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Farmers who depend on a stable supply of foreign-born and often undocumented laborers to work in dairies and pick produce are going to continue their long-fought battle for immigration reform, according to industry representatives.

Veteran House Agriculture Committee staffer Anne Simmons has been named to serve as the panelps Democratic staff director.

Expect that °energy infrastructure, the power sector, the transportation sector, and upstream (oil and gas) production will be hotly debated in Washington during 2017

Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp expressed interest becoming agriculture secretary in the Trump administration and said he has talked to ppeople in the roomp with the transition. Huelskamp, one of the most conservative House GOP members, lost the Republican primary thi

Farmers and ranchers are eagerly waiting to see who will lead USDA, EPA and other critical agencies, but it could be a while yet before those names are ready. Vice President-elect Mike Pence has been put in charge of overseeing agriculture policy and will likely have a say on Donal

If one thing appears certain about the Trump administration, the pwaters of the United Statesp (WOTUS) rule, which has been relentlessly criticized by farm groups since it was published about 18 months ago, is on the way out. pThe Clean Water rule is DOA,

- President-elect Donald Trumpps plans for his first 100 days in office may include plans to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but ag groups backing the deal are optimistic that wonpt be the case.

With the Trans-Pacific Partnership dead or on life support and the future of trade policy in doubt under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, two former top trade negotiators are calling for efforts to change the prevailing notion that global trade is a drag on the U.

Could Donald Trump as president actually pull the U.S. out of the North American Free Trade Agreement and reinstate tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods that the deal did away with? The answer, according to Edward Farrell, a principal attorney with OFW Law, is pyes

Forget the dreadful campaign seasonps unqualified insults, condemnations and disavowals between GOP lawmakers and candidate Donald Trump: Republican leaders are pumped about prospects for tax reform.