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USDA eases WIC restrictions for Texas families

09/06/17 6:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 – USDA is easing some restrictions on what products families participating in the WIC program in Texas can buy as the full range of eggs, bread and fluid milk products are in short supply in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Milk producers can opt out of Margin Protection Program for 2018

08/31/17 4:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2017 — Bowing to requests from the dairy industry, USDA says it will allow milk producers to opt out of the Margin Protection Program for 2018.

Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc on crops, livestock

08/30/17 7:10 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2017 - Harvey is still wreaking havoc after slamming into the Texas coast Friday as a Category 4 hurricane with deadly 135 mph winds. Now a tropical storm, Harvey continues to drop massive amounts of rain – in some areas more than 4 feet has fallen – on vulnerable livestock and unharvested crops, while blowing cotton modules off farms.

Schumer, Schatz call for withdrawal of Clovis nomination

08/23/17 4:10 PM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 – Two Democratic senators have called on President Donald Trump to withdraw the nomination of Sam Clovis to be a USDA undersecretary, saying he has expressed “extremist views” and is “wildly unqualified for the position.”

Perdue names Tony Tooke as new Forest Service Chief

08/21/17 2:35 PM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2017 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has named Tony Tooke as the next chief of the U.S. Forest Service, succeeding Tom Tidwell, who is retiring effective Sept. 1.

Perdue: Administration mulls guest worker improvements

08/09/17 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

WISCONSIN, August 9, 2017 - “Labor is a huge issue and we’ve got people working on it full time to provide some reasonable solutions not only for agriculture people but for the American people,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Agri-Pulse ...

Sec. Perdue: Trump looks to coordinate permitting process, co-locate agencies

08/05/17 5:54 PM By Philip Brasher

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 5, 2017 - The Trump administration is considering co-locating some local offices of agencies in the Agriculture Department, Interior Department and Army Corps of Engineers with an eye toward streamlining permitting processes, says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

Perdue discounts talk of Mexico’s search for other grain suppliers

07/28/17 4:25 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2017 – Mexico may talk about getting its grains from countries other than the United States, but Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said today that he doesn’t think the country is serious.

Cabinet members gather for Rural Prosperity meeting at USDA

07/25/17 9:00 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2017 – Several cabinet members and a White House official gathered at USDA headquarters today for a breakfast meeting of President Donald Trump’s Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity.

USDA opens market to allow in more foreign sugar

07/24/17 9:00 PM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2017 – USDA announced today that it is opening up the U.S. market to an additional 414,000 tons of foreign sugar. The move was greeted warmly by U.S. food and candy makers, who have been clamoring for months for the USDA to allow in more sugar.

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: May 3, 2024: Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., on farm bill, dairy operations, SAF

Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She joins this week’s show to discuss the latest movement on the farm bill and what the next couple of months will look like. She also dives deeper into the latest Sustainable Aviation Fuel announcement that was made this week.

Then, Tara Smith with the Torrey Advisory Group and Brian Jennings with the American Coalition for Ethanol join this week’s show to further discuss farm bill politics and the continued improvements that are needed to be made to the recent SAF announcement.

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