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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 09, 2024
President Donald Trump’s selection of an Ivy League-educated populist, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, affirms the ongoing protectionist shift of the GOP, raising the stakes for farmers who would bear the brunt of new trade wars in a Trump-Vance administration.
Donald Trump picked as his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a populist firebrand whose views align with Trump's protectionist "America First" trade and economic policies, and delegates to the Republican National Convention quickly ratified the choice by acclamation on Monday.
Kip Tom, who’s co-leading the Farmers and Ranchers for Trump Coalition, literally had a front row seat at the Pennsylvania rally where former President Trump was shot at on Saturday.
The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday in Milwaukee in the wake of this weekend’s assassination attempt, as the GOP and former President Donald Trump could to have an even bigger audience than might have previously been expected for the event’s economic and immigration messages.
Spending for USDA and FDA would be increased by 3% in fiscal 2025 under a bill advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, drawing a sharp contrast with the House GOP version of the measure.
The Environmental Protection Agency says it likely won’t finalize the biofuel usage mandates for 2026 until the end of next year, which is discouraging news for a sector that blames the existing renewable volume obligations for the collapse in credit prices that has hammered many producers.
The Republican Party’s 2024 platform, led by former President Donald Trump’s campaign, calls for revoking China’s trade status, reiterates his proposal for across-the-board tariffs on imported products, and recommends making the 2017 tax cuts permanent.
Lawmakers return to Washington to try to focus on fiscal 2025 spending bills even as Democrats face an ongoing debate about whether President Joe Biden should end his re-election bid.