Trade Policy

In his letter ("Free trade does not kill jobs," Aug. 30), Thomas Jandl responded to my recent opinion piece in The Sun ("What's killing jobs?" Aug. 27) by questioning my analysis of our trade practices. He misunderstood the basis for the piece. His...

 HURON (AP) — South Dakota agriculture producers will make concessions like direct payments, but they are standing firm on the need for crop insurance as a crucial safety net, industry leaders said Friday.  Eight months into her term, Rep. Kristi...

South Dakota agriculture producers will make concessions like direct payments, but they are standing firm on the need for crop insurance as a crucial safety net, industry leaders said Friday. Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., hosted a roundtable discussion at...

Trade deficit is costing us jobs To the editor: Today’s news accounts reported that our country had a “trade deficit” of $59.4 billion just for the month of June. When are we going to wake up to this continued drain that our so-called...

On October 9th at 4 p.m., The Choral-Aires Chorus, a Sweet Adelines International medaling chorus, invites community members to enjoy pure barbershop music in a show titled, "Blast off to Houston." The show features the Chorus and three Regional...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade (APAC). APAC provides trade policy advice regarding all...

Oct. 13, WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a rare show of unity, the House and Senate approved three foreign trade agreements that have languished for years. The deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama are expected to add $13 billion per year to U.S. exports...

The Executive Chef of The Greenbrier is in the running for a national honor, and the opportunity to represent the United States in a competition that includes many of the world's best chefs.   Rich Rosendale is one of four finalists in the Bocuse d'Or USA...

When free trade proponents sold the American people on the idea of the North American Free Trade Agreement, they promised that it would be a boon economically. Evidence, however, suggests that it has been anything but. Since NAFTA's implementation,...

You could call it "The American Idol of barbershop quartets." Thousands of people are in Kansas City this week for the Barbershop Harmony Society's International Competition. A Kansas City quartet hopes it has what it takes to win it all. Three Men and...

President Barack Obama's jobs bill, a relatively modest effort given the risks the economy faces and the toll that extended joblessness has taken on American workers, is bogged down in a divided Congress and is about to get more so. Senate leaders are...

The China currency bill is the most significant jobs bill Congress could pass. It enjoys the bipartisan support of nearly 80 Republican and Democratic senators, yet President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner oppose it, illustrating that both...