America’s farmers and ranchers are eager to turn over a new leaf on the trade front. From the signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement last week to the groundbreaking Phase One trade deal with China earlier this month to the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement last fall, the Trump administration is an­­swering the call to expand trade opportunities for U.S. agriculture. And there’s no question that we are eager to get back to business in the global marketplace.

Of course, farmers and ranchers will need to see results before they celebrate. But those results will happen only if we negotiate and sign trade deals to pave the...