President Donald Trump pled­ged to continue “fighting for the farmer and the rancher every single day” in a speech Jan. 19 at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual convention in Austin, Texas. 

Speaking at the AFBF convention for the third year in a row, Trump ran through a long list of accomplishments aimed at helping farmers, ranging from new deals with major trading partners to removal of the estate tax and reversing burdensome regulations.

“My administration understands that if we want to stand up for America, we must stand up for American farmers,” the president...