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Later this week, the Trump Administration plans to propose a new Waters of the U.S. rule to replace the much-criticized WOTUS rule the Obama Administration issued in 2015.  The new EPA-Army Corps WOTUS rule could finally simplify and clear up confusion over what is and isn’t a water the government can require a permit to change under the Clean Water Act.  American...

The Trump administration has proposed consolidate USDA safety-net programs, including food stamps in a revamped and renamed health department, as part of a sweeping government reorganization.   The White House said the federal government is bloated, opaque, bureaucratic and inefficient.  So...

Members of Congress are back in their home districts this week, which presents farmers and ranchers with a great opportunity to talk face-to-face with them about the need to pass a Farm Bill.  Randy Dwyer, director of grassroots development with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says it’s important to talk with their legislators about the farm bill before it is reconsidered in the House on June

Amid all the concerns over White House trade actions, an American Farm Bureau official says there is some positive news.  AFBF trade adviser Dave Salmonsen said he’s encouraged by the U.S. Trade Representative’s plan to seek a three-year extension of Trade Promotion Authority, allowing the president to submit trade deals to Congress for up-or-down votes, without deal-killing amendments.   “That i.

The American Farm Bureau announced this week that President Trump will be the featured speaker at the 99th Annual Convention January 5th through the 10th in Nashville.   AFBF President Zippy Duvall said in a statement that they are honored and that, “President Trump has said all along that he would make sure agriculture has a seat at the table when it comes to the top issues facing America’s farme