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US-Only Supply Chains Could Emerge Under Trump
Companies looking to avoid tariffs on imports from China will likely shake up their sourcing. Facing the threat of more tariffs, companies will begin to create supply chains just to export to America. Creating a separate supply chain for the U.S. market would mean eliminating components from China for products bound for the country. Speaking…
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AFPM: Trump-Vance Administration Must End EV Mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) issued the following statement today in response to reporting from the New York Times suggesting major U.S. automakers are lobbying the incoming Trump-Vance administration to keep much of the Biden-Harris EPA tailpipe standards finalized earlier this year: “The American people spoke very clearly this month. They do not support…
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‘Trade not tariffs’: Local farmers concerned about Trump tariff plans
‘Trade not tariffs’: Local farmers concerned about Trump tariff plans WPSD Local 6
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Senators stress need for ag market relief
Senators stress need for ag market relief
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Senate Ag Committee Members: 1 in 5 Farmers at Risk Financially
Senate Ag Committee Members: 1 in 5 Farmers at Risk Financially Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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‘Dicamba cannot be fixed’: Senate Democrats push to keep controversial weedkiller banned
The EPA is facing renewed pressure to deny applications re-registering the controversial weedkiller from three of the biggest crop protection companies.
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Trump’s tariff plan is likely to raise grocery prices, economists say
Reliance on food and beverage imports has grown over the years, and could be significantly exposed to new duties under the president-elect’s plan.
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Despite Senate Text, It Appears Another Farm Bill Extension is Coming Soon
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — As the clock ticks on the post-election, lame duck session of Congress, indications from Capitol Hill are that we will see another one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. Reports this week indicate that House and Senate Ag Committee members are working towards an extension of the expired 2018 law, possibly tied…
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Ag lobbyist says labor challenges are biggest issue facing agriculture
An agricultural lobbyist says he’s hoping for significant changes to the federal H-2A visa program for migrant workers. Mark Anderson with U.S. Custom Harvesters tells Brownfield… “The pie in the sky dream, I’d like to see a brand new foreign labor program that is administered through the USDA rather than the Department of Labor.” He…
