Thursday, December 18, 2025

ARTICLES BY RON DE YONG

Overseas trade fights cost the U.S. economy and American taxpayer

Economists at the American Farm Bureau estimated that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would have provided American producers more than $4 billion annually in increased sales, but President Donald J. Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Digging in to Trump's trade reality

Economists at the American Farm Bureau estimated that the Trans-Pacific Partnership would have provided American producers over $4 billion annually in increased sales, but Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement. The 11 remaining countries formed a new TPP without the United States. This allowed Canada and Australia to sell …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Digging in to Trump’s trade reality

Economists at the American Farm Bureau estimated that the Trans-Pacific Partnership would have provided American producers over $4 billion annually in increased sales, but Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement. The 11 remaining countries formed a new TPP without the United States. This allowed Canada and Australia to sell …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Fair trade agreements level the playing field

Fair trade agreements benefit developing countries by requiring higher labor and environmental standards. Fair trade agreements benefit developed countries by reducing the incentive for multinational corporations to move jobs overseas in search of cheap labor. Our first major move toward a fair trade agreement was our participation in the Trans-Pacific …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Fair trade agreements level the playing field

Fair trade agreements benefit developing countries by requiring higher labor and environmental standards. Fair trade agreements benefit developed countries by reducing the incentive for multinational corporations to move jobs overseas in search of cheap labor. Our first major move toward a fair trade agreement was our participation in the Trans-Pacific …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

House farm bill was too partisan

The Senate passed a bipartisan farm bill, with a vote of 86 to 11 that provides access to food for those in need, assistance to producers implementing conservation practices, and a limited safety net for our producers when they experience weather disasters and/or extremely low commodity prices.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

House farm bill was too partisan

The Senate passed a bipartisan farm bill, with a vote of 86 to 11 that provides access to food for those in need, assistance to producers implementing conservation practices, and a limited safety net for our producers when they experience weather disasters and/or extremely low commodity prices.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump's trade policies hurting Montana ag

Montana producers know intuitively that a “bull in a china shop” approach to trade does not work. Those concerns began when Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which according to the American Farm Bureau had the potential to increase annual net farm income for American producers by over $4 billion. …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's trade policies hurting Montana ag

Montana producers know intuitively that a “bull in a china shop” approach to trade does not work. Those concerns began when Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which according to the American Farm Bureau had the potential to increase annual net farm income for American producers by over $4 billion. …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Actions to divide Farm Bill harm middle class and rural America

Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed Farm Bill legislation that removed the nutrition component that provides food for children, seniors, the disabled and others in need. If your intention were to eliminate or drastically reduce food going to those in need due to economic distress, this is the legislation …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Actions to divide Farm Bill harm middle class and rural America

Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed Farm Bill legislation that removed the nutrition component that provides food for children, seniors, the disabled and others in need. If your intention were to eliminate or drastically reduce food going to those in need due to economic distress, this is the legislation …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Actions to divide Farm Bill harm middle class and rural America

Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed Farm Bill legislation that removed the nutrition component that provides food for children, seniors, the disabled and others in need. If your intention were to eliminate or drastically reduce food going to those in need due to economic distress, this is the legislation …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

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