Articles by Philip Brasher

President-elect Donald TrumpÐs search for an agriculture secretary drags on. His inauguration is just nine days away and there has been mostly silence from the Trump transition on the search process over the past week. Speculation abounded last week that former Georgia Gov. So

Donald Trump, Sonny Perdue, Robert Aderholt, Javier Palomarez, Abel Maldonado, Andrew Pudzer, Debbie Stabenow, Labor Department, Pat Roberts, Ronald Regan, Robert Lighthizer, conservation linkage, Kevin Paap, Jimmy Panetta, Sam Farr

Farmers and ranchers continue their wait for President-elect Donald Trump's agriculture secretary nominee,

Donald Trump, Kip Tom, Chuck Conner, Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence, Jim Banks, Scott Pruitt, Chuck Grassley, Pat Roberts, Joni Ernst, EPA, RFS, Secretary Tom Vilsack, Margin Protection Program, Jim Mulhern, U.S. Dairy Export Council

Chairman Pat Roberts, Sean Spicer, Sonny,Perdue, Scott Pruitt, RFS, John Thune, Rhea Suh, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rex Tillerson, Ryan Zinke, Rick Perry, David Goldston, CFTC, Mike Conaway, Dan Newhouse, Genscape, RINs

Donald Trump takes office in just over two weeks and we still don0t know who his agriculture secretary is going to be. Last week, it appeared that Trump planned to select a Hispanic for the post, either former Texas Rep. Henry Bonilla or former Texas A&M University Presiden

Trump filled the last major trade position in his administration on Tuesday by announcing that trade lawyer Robert Lighthizer would become U.S. Trade Representative. Lighthizer, who served in USTR during the Reagan administration, is known for pursuing trade actions against Chi

Congressional Republicans are preparing to move a broad overhaul of the tax code that would have significant implications for farmers. A House GOP proposal could raise the cost of fuel but wipe out the federal estate tax and lower income tax rates while allowing farmers and ranchers to immedia

President Barack Obama, Mike Pence, Affordable Care Act, Sonny Perdue, Abel Maldanado, Zippy Duvall, Jeff Sessions, Steve Daines, Ben Sasse, Thom Tillis, Chris Van Hollen, Jerry Moran, Joni Ernst, Tammy Duckworth, Kamala Harris, Renewable

Farmers and ranchers are eagerly waiting President-elect Donald Trump`s decision on an agriculture secretary, even as the new Congress convenes to ratify his election and prepare to move his agenda.