Clovis withdraws from USDA nomination in wake of Mueller probe
Iowan Sam Clovis, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the USDA’s chief scientist, has withdrawn his name from consideration after being linked to a former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser who pled guilty to lying to the FBI over his contacts with Russia.
DowDuPont has announced it has shut down and is selling off its two-year-old, $225 million high-tech ethanol plant in Iowa that has proven to be a boon for the local farming community.
Farming industry bringing some jobs back to eastern Kentucky
Of 54 counties in Kentucky classified as part of Appalachia, 37 are considered by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as “economically distressed.” The primary factor behind this decline is the coal industry, which has been backsliding since its peak in1990.
Deere wins trademark suit over famous color scheme
The iconic green-and-yellow combination adorning thousands of tractors across the nation will now almost exclusively be adhered to John Deere equipment.
Tri-National Accord mulls the renegotioation of NAFTA deal
State and foreign officials gathered last month in Colorado to discuss a way forward for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), currently being renegotiated.
House GOP rolls out its tax reform proposal for review
The Republican tax overhaul plan released on Nov. 2 lays the groundwork for a repeal of the estate tax, enhances Section 179 expensing and pares the number of individual tax brackets.
