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US, five other countries alert WTO to high Indian wheat, rice supports

04/06/23 1:20 PM By Sara Wyant

In a counter notification filed with the WTO, the United States joined with Australia, Canada, Paraguay, Thailand, and Ukraine to once again document how much India’s wheat and rice subsidies exceed allowable limits.

Farm groups pan new WOTUS rule

12/30/22 3:38 PM By Philip Brasher

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The Biden administration's new “waters of the U.S.” rule came under immediate criticism from farm groups and their GOP allies in Congress, who said it could expand federal jurisdiction over agricultural lands.

Farm groups applaud Taylor for top trade job at USDA

05/13/22 4:22 PM By Bill Tomson

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American farm groups are celebrating the Biden administration’s long-waited decision to name a nominee to be the Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for trade. President Joe Biden has again gone back to the Obama administration to fill a high-level role at USDA with the choice of Alexis Taylor to be the top trade official at the department.

Cover crops as cash crops: Farmers angle to profit off the practice

12/13/21 12:00 AM By Noah Wicks

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This is the third part of a four-part series examining the promise of cover crops, the potential for them to meet the nation’s environmental goals that rest on their success, and the possible pitfalls facing policymakers.

Brazil paves the way for biotech wheat with milestone approval

11/17/21 6:33 AM By Bill Tomson

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Brazil has given the green light for imports of flour made from genetically modified wheat that’s being grown and harvested in Argentina, creating a pathway for potential acceptance around the globe.

Becerra argues glyphosate should get Prop. 65 warnings

09/16/20 8:43 AM By Brad Hooker

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Farm organizations pushed back in support of glyphosate as an environmentally-friendly product, but Attorney General Xavier Becerra is challenging a recent federal court decision barring Proposition 65 cancer warnings.

NAWG relocating from longtime Capitol Hill office

12/11/19 12:50 PM By Spencer Chase

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The National Association of Wheat Growers plans to relocate its Washington headquarters.

North Dakota affiliate to leave NAWG

05/08/19 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

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The North Dakota Grain Growers Association has voted to end its affiliation with the National Association of Wheat Growers, both groups announced Tuesday.

Congress to revisit good and bad of conservation easements

04/24/19 6:20 AM By Ed Maixner

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The moderate Democrat chairing the House ag committee wants to reconsider, and perhaps reform, permanent conservation easements.

Brazil to open quota for US wheat and accept US pork

03/20/19 6:41 AM By Bill Tomson

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Brazil has agreed to lift its ban on U.S. pork and make good on a 24-year-old promise to set up an annual 750,000-metric-ton tariff rate quota to allow in U.S. wheat, according to the leaders of the two countries.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Jim Matheson - NRECA

This week's Open Mic guest is Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Demand for electricity is growing across the nation because of data centers and other demands at the same time that coal fired power plants are being taken off-line. Matheson says the base load of electricity is running close to capacity in many areas of the country and vulnerable to failure in summer and winter weather extremes. He discusses why cooperatives need finances to restore electric generation and transmission following growing weather extremes in the nation.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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