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April 27, 2017
On Day 96 of Trump Presidency – Ag Gets the Spotlight
Tuesday, April 25 was a busy day for agriculture in Washington -- with Sonny Perdue confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture, President Trump hosting a “Farmers Roundtable” and signing an Executive Order creating the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity, which borrows somewhat from the Obama administration’s Rural Taskforce.
With the first 100 days of his Presidency coming to a close, the White House perhaps sought to burnish its reputation on several of the issues that brought Trump to office – including rural development and the state of the ag economy. With strong support from rural America, many assumed that a Trump presidency would be a boon to rural communities.
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1. Grassley, Cantwell, 12 Fellow Senators Introduce Biodiesel Tax Credit Reform, Extension Act
2. 2017 May Be ‘Tipping Year’ in Tightening Farm Economy
3. Some High Plains Farmers Struggling After Fires, Drought
4. Forest Service Lines Up Corporate Donations as Buffer Against Proposed Budget Cuts from Washington
5. Opinion: Let’s Not Forget Carbon Just Yet
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