Agri-Pulse Newsmakers

North Dakota Republican Sen. John Hoeven joins the show to discuss the potential impact on agriculture of Donald Trump’s tariff proposals.Then, incoming National Sorghum Producers Chairwoman Amy France and American Soybean Association director Ronnie Russell discuss the unique farm bill push from coalitions of row crop farmers on Capitol Hill this week.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up for free! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

A handful of races will determine which party controls each chamber of Congress. We spoke with Senate race analyst Jessica Taylor from the Cook Political Report about the probability of Republicans winning the Senate.Then, Anne MacMillan of Invariant and the Russell Group’s Andrew Harker discuss Republican and Democratic election priorities and what to expect in Congress this month.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

We spoke with House Ag Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson about potential farm bill movement and the growing ag trade deficit. United Soybean Board Chair Steve Reinhard joined the show to discuss export prospects for the record soybean crop and Rabobank economist Stephen Nicholson previewed the farm economic outlook.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Cheri Bustos, a former Illinois congresswoman and ex-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discussed rural perspectives on the presidential race and recounted her experience in Congress with vice presidential nominee Tim Walz.Then, we asked Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack — who attended the DNC in his personal capacity — what a Harris administration will approach some key issues for agriculture.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Republican Rep. Brad Finstad represents Minnesota’s first district, the same area Tim Walz represented while in Congress. We asked Rep. Finstad how Walz got reelected so many times, then discussed potential GOP administration policies and the farm bill.NAWG’s Chandler Goule and Tom Sell from Combest, Sell & Associates also join to discuss GOP and Democratic Party policy differences on trade, labor and climate.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Kamala Harris tapped former House Ag Committee member and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Instead of telling you about his agriculture record, we went to Minnesota Farmfest to ask those who know it best: Farmers, senators and farm group leaders.Then, we asked Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about taking over as Democratic Senate Ag Committee leader after Debbie Stabenow’s retirement.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

The U.S. is facing a growing ag trade deficit. Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., discusses the possibility of Trade Promotion Authority being passed by a Republican Congress and how the election could impact provisions included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.Then, Phil Karsting with OFW Law and T.A. Hawks from Monument Advocacy offer their thoughts on how the election may affect ag trade policy.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

President Biden chose not to run for reelection and endorsed Kamala Harris. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., discusses what a Harris presidency could mean for agriculture.Then, Mike Stranz with NFU and Ethan Lane with NCBA share their thoughts on The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agriculture and nutrition proposals being implemented in a Trump-Vance presidency.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Delegates, elected officials, farmers, and industry representatives gathered in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention this week. We dove into discussions about trade, immigration, and energy proposed in the GOP platform that could change the policy landscape after the November election.Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and also his former counselor, joined the show to discuss the role rural voters could play in the 2024 election. She also shared her perspective on action Trump could take as president to balance trade, including potentially providing a bailout for farmers similar to his last presidency if retaliatory tariffs impact ag markets.Then, House Ag Committee Chair Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson and Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman join the show together to discuss their outlook on what a Trump-Vance administration could mean for agriculture. They look forward to the opportunity for a changing  regulatory environment for agriculture and immigration reform.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

After the Supreme Court’s recent overruling of the Chevron doctrine, many major House committees are probing for regulations that may “run afoul” of the new administrative regime, according to North Carolina Republican Rep. David Rouzer. He joins Newsmakers to discuss how the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule could be vulnerable due to the decision, as well as priorities Republicans want to convey to voters at the Republican National Convention next week.Then, Ray Starling of the North Carolina Chamber and Barbara Patterson from Torrey Advisory Group discuss issues important to rural voters and the potential impact of the GOP platform’s proposed tariffs on farm country.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD