Tag: Trump
The ‘beans, beef and Boeing’ show sputters back to reality
Despite announcements of massive ag and aviation deals with China, commodity markets and Boeing stock immediately tumbled. A new study reveals the devastating $14.9 billion reality of recent tariff fights, showing why global markets no longer take Washington's big talk at face value.
Alan Guebert: Figures don’t lie, but we often lie to ourselves
Explore the true cost of 2025’s ag policy, from record export deficits and tariffs to billions in hidden subsidies that challenge fiscal integrity.
Immigration raids: Will they happen on Ohio and Pa. farms?
The Trump Administration's ICE raids are sweeping across the country, but they underscore the importance of farm labor and reform to the H-2A program.
Tariffs on Canada and Mexico paused, but U.S. ag groups still...
Leaders of U.S. agriculture organizations quickly voiced concern about the potential impacts they foresee from Trump’s tariffs, highlighting fears that they could hurt those who grow America’s food.
Where do Biden and Trump stand on agriculture?
With the election days away, find out where President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden stand on the issues that matter most to you.
Trump removes protections for waterways, aiding farmers
The Trump administration lifted federal protections Jan. 23 for some of the nation’s millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands.
Planting decisions get muddier
Alan Guebert has some ideas on how Congress and the Trump administration could drive market prices higher and deliver more income per acre to all farmers.
Trade aid vs. prevented planting
Which option, Prevent Plant or MFP payments, would offer the most benefits to an individual farmer? There is no clear-cut answer, but, according to USDA, it does have to be one or the other.
Watching a train wreck happen
Alan Guebert scrutinizes President Trump's recent actions in working toward — or backpedaling out of — a trade agreement with China.
Trump lifts tariffs, takes step toward USMCA ratification
The governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada have reached an agreement to roll back metal tariffs, known as Section 232 tariffs, a move that could hasten passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
