Rona Johnson

President Donald Trump recently decided to import up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef tariff free over a 90-day period to reduce beef prices for consumers. The result was lower prices for cattle ranchers just at the mention of importing more beef. I’m not sure, but I don’t think it has made much of a dent in the price of beef in the grocery stores. This is not the way to grow the U.S. cattle herd, and it does not put Farmers First, which is one of Trump’s mantras.

As the drought conditions persist many people are blaming farmers for water shortages and the dwindling supply of water from the Colorado River. We know that it takes a lot of water to irrigate crops but we need to remind people, who are unfamiliar with farming, that it’s used to produce food.

I know this isn’t an ag issue, but it is an issue that has or may impact many of us in farm and ranch country, especially those who are sending daughters and granddaughters off to college this fall. Many of them will be participating in sports and may have to compete against males. The problem is that, for some reason, people have lost their minds and decided to let boys and men play in girl’s and women’s sports. All they have to do is claim they identify as women.