

Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, listens during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on April 26, 2018.

GOP’s ethanol supporters relieved by Pruitt resignation

John Siciliano · July 5, 2018 10:06 pm

The U.S. Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies next week before Congress for the first time as central bank chief.

Fed officials fear trade war risks have ‘intensified’

Joseph Lawler · July 5, 2018 6:15 pm

Beltway Confidential

Food stamp error rates provide more evidence for welfare reform

Kristina Rasmussen · July 3, 2018 7:11 pm

President Trump speaks during a meeting with governors and lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Washington. From left, Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Trump, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.

Tariff fears replacing ethanol woes in farm country, says Joni Ernst

John Siciliano · July 2, 2018 4:00 am

A bipartisan cause: Stop USDA cat testing

Brian Darling and Christian Josi · July 2, 2018 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

The Farm Bill sucks. The Senate can fix it.

Clark Packard · June 27, 2018 1:48 pm

Agriculture industry in the dark on Trump’s plan to protect farmers from trade war

Sean Higgins · June 27, 2018 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on July 10, 2018.

Senate farm bill vote sets up clash with House and Trump

Susan Ferrechio · June 26, 2018 4:00 am

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

Pruitt gets hit from all sides over ethanol mandate

John Siciliano · June 22, 2018 4:00 am

House supports tighter food stamp work requirements in second-chance vote

Susan Ferrechio · June 21, 2018 8:01 pm