U.S. farmers are getting older, continuing a long-term trend, and the total number of farms is declining, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Even with the passage of the new farm bill, the potential for reasonable increases in farm income seems not yet to appear on the economic horizon.

Today, I want to talk about South Africa. I have been there, although not recently. It is good farm country.

On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s not fail to appreciate our nation and our people.

Finally, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are going to sit down to dinner in Buenos Aires and try to end the tariff war.

This summer, the U.S. House and Senate passed their versions of the 2018 Farm Bill.

Some good news – President Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires in November.

When President Trump announced a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, he said: “It is a very big deal for farmers."

I want to talk about a frog today, but before the frog hops up on the table – just a few words on the subject of trade.

Congress is in the midst of updating, as it does about every five years, the so-called farm bill, our nation’s comprehensive agricultural and food policy.