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Senate Ag leaders: Keep the farm bill together

03/08/17 1:02 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - A new battle is brewing in Congress over ways to push unemployed, work-capable food stamp recipients into jobs.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 8, 2017

03/08/17 8:39 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - There’s a major new farm bill proposal on the table. The National Milk Producers Federation is recommending a series of changes to the Margin Protection Program to ensure dairy producers have a better shot at getting payments under the plan.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 7, 2017

03/07/17 8:32 AM By Bill Tomson

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 7, 2017 - Anti-hunger activists target next farm bill * USDA says it has contained bird flu outbreak * Spain could profit from U.S. bird flu

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 6, 2017

03/06/17 8:14 AM By Bill Tomson

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 6, 2017 - Bird flu detection rattles poultry sector * Peterson joins fight for more E15 * Record snows in Sierra Mountains

Commodity Classic: Curbing farm bill expectations

03/05/17 3:48 PM By Spencer Chase

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - For agricultural groups, membership meetings in the months leading up to a new farm bill can be peppered with fiery dialogue about the best path forward to fix the current legislation. At last week’s Commodity Classic, that didn’t happen.

House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway at Commodity Classic

Conaway vows to complete 2018 farm bill on time

03/03/17 12:21 PM By Steve Davies

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SAN ANTONIO, March 3, 2017 - As Congress begins to work seriously on crafting a new farm bill, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway said today that when it comes to budget cuts, “we gave at the office.”

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 3, 2017

03/03/17 8:27 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 3, 2017 - Talk is picking up on Capitol Hill about possible long-term revisions to the 10-year-old Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates the usage of corn ethanol and other biofuels.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 2, 2017

03/02/17 8:05 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 2, 2017 - Ideas for changing farm programs and even creating new ones are starting to roll in.

Whole-farm policies start to catch on

02/28/17 2:53 PM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Mar. 1, 2017 - As Congress prepares to write a new farm bill, the new Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policies that USDA is offering under a pilot program authorized by the 2014 farm law are showing signs of catching on with the diversified farms they were designed to serve.

Imbalance between beet and cane sugar spurs concern

02/28/17 2:52 PM By Bill Tomson

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March 1, 2017 - For the past couple of years the supply of sugar from beets has been rising while prices have dropped, expanding a rift between beet and cane sugar producers and spurring government and industry analysts to consider whether USDA can continue treating the two commodities as one.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: USDA Undersecretary Dr. Scott Hutchins

This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hutchins says the USDA's Proving Grounds for Network for AgTech will help farmers adopt technologies to improve production and boost efficiency. Hutchins says the USDA restructuring will streamline operations, strengthen leadership accountability and position resources closer to the ag communities USDA serves.

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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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