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USDA proposal to move NIFA out of DC generates opposition

09/19/18 6:41 AM By Steve Davies

Opposition to moving the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington, D.C., continues to mount, with the National Farmers Union the latest to voice concern about USDA's proposal.

USDA releases methodology behind trade aid numbers

09/13/18 1:20 PM By Steve Davies and Bill Tomson

Curious about how USDA came up with the payment rates for farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs resulting from the administration’s trade policies? The department today released the methodology it used to set those levels for the trade mitigation package it announced Sept. 4.

Will USDA forge ahead with proposed changes to ERS and NIFA?

09/12/18 6:44 AM By Sara Wyant

When Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue proposed moving both the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) out of the D.C. metro area last month, quite a few folks within the economic and research communities voiced their opposition. But now, USDA's Chief Economist is offering more insight on the rationale behind the idea - at least for ERS.

Farm Hands on the Potomac - House aide Pam Miller moves to Food and Nutrition Service

09/12/18 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue named House staffer Pam Miller the senior associate administrator for policy at USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service.

Perdue calls for help toward a better guest-worker program

09/10/18 2:44 PM By Ed Maixner

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue pleads for support for a not very popular House guest-worker bill while the Trump administration ponders its own executive fixes to current H-2A farmworker program.

Sonny Perdue and Luis Miguel Etchevehere

Argentina offers to lift ban on US beef

09/07/18 3:51 PM By Bill Tomson

Argentina, in yet another show of good will towards the U.S., has offered to lift its longstanding ban on U.S. beef as negotiators for the two countries look for ways to bring down another trade barrier. Argentina’s ambassador to the U.S. visited USDA this week to discuss the process for lifting the ban, Argentine government officials told Agri-Pulse.

Perdue: US unwavering in demand for changes to Canadian dairy policy

09/05/18 2:50 PM By Bill Tomson

The Trump administration remains adamant that Canada shut down its Class 7 milk pricing program as part of an overall deal to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters today.

New USDA webpage devoted to e-Connectivity

09/05/18 5:55 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA has unveiled a new webpage featuring information about the importance of rural e-Connectivity and the ways the department is investing to help deploy high-speed broadband infrastructure in rural America.

Perdue: Trump wants to announce E15 fix next week

08/29/18 3:27 PM By Spencer Chase

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue’s decision to answer a phone call from a number marked “Unknown” may lead to movement on the administration’s stalled efforts to allow year-round sales of E15.

Agriculture celebrates US-Mexico trade deal

08/27/18 2:22 PM By Bill Tomson

There’s plenty for the U.S. agricultural sector to like in the U.S.-Mexico deal announced today, but the biggest win for farmers and ranchers is the agreement to continue the arrangement of zero tariffs on farm goods between the two neighboring countries.

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality specialist at UC Davis who also leads the CLEAR Center, concentrating on research and communications. He has been helping the global community better understand the positive impact of livestock on marginal farmlands and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of dairy digestors and feed additives. Mitloehner wants people to make informed decisions about the foods we eat, while reducing environmental impacts.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 26, 2024: USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt on bird flu, competition

USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.

Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Fred Gingrich with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners join to chat more about the impact the bird flu has had on the dairy industry.

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