The PA Ag Republicans will hold a meeting at 4:00 pm on Friday, September 23, 2016 in conjunction with the PA Republican State Committee Meeting. Please join us at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17111.

Paid 2016 members will be able to join by phone. A conference call phone bridge will be emailed closer to the meeting.

Warning of ‘war’ on farmers, Trump seeks support in Iowa

August 31, 2016August 29, 2016 / * * *

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump warned Saturday of a “war on the American farmer,” telling a crowd in Iowa that rival Hillary Clinton “wants to shut down family farms” and implement anti-agriculture policies.

Trump’s speech at the annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst came just hours after Clinton received her first national security briefing as the Democratic presidential nominee.

Trump skipped the 42-mile motorcycle ride that preceded the event in a state where polls show a tight contest, a rare bright spot for Trump amid a sea of challenging battleground states. Joining him on stage were top Iowa Republicans — among them Ernst, Gov. Terry Branstad, Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Steve King — in a rare show of support for a candidate who has struggled to unite his party.

In a hat tip to Iowa’s agriculture industry (click to continue reading)

Trump saves family farm

August 30, 2016August 29, 2016 / * * *

Donald Trump Warns Family Farmers of Taxes, Regulations

August 29, 2016 / * * *

Trump painted Clinton as anti-agriculture at the annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser in Iowa.

Donald Trump said rival Hillary Clinton will push regulations and high taxes that will hurt family farmers as he campaigned in Iowa, an agricultural state that remains a presidential election battleground.

Trump warned a crowd in Iowa on Saturday that Clinton “wants to shut down family farms” and implement anti-agriculture policies. His comments (click to continue reading)