Brian Cavey
Senior vice president, government affairs
As senior vice president of government affairs, Brian Cavey represents CoBank before Congress, the administration and regulatory agencies and is based in Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining CoBank, Brian served as the vice president of legislative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Before joining NRECA in 2009, Brian worked as a lobbyist with the Stanton Park Group representing a diverse group of clients. Brian is an accomplished legislative operative with over 20 years of experience on Capitol Hill, in the state capitols, in corporate government affairs and trade association management. Before going into politics, Brian was an educator, serving as an assistant to the dean of the Montana State University College of Agriculture, where he was liaison between students and university academic committees.
Brian holds bachelors and master’s degrees in agriculture education from Montana State University.
Reports
Tariffs, farm policy and the shifting Washington landscape
As we begin the last month of 2025 and the 11th month of the second Trump term, the environment in Washington is changing, if ever so slightly. The shutdown stalemate led to a modestly bipartisan deal to fund the government through January and to actually complete three of the 12 annual appropriations bills—Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Legislative Branch.
The Year Ahead: Forces that will shape the US rural economy in 2024
Despite multiple systemic shocks in recent years – COVID-19, trade conflict with China, the Russia-Ukraine war, surging inflation and interest rates – our economy has performed strongly.
The Quarterly: “Higher for longer” a drag on rural economy
The Fed’s battle against inflation amid a resilient U.S. economy has led to the highest interest rate environment since 2007 along with a surging U.S. dollar. That is hurting key segments of the rural economy.
The Year Ahead: Forces that will shape the U.S. rural economy in 2023
The Russia-Ukraine war, surging inflation, and an energy crisis joined the COVID-19 pandemic this year as major events defining the operating environment for U.S. companies. We can expect to feel the aftershocks in 2023. After posting record high net farm income in 2021 and 2022, margin pressure is coming to agriculture in the coming year.