Daybreak: Raising costs for family leave, feedstock

06/09/20 8:09 AM By Brad Hooker

Expansion of family leave could hurt small farmers * Bill on incentives for cover crops passes Assembly * Proposal threatens to raise the cost of feed

Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief,
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Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Duane Simpson - National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

This week's Open Mic guest is Duane Simpson, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. The group held their annual fly-in last week and lobbied congressional leaders to complete a new farm bill and pass ag labor reform legislation, among other issues. Simpson says farmers are stressed with high input costs and low commodity prices threatening the survival of many operations nationwide.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Ben Ray Luján on farm bill, PIIE's Alan Wolff on tariffs & trade

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman says he plans to have a markup this summer on his version of the farm bill. New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján joins Newsmakers to discuss his thoughts on the bill and changes he'd like to see in the markup.

Plus, Alan Wolff with the Peterson Institute for International Economics explains what Congress was trying to solve with the Trade Act of 1974 and what may happen after the Section 122 tariffs expire.

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