10/14/2020

AGRICULTURE/NAFTA/USMCA: “And nobody’s done for the farmers what I’ve done. Again, $28 billion from China went to the farmers, and the farmers, if they had a bad season, they end up having a good season because they got ’em so much money. Nobody else could’ve done that. And we’re looking for a lot more success […]

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8/17/2020

AGRICULTURE/CHINA: “I will tell you, China wants me to lose so badly. They all do. They all do. And yet I get along with all of them. Although China I don’t speak to them. After the plague came in, you know, we made a great deal with China. They announced last week that China ordered […]

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5/22/2020

AGRICULTURE/BORDER/CRIME/ENDORSEMENT/TEXAS/VETS: “Admiral Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJackson4TX) is a very successful doctor and Navy Veteran running for Congress in #TX13. Strong on Crime, the Border and Agriculture — and he loves our Vets! Ronny has my Complete and Total Endorsement! Vote for Ronny!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2020 1:54 pm […]

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5/19/2020

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “[M]y administration is launching a sweeping new initiative: the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Through this effort, we are providing $19 billion to support our nation’s agricultural producers, maintain the health of our critical food supply chains, and provide food assistance to American families. Nineteen billion dollars… I’ll tell you, you can go […]

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4/9/2020

AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have directed @SecretarySonny to expedite help to our farmers, especially to the smaller farmers who are hurting right now. I expect Secretary Purdue to use all of the funds and authorities at his disposal to make sure that our food supply is stable, strong, and safe….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, […]

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4/4/2020

AGRICULTURE/CORONAVIRUS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “America owes our very hard working food supply workers so much as they produce and deliver high quality food for us during this horrible COVID-19. Join me in thanking our Farmers, Ranchers, Processors, Distributors and Stores! @JohnBoozman” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2020 2:10 pm […]

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2/21/2020

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “IF OUR FORMALLY TARGETED FARMERS NEED ADDITIONAL AID UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRADE DEALS WITH CHINA, MEXICO, CANADA AND OTHERS FULLY KICK IN, THAT AID WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PAID FOR OUT OF THE MASSIVE TARIFF MONEY COMING INTO THE USA!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 21, 2020 10:24 […]

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1/19/2020

AGRICULTURE/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I was thrilled to be back in the Great State of Texas tonight, where the people are known for being tough, strong, hardworking, loyal and fiercely patriotic — just like America’s incredible Farmers! #AFBF2020 https://t.co/JKkiPxPL0X“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 19, 2020 7:27 pm […]

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12/2/2019

AGRICULTURE/SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers. Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries. The Federal….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 2, 2019 5:59 […]

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11/17/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our great Farmers will recieve another major round of ‘cash,’ compliments of China Tariffs, prior to Thanksgiving. The smaller farms and farmers will be big beneficiaries. In the meantime, and as you may have noticed, China is starting to buy big again. Japan deal DONE. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2019 […]

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10/13/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My deal with China is that they will IMMEDIATELY start buying very large quantities of our Agricultural Product, not wait until the deal is signed over the next 3 or 4 weeks. THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED! Likewise financial services and other deal aspects, start preparing….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2019 4:47 […]

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10/12/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deal I just made with China is, by far, the greatest and biggest deal ever made for our Great Patriot Farmers in the history of our Country. In fact, there is a question as to whether or not this much product can be produced? Our farmers will figure it out. Thank […]

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10/12/2019

AGRICULTURE/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Other aspects of the deal are also great – technology, financial services, 16-20 Billion in Boeing Planes etc., but WOW, the Farmers really hit pay dirt! @ChuckGrassley @joniernst @debfisher @BenSasse Thank you to all Republicans in Congress for your invaluable help!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2019 9:09 am […]

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10/6/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@60Minutes ‘forgot’ to report that we are helping the great farmers of the USA to the tune of 28 Billion Dollars, for the last two years, paid for out of Tariffs paid to the United States by China for targeting the farmer. They devalued their currency, therefore paying the cost!” –Donald Trump, […]

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10/4/2019

AGRICULTURE/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration Friday announced a sweeping package of changes to federal ethanol rules in an effort to make up with farmers furious with the president’s earlier decisions to exempt dozens of oil refineries from requirements to blend biofuels into the nation’s fuel supply. The package represents a win for ethanol and […]

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10/4/2019

AGRICULTURE/ENERGY/EPA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture jointly proposed new rules on Friday that would increase ethanol consumption at the expense of oil refineries to help corn and soybean farmers buffeted by President Trump’s trade wars. The plan would overhaul the system of quotas for ethanol, a fuel that […]

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10/4/2019

AGRICULTURE/ENTITLEMENTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Agriculture Department moved again this week to cut spending on food stamps, this time proposing changes that would slice $4.5 billion from the program over five years, trimming monthly benefits by as much as $75 for one in five struggling families on nutrition assistance. The latest plan would cut benefits for […]

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10/2/2019

AGRICULTURE/AIRLINE INDUSTRY/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The Trump administration said Wednesday [10-2-19] that it would impose tariffs on European aircraft, French wine and cheese, Spanish olive oil and other goods starting Oct. 18, after the World Trade Organization granted the United States permission to tax as much as $7.5 billion of European exports annually. The tariffs are […]

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9/23/2019

AGRICULTURE/ENTITLEMENTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governors, mayors, attorneys general, state delegations, teachers and pediatricians have flooded the Agriculture Department with comments that overwhelmingly oppose the Trump administration’s proposed rule to limit eligibility for food stamps — and cut millions from the nation’s pre-eminent food assistance program. The rule change’s public comment period ended on Monday [9-23-19], with […]

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9/6/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘China is eating the Tariffs.’ Billions pouring into USA. Targeted Patriot Farmers getting massive Dollars from the incoming Tariffs! Good Jobs Numbers, No Inflation(Fed). China having worst year in decades. Talks happening, good for all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2019 10:14 am […]

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9/2/2019

AGRICULTURE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Trade Agreement.’ @business @ChuckGrassley @joniernst @SenatorFischer @BenSasse Making great progress for our Farmers. Approved E-15, year round. Big additional list to be submitted & approved within two weeks. Will be even better for Ethanol, and we save our small refineries!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 9:37 pm […]

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9/2/2019

AGRICULTURE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….Trade Agreement.’ @business @ChuckGrassley @joniernst @debfisher @BenSasse Making great progress for our Farmers. Approved E-15, year round. Big additional list to be submitted and approved within two weeks. Will be even better for Ethanol, and we save our small refineries!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 4:58 pm […]

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8/31/2019

AGRICULTURE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @SenatorBraun: Representing Indiana on the @SenateAg Committee means it’s so important to sit down with Hoosier farmers to dig into what…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2019 6:54 am […]

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8/29/2019

AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Farmers are going to be so happy when they see what we are doing for Ethanol, not even including the E-15, year around, which is already done. It will be a giant package, get ready! At the same time I was able to save the small refineries from certain closing. Great […]

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8/27/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peppered with complaints from farmers fed up with President Trump’s trade war, Sonny Perdue found his patience wearing thin. Mr. Perdue, the agriculture secretary and the guest of honor at the annual Farmfest gathering in southern Minnesota this month, tried to break the ice with a joke. ‘What do you […]

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8/20/2019

AGRICULTURE/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a bid to strengthen an asylum deal forged between Guatemala’s outgoing president and the United States, a U.S. official offered on Monday [8-19-19] to triple the number of temporary farmworker visas available to Guatemalans. Last month, under threat of painful sanctions issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, Guatemala’s Jimmy Morales […]

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8/13/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Through massive devaluation of their currency and pumping vast sums of money into their system, the tens of billions of dollars that the U.S. is receiving is a gift from China. Prices not up, no inflation. Farmers getting more than China would be spending. Fake News won’t report!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]

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8/6/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As they have learned in the last two years, our great American Farmers know that China will not be able to hurt them in that their President has stood with them and done what no other president would do – And I’ll do it again next year if necessary!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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8/1/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…buy agricultural product from the U.S. in large quantities, but did not do so. Additionally, my friend President Xi said that he would stop the sale of Fentanyl to the United States – this never happened, and many Americans continue to die! Trade talks are continuing, and…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, […]

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7/25/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will begin paying $14.5 billion to farmers hurt by the US-China trade war by the end of August. It’s the second round of aid the administration will pay out as negotiations with Beijing continue past the one-year mark. Farmers received about $10 billion in aid last year. The […]

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7/25/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Thursday [7-25-19] unveiled details of a $16 billion aid package to help farmers hurt by President Trump’s trade war with China, as soybean growers from around the country converged on Washington to tell lawmakers that rural America is ready for a cease-fire. Farmers have been among the […]

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7/11/2019

AGRICULTURE/BORDER/CHINA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico is doing great at the Border, but China is letting us down in that they have not been buying the agricultural products from our great Farmers that they said they would. Hopefully they will start soon!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2019 9:04 am […]

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6/29/2019

AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The highly respected Farm Journal has just announced my Approval Rating with our great Farmers at 74%, and that despite all of the Fake & Corrupt News that they are forced to endure. Farmers have been unfairly treated for many years – and that is turning around FAST!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]

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6/29/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….amounts of agricultural product from our great Farmers. At the request of our High Tech companies, and President Xi, I agreed to allow Chinese company Huawei to buy product from them which will not impact our National Security. Importantly, we have opened up negotiations…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2019 5:32 […]

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6/29/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..amounts of agricultural product from our great Farmers. At the request of our High Tech companies, and President Xi, I agreed to allow Chinese company Huawei to buy product from them which will not impact our National Security. Importantly, we have opened up negotiations…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2019 4:22 pm […]

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6/28/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Agriculture Department today reported a large U.S. soybean sale to China hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan, where the two leaders are expected to try to defuse escalating trade tensions. China purchased 544,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans for […]

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6/24/2019

AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade wars are pushing America’s rural economy toward a full-blown meltdown after years of financial hardship, causing more farmers to default on loans while putting the squeeze on agricultural lenders. Farmers have seen their net income plummet by half since 2013 and are now expected to hold nearly […]

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6/19/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China would not normally be able to satisfy its consumer demand for pork, even before the epidemic of African swine fever has cut the nation’s pig population in half. Farmers in the United States would, normally, step in to help fill the gap. But in retaliation to the tariffs placed on Chinese […]

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6/11/2019

AGRICULTURE/CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On my way to Iowa – just heard nearly 1,000 agriculture groups signed a letter urging Congress to approve the USMCA. Our Patriot Farmers & rural America have spoken! Now Congress must do its job & support these great men and women by passing the bipartisan USMCA Trade Agreement!” –Donald Trump, […]

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6/11/2019

AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “Recent advances in biotechnology have the potential to revolutionize agriculture and thereby enhance rural prosperity and improve the quality of American lives. Biotechnology can help the Nation meet its food production needs, raise the productivity of the American farmer, improve crop and animal characteristics, increase the nutritional value of crop and animal […]

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6/7/2019

AGRICULTURE/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If we are able to make the deal with Mexico, & there is a good chance that we will, they will begin purchasing Farm & Agricultural products at very high levels, starting immediately. If we are unable to make the deal, Mexico will begin paying Tariffs at the 5% level on Monday!” […]

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5/23/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday [5-23-19] unveiled a $16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by his trade war with Beijing, signaling a protracted fight ahead that is already prompting some American companies to shift business away from China. Mr. Trump, flanked by farmers and ranchers in cowboy hats during remarks at the […]

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5/23/2019

AGRICULTURE/FEDERAL FUNDING/HOUSE OF REPS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ratcheted up his feud with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday [5-23-19], turning an event organized to announce a multibillion-dollar aid package to farmers into a nearly half-hour-long diatribe against his Democratic rivals. Rejecting Pelosi’s characterization of his decision to scrap a meeting Wednesday [5-22-19] […]

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5/19/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Starting Monday [5-20-19], our great Farmers can begin doing business again with Mexico and Canada. They have both taken the tariff penalties off of your great agricultural product. Please be sure that you are treated fairly. Any complaints should immediately go to @SecretarySonny Perdue!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, 2019 9:29 pm […]

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5/14/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our great Patriot Farmers will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of what is happening now. Hopefully China will do us the honor of continuing to buy our great farm product, the best, but if not your Country will be making up the difference based on a very high China buy……” –Donald […]

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5/14/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….This money will come from the massive Tariffs being paid to the United States for allowing China, and others, to do business with us. The Farmers have been ‘forgotten’ for many years. Their time is now!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2019 6:29 am […]

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5/12/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We will then spend (match or better) the money that China may no longer be spending with our Great Patriot Farmers (Agriculture), which is a small percentage of total Tariffs received, and distribute the food to starving people in nations around the world! GREAT! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2019 4:06 […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The year was already shaping up to be difficult for Midwestern farmers. Incomes have slipped, farm bankruptcies have increased and widespread flooding has inundated the region, killing cattle and turning some fields into unplowable pits. Then came Friday’s [5-10-19] news from Washington: Trade negotiations with China, long a reliable buyer of […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 7:07 […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!”  –Donald […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….agricultural products from our Great Farmers, in larger amounts than China ever did, and ship it to poor & starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance. In the meantime we will continue to negotiate with China in the hopes that they do not again try to redo deal!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….agricultural products from our Great Farmers, in larger amounts than China ever did, and ship it to poor & starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance. In the meantime we will continue to negotiate with China in the hopes that they do not again try to redo deal!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!”  –Donald […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 6:22 […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….agricultural products from our Great Farmers, in larger amounts than China ever did, and ship it to poor & starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance. In the meantime we will continue to negotiate with China in the hopes that they do not again try to redo deal!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!”  –Donald […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 5:53 […]

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5/6/2019

AGRICULTURE/FEDERAL FUNDING/NATURAL DISASTER/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and others unless much more money is given to Puerto Rico. The Dems don’t want farmers to get any help. Puerto Rico should be very happy and the Dems should stop blocking much needed Disaster Relief!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 6, […]

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4/26/2019

AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For decades, Denise and Tom Murray rose before 5 a.m. and shuffled through mud and snow to milk cows on the farm that has been in their family since 1939. This month, after years of falling milk prices and mounting debt, the Murrays sold their last milk cow, taking pictures while […]

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4/3/2019

AGRICULTURE/EDUCATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A coalition of states and advocacy organizations sued the Trump administration on Wednesday [4-3-19] over its rollback of school nutritional standards championed by the former first lady Michelle Obama that required students be served healthier meals. In lawsuits filed Wednesday, the groups claim that the administration illegally issued rules last year that […]

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4/1/2019

AGRICULTURE/LEGISLATION/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats today killed a Bill that would have provided great relief to Farmers and yet more money to Puerto Rico despite the fact that Puerto Rico has already been scheduled to receive more hurricane relief funding than any ‘place’ in history. The people of Puerto Rico…..”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]

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3/7/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iowa hog farmer Howard Hill is feeling the pinch from President Donald Trump’s get-tough trade policies — his pigs are selling for less than it costs to raise them. It’s a hit that Hill is willing to take for now, but his understanding also comes with a caution flag for the president. ‘We […]

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3/1/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he had asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on U.S. agricultural products because trade talks were progressing well. He also delayed plans to impose 25-percent tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday [3-1-19], as previously scheduled…Farmers are a key constituency for Trump’s Republican Party, and the U.S. president’s […]

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3/1/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said late Friday [3-1-19] that he has asked China to remove its tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports as the two countries work on reaching a broader trade agreement addressing Beijing‘s trade practices…Trump had been promising to ratchet up tariffs on billions worth of Chinese imports on March 1, but […]

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2/6/2019

AGRICULTURE/ELECTION/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade war is magnifying some of the toughest farm conditions since the crisis that bankrupted thousands of farmers in the 1980s — and threatening a constituency crucial to his reelection hopes. The president’s trade policies have sent U.S. agricultural exports plunging, exacerbating already difficult economic conditions facing farmers. […]

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1/22/2019

AGRICULTURE/GOVERNMENT/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Like most Iowa farmers, Kate Edwards loves the rhythm of the seasons: planting in the spring, harvesting in the fall, planning it all over again each winter. But thanks to an ongoing trade war and a partial government shutdown, Edwards and her farming neighbors are stuck. Instead of planning, this winter […]

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1/17/2019

AGRICULTURE/BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Facing people who have felt the full force of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump told a farmers convention Monday [1-14-19] that he is insisting on a border wall because of a ‘humanitarian crisis’ at the border…Telling the farmers ‘we’re going to have a wall, we’re going to have a barrier,’ […]

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1/14/2019

AGRICULTURE/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s visit to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention comes at an awkward time as farmers and ranchers begin to feel the pinch of the partial government shutdown. The president delivered remarks Monday afternoon before an overwhelmingly friendly audience of members of the country’s largest farm group. But with […]

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