Author Archives: Syndicated Content

David Hogg-run group to spend millions supporting challengers to House Democrats
Leaders We Deserve, a group led by David Hogg, announced it will spend $20 million to help younger candidates and primary challengers to House Democrats
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2025

Schumer moves to block Trump nominees for 2 key New York prosecutor positions
He's objecting to Trump's picks for the Eastern District and Southern District.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2025

CoBank: Tariffs Compounding Economic Anxiety
A new report from CoBank says rapidly worsening expectations about everything from inflation to personal income to business conditions and labor supplies are elevating economic concerns in farm countr...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 16, 2025

Farm Groups Welcome Review Of USAID
When the Trump Administration took office, and established DOGE, one of the first programs that was reviewed, and eventually dismantled, was USAID. The Administration said the $40 billion o...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 16, 2025

USDA Few Changes To International Domestic Wheat Markets
Not a lot of changes to report in USDA’s April global wheat production forecast. But, there was some activity of note in the world wheat supply and demand ledger. &ld...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 16, 2025

Could Lottery Dollars Be Used To Fight Oregon Wildfires?
Oregon lawmakers are trying to find a regular source of funding to pay for fighting wildfires. Fighting wildfires across the state costs around $300 million annually. The Legisla...
Heather Roberts Apr 16, 2025

Thousands Accept Buyouts at USDA
Thousands of workers have reportedly accepted the Trump administration’s buyout offers at the USDA. E & E News says employees who’ve seen the interna...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Apr 16, 2025

Salinas Says Proposal Will Help Rural Americans See Specialists
A rural Oregon healthcare program could soon become the model for a nationwide pilot project. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas is behind a bipartisan effort to expand access to medical speciali...
Heather Roberts Apr 16, 2025

Legislation Would Expand Access to Meat and Poultry
South Dakota senator Mike Rounds has reintroduced the “New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act.” The bipartisan legislation would allow meat and pou...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 16, 2025

Tessenderlo Kerley Talks With The PNW Ag Network
It's a common story for growers and producers across the region; lower commodity prices and high input costs. Zack Ogles agronomy manager from Tessenderlo Kerley recently sat down with...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 16, 2025

