2020 Election

With the new Administration and new Congress starting to take shape, farm country is getting a better idea of what the next two years may look like in Washington D.C. Georgia Democrat David Scott will be the chairman of the House Ag Committee, a move that sits well with Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse. “ ...

Farm County lost decades of experience in D.C. this week, when House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson lost his local race. The Minnesota Democrat fell to Republican Challenger Michelle Fischbach. Peterson has led Democrats on the committee for the last three Farm Bills ...

Americans are again stocking up the pantry over supply chain, coronavirus and political unrest fears. In a report from industry publication Progressive Grocer, research shows more than half of Americans say they're stockpiling groceries or plan to stockpile ...

Ask the American Farm Bureau Federation, they’ll tell you the iFarmiVote election toolkit gives farmers and ranchers all the information they need before voting. Michael Sistak, AFBF Grassroots Program Development Director, said you can register to vote and find ballot information on-line. ...

The general election may be months away, but farm organizations are trying to excite growers now to cast their ballot. Bryan Searle president of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation said your ballot will have a variety of races, from local up to federal that will have a direct impact on the ability of farmers to do what they love now, and well into the future ...

A new political campaign, Rural America 2020, takes aim at the Trump administration. Founded by a self-described former Trump voter, Ohio farmer Chris Gibbs, the campaign advocates for policies that benefit agriculture and rural America. The group seeks to bring attention to President Trump’s trade war, alleged rural community failures, and provide policy solutions for a stronger rural America.

Despite the challenges of 2019, a new poll finds farmers are optimistic about the year ahead.  The DTN/Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index rose to 164.1 in December 2019, significantly higher than the Index of 110.2 in March and the December 2018 level of 109.2.  ...

A new poll shows President Trump continues to enjoy strong support from American farmers.  A recent Farm Journal poll shows 83% of people in the agriculture industry approve of his job performance.  That’s the highest level of support Trump has received in that poll of almost 1,300 people at the American Farm Bureau convention.   The po...

In a flurry of meeting with reporters Tuesday in London, President Trump said he has no deadline for finalizing a complete trade deal with China.  China and the U.S. are still working to reach a Phase One agreement, with an unofficial deadline of December 15th, but an overall agreement may extend beyond the 2020 elections.  ...

In late October, Representative Greg Walden announced he would not seek reelection to Oregon’s 2nd Congressional district in 2020.  The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association’s Jerome Rosa said the announcement was surprising for many in the farm community.  He added he’s sad to...