Northern Dakota agricultural leaders ask the Secretary of AG Brooke Rollins to bring the certainty for industry – Inforum

Fargo / Wheatland, ND – surrounded by a large strip of the agricultural community on Tuesday, April 22, at the Peltier Complex in NDSU, the American secretary for agriculture Brooke Rollins said that she had succeeded in the ground to support the farmers and firmly believes in putting America first.

Rollins said that President Donald Trump’s objective was to make America again large and that he realizes that Rollins’ objective is to make sure that American agriculture is great again. She said he was not lost in Washington, DC, that the main parts of the AG industry have suffered from thin margins of paper in recent years.

Rollins met members of the corn, soy, wheat, pulse, sunflower, canola, potato, sugar skins and cattle as well as dignitaries from Dakota from the North. Rollins listened to the group during a round table in the morning before heading to the Grand Farm innovation campus in Wheatland and ended the day with a visit to American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead, Minnesota.

“Listen, we are on a mission, in the best vision of our founders of this country, to return powers to the people,” said Rollins.

The feeling was in response to several agricultural groups sharing concerns linked to the surregulation of the government. More specifically, this was linked to the waters of the United States policy and the regulations of endangered species which added uncertainty to agriculture.

“Everything that can be done in administration would be great, legislative would be more permanent, I presume,” said Ryan Ellis, president of North Dakota Grain Growers Association, concerning the Threatened Species Act. “ESA for me is a bit terrifying.”

Rollins said that this subject appeared in the White House last week and that she asked that the specific desires of these regulations be shared with Senator John Hoeven, RN.D., who helped orchestrate the collection on Tuesday.

Commercial problems resonated with several participants in the round table. Tony Richards, President of Northarvest Bean Growers Association, shared that the world eats dry beans, but concerns about the prices implemented or even delayed forces buyers to move away from the United States

“They don’t cancel orders, but they don’t make orders,” said Richards. “So we have around 25% of around 25%, and this market share has disappeared in Brazil and Argentina. And that, for us here, and the United States as a whole, is a major problem, especially for our producers and our processors.”

If the pain in the lost markets continues, Richards said that producers will need the certainty of harvest insurance. As a specialty culture, producers of dry beans do not receive the same help in the event of a disaster as producers of corn and soybeans. Richardson as well as several others hope for the unilateral trade agreements which can put American farmers in a solid position to exchange worldwide.

The leaders of the Sunflower and Canola groups shared concerns about the Make America Healthy Again movement which puts seed oils in a bad light. John Sandbakken, Executive Director of the National Sunflower Association, said that he hoped that Rollins would be an ardent defender of seeds of seeds and healthy advantages they bring to consumers.

The importance of the agricultural service agency and the staff of the natural resources conservation district available to farmers has been illustrated by Matt Lost, director of government relations for government relations at Dakota Farmers Union. He explained how the number of participants interested in learning more about the programming of these groups jumped. He said it is obvious that producers are counting on these staff members, especially since the beneficiary margins are thin for many cultures.

“While we are looking at a new agricultural bill, I think it is essential that we have solid FSA staff, a solid NRCS staff working with producers, boots in the field,” said lost.

Rollins replied by noting that it was shared last week that the reduction in force efforts, which allowed advanced retirees for large bands of employees of the federal government, do not apply to FSA workers or at first line for farmers.

“We need you at the office,” said Rollins about this staff.

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Andrew Mauch, president of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association, shared that with half of the Northern Dakota corn which went to the production of ethanol, the continuous support of the ethanol industry will be of the utmost importance. He wants to see a permanent solution to the availability all year round of the E-5, a petrol mixture containing 15% ethanol and 85% of petrol. He noted that while the United States simply seeks the availability of E-15, Brazil, a major competitor of world trade, forces the use of E-27, a fuel mixture with 27% anhydrous ethanol.

Rollins, who said she was working for Trump for three years in her first term, added that Trump is an unequivocal fighter for ethanol.

From the cattle industry, the concerns concerning the truth in the labeling and the EID labels compulsory for the traceability of the animals have been raised. Hoeven accepted, declaring that it is for the traceability of animals, but opposed to making electronic labels compulsory.

Rollins made stops in several states across the country and noted that Hoeven was one of the first to invite him to North Dakota shortly after being sworn as 33rd US Secretary of Agriculture.

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The governor of Northern Dakota, Kelly Armstrong, shared the assessment of the reactivity of the new administration. He said he had trouble making calls from the previous administration.

“The fact that you are sensitive to what is going on here, and ready to get involved with us, and ready to talk to us is a huge advantage, not only for me as a governor, but for everyone sitting around this table, which is just looking for answers before going to the next thing,” said Armstrong.