The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 12 in Washington, D.C. Nick Wolfenden, Cargill, will serve as board chairperson beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Brett Kaysen, PhD, National Pork Board, was appointed chairperson-elect with a term also beginning in January. Tom Super, National Chicken Council, will continue to serve as treasurer of the board.
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Now in its 38th day, the shutdown is almost certain to extend into next week, with the Senate set to vote for a 15th time on the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) today, which will fail, and then recess until Monday. While bipartisan talks between rank-and-file senators continued this week, President Trump called on Senate Republicans to invoke the “nuclear option” to scrap the filibuster and end the government shutdown.
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President Trump last week in Korea announced that the United States had reached a trade and economic deal with President Xi Jinping of China. According to a White House Fact Sheet, China will suspend all of the retaliatory tariffs that it has announced since March 4, 2025. This includes tariffs on a vast swath of U.S. agricultural products: chicken, wheat, corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.
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