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Opinion: Farm Credit: Fulfilling its mission to rural communities

03/27/17 12:30 PM By Guest Author

Several years of low commodity prices are making life difficult on the farm, and small towns across the country face serious challenges to modernize their infrastructure.

Opinion: Growing markets by focusing on borders

03/23/17 8:45 AM By Guest Author

There has been a lot of discussion lately about borders and what to do with them. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a paper recently that provides one of the best suggestions I’ve heard yet--invest in making borders more efficient.

Opinion: Wouldn’t it be nice?

03/22/17 9:16 AM By Blake Hurst

“And wouldn't it be nice to live together, in the kind of world where we belong” -The Beach Boys. Suzy Friedman, of the Environmental Defense Fund, has channeled the Beach Boys in her recent opinion piece in Agri-Pulse, writing a sincere and attractive description of the kind of world where we belong, and yes, it would be nice.

Judge tosses Iowa Water Works case

03/18/17 10:00 AM By Ben Nuelle

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2017 – A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit by Des Moines Water Works against three drainage districts in Northwest Iowa, prompting a huge sigh of relief from the agriculture sector.

Opinion: Follow the science

03/17/17 9:36 AM By Bruce Knight

As the Trump Administration continues to name new people to its team and farmers continue to await confirmation of a Secretary of USDA, I know it will be a while before a new Chief for the Natural Resources Conservation Service is named and takes office.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 15, 2017

03/15/17 8:52 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Farmers and ranchers are making sure that the White House and Capitol Hill know that they are worried about President Trump’s trade policy.

Critics say cover crop acreage lags far behind need

03/15/17 8:05 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Midwest farmers aren’t planting cover crops extensively enough to significantly reduce nutrient runoff in rivers and streams...

Frank Gasperini, National Council of Agricultural Employers

Provision in Trump travel order worries farmers

03/15/17 8:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - A little-noticed provision in President Trump’s revised executive order barring residents of some predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States could make it harder for farmers and ranchers to get legal foreign workers on a timely basis.

East Coast expansions on tap for North Dakota farmers’ restaurants

03/13/17 7:30 PM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Twelve years after North Dakota Farmers Union members decided to open a restaurant in Washington, D.C., the ensuing company, Founding Farmers Restaurants (FFR), will open its sixth and seventh locations...

Trump orders a redo on WOTUS

02/28/17 3:00 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2016 – President Donald Trump today issued an executive order directing the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider their controversial Waters of the U.S. rule and narrowly interpret their jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

Barbara O’Brien, President and CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated

This week’s Open Mic guest is Barbara O’Brien, President and CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated. O’Brien has more than 20 years of experience working for dairy farmers and in the dairy industry. Through challenges of the cyclical nature of the industry as well as the pandemic and shifting consumer trends, the industry is holding it’s own with consumers and developing partnerships with the food industry that’s expanding the positive message of milk and other dairy products. O’Brien addresses the effort the dairy industry has put forward toward good nutrition, sustainable production and overall product safety.

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04.12.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 12, 2024: Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., on farm bill, biofuels, and cattle markets

Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She has been a strong supporter of biofuels and says the Biden administration is missing a key resource when looking to lower carbon emissions. She also discusses the importance of passing legislation aimed at bringing more transparency to cattle markets.

Then, Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association and Ben Prochazka with the Electrification Coalition join to discuss the impact of biofuels and electric vehicles on the economy.

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