Noah Wicks

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are coming fast and furious, but the ag community is still waiting for the president-elect to pick someone to lead USDA. 

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is Donald Trump's choice to be the next Interior Secretary, the President-elect  announced at an America First Policy Institute event Thursday evening.

John Thune’s elevation to Senate Republican leader is being welcomed by many ag, biofuel and conservation groups. No Senate majority or minority leader has come to the job with a background in ag and biofuel policy as deep as the South Dakotan’s since, well, Thune unseated then-Democratic leader Tom Daschle in 2004.

The Illinois Farm Bureau has filed suit against the American Farm Bureau Federation in an escalating dispute over membership requirements for people who buy insurance from the state organization's affiliate.

Senate Republicans are slated to pick their new party leadership this morning in a closed-door, secret ballot election.  

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to overhaul key aspects of the Biden Administration's environmental policy, which could significantly affect the way public and private lands are managed.

Lee Zeldin, who served as a congressman from Long Island for eight years before leaving to run a tight but unsuccessful race for governor of New York in 2022, is likely to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Technical Service Provider program holds potential for helping the Natural Resources Conservation Service meet its growing workload, but actually getting conservation professionals interested in participating can be a challenge.

Kip Tom, who leads President-elect Donald Trump’s ag coalition, says he expects the transition team to move much more quickly to fill cabinet positions. Whether Tom is going to be in it, perhaps as agriculture secretary, remains to be seen. He served as U.S. ambassador to the UN agriculture and food programs during the first Trump administration.

The speculation season has begun, with several names being floated for Agriculture Secretary in a new Trump administration. Leading the pack: Kip Tom, a former Ambassador to the United Nations, Indiana farmer and a leader of Trump’s ag coalition who celebrated Trump’s victory at Mar-a-Lago last night.