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Daybreak June 7: USDA allocates aid for local farmers, food banks

06/07/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

USDA is using a new round of coronavirus relief funding to help farmers who serve local markets and socially disadvantaged producers. Food banks also will benefit from the $1 billion in funding that USDA is allocating.

Daybreak May 28: Ag Committee leaders agree: Livestock markets need scrutiny

05/28/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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Lawmakers are going to be looking into concerns that meatpackers are using their market power to drive down prices paid to producers.

Daybreak May 27: Ag groups endorse USDA nominee

05/27/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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Many of the nation’s top farm groups have endorsed Janie Simms Hipp to become USDA’s general counsel ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing today.

Daybreak May 21: Stabenow, Boozman at odds over farm bill funding

05/21/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says she’s continuing to work on getting increased funding for conservation programs included in an upcoming climate infrastructure package. But the committee’s top Republican, John Boozman of Arkansas, is pushing back against including the funding in a reconciliation bill without GOP input.

Daybreak May 20: USDA outlining goals for climate-smart ag

05/20/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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The Agriculture Department this morning is releasing the strategy it will follow in re-shaping programs and policies to help more farmers shift into “climate-smart” practices and to make money from doing so.

Daybreak May 18: Senate Finance tackles infrastructure funding

05/18/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

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The Senate Finance Committee is focusing today on how to fund a massive infrastructure package. The witnesses at today's hearing will include Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, who will be offering some options for structuring funding mechanisms.

Daybreak May 12: Farm groups: Leave tax rules alone

05/12/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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Farm groups are stepping up the pressure on Congress to reject President Joe Biden’s proposals for increasing taxes on capital gains. More than 40 organizations have signed a letter to congressional leaders, saying the proposals threaten the transition to a new generation of farmers.

Daybreak April 23: Vilsack defends planned CRP expansion

04/23/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

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The nation’s largest farm group is calling on the White House to clarify President Joe Biden’s goal of conserving 30% of U.S. land by 2030.

“The concerns of farmers and ranchers are escalating regarding the intent of the 30x30 goal, the definition of conservation, and the metrics for defining success, among other things,” the American Farm Bureau Federation says in a letter to the White House.

Daybreak April 12: Biden woos Republicans, but how far will he go?

04/12/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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President Joe Biden is meeting with a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers today to build support for his giant $2.7 trillion infrastructure package, the American Jobs Plan.

Daybreak April 9: White House issuing budget proposal

04/09/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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President Joe Biden is releasing his fiscal 2022 budget proposal today, less than six months before the new budget year starts. His budget will only cover discretionary spending – those programs that are subject to annual appropriations, which includes research and rural development programs at USDA.

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06.05.2026

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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