Nebraska corn growers issue rare rebuke of Trump [View all]

President Donald Trump received a rare rebuke from Nebraska agriculture on Thursday that questioned whether the Republican president is really "on our side."

The Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association issued a joint statement criticizing the Trump administration for continuing to issue oil refinery waivers that thwart ethanol production and for a trade policy that they said has damaged agriculture.

"Many of our corn farmers have stood with Trump for a long time, but that may soon change," Dan Nerud, a Dorchester farmer and president of the 2,400-member Nebraska Corn Growers Association, said in a release.

All we're getting is lip service," David Bruntz, a Friend farmer and chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board, said.

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(Lincoln Journal Star)