Estate Tax Repeal Pushed by Farm Groups
A group of more than 34 farm organizations, led by the USA Rice Federation, recently sent a letter to the House of Representatives and the Senate asking them to support…
Presidential Vote May Hinge on Agricultural Issues
The upcoming presidential election may hinge on agricultural issues, some farm officials recently said. With dozens of electoral votes concentrated in Midwestern swing states, farming and agriculture have remained important…
Romney Campaigns in Iowa
With the election only a few days away, Mitt Romney is spending the closing stretches of the race clarifying his agricultural policy and campaigning for votes in rural Iowa. Romney…
Johanns Campaigns for Romney
Former Agriculture Secretary under George W. Bush and current Senator from Nebraska Mike Johanns is spending the last few days of the campaign season stumping for Mitt Romney in agricultural…
Campaigns Appeal to Rural Voters
With the 2012 election only weeks away and with major swing states each containing significant rural populations, both the Obama and Romney campaigns are attempting to appeal to rural voters…
Estate Tax Makes Campaign Appearance
The estate tax, labeled the “death tax” by some organizations, is making an appearance on the campaign trail as Republicans criticize President Barack Obama and claim that continuing the estate…
Romney Blames Obama for Farm Bill Failure
In a recent campaign stop in Iowa, Governor Mitt Romney attempted to turn the tables on President Barack Obama and a slew of Midwest Democrats by claiming that the president’s…
Missouri Farmers Form Pro-Romney Group
With the 2012 election heating up, political surrogates across the country are scrambling to form last minute political coalitions in vital swing states. In Missouri, Republican Senator Roy Blunt is…
Romney Plan Short on Specifics
The agricultural plan advocated by Governor Mitt Romney earlier this week is short on specific policies and goals, some analysts say, and seems more like generic GOP boilerplate than a…
Romney Talks Agriculture
In a recent campaign stop in Iowa, Governor Mitt Romney pledged to expand American farm exports and criticized the president’s response to the summer’s drought. Iowa is one of several…