Articles Tagged with ''Roger Wicker''

No need to delay poultry contracting regs, USDA tells lawmakers

12/19/23 9:16 AM By Jacqui Fatka

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking USDA to give poultry processors six more months to implement the department’s new regulations on producer contracts, but USDA says the requirements are "simple" and that companies don't need additional time.

Forest easement program gains support for farm bill inclusion

08/16/23 7:20 AM By Steve Davies

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A forest conservation easement program (FCEP) proposed for inclusion in the farm bill is getting support from “a broad coalition of conservation, sportsmen and working forest organizations and companies,” the Land Trust Alliance said Tuesday.

Continuing rail labor dispute garners fears of a strike during harvest

09/08/22 3:00 PM By Noah Wicks

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A contract dispute between the nation's largest railroads and 115,000 of their workers is nearing escalation to a strike that could idle more than 7,000 trains, potentially halting the movement of grain during the harvest season.

Daybreak June 17: Vilsack's goal: Finish debt payments by end of 2021

06/17/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack are taking exception to the white farmers who are challenging a debt relief program for minority producers.

Daybreak May 26: Senate Dems set to advance energy incentives

05/26/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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Climate and infrastructure continue to be front and center on Capitol Hill. The Senate Finance Committee will debate a package of clean energy tax incentives today, while Republicans prepare a new counter-proposal on infrastructure spending ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day break.

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 Feb 10: Republicans slam stimulus process

02/10/21 9:06 AM By Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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The House Agriculture Committee will debate a $16 billion stimulus measure that includes a substantial down payment on Democrats’ promise to address racial justice issues. The committee’s draft bill, which will be part of a broader $1.9 trillion stimulus package, would provide sweeping debt relief to minority farmers on USDA loans.

FCC task force to look beyond fiber to boost rural broadband

12/11/19 6:40 AM By Ben Nuelle

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A special task force created by the Federal Communications Commission plans to look at ways to improve broadband internet connectivity beyond fiber deployment throughout rural America.

Senate broadband bill aims to close connectivity gaps

05/02/18 6:07 AM By Daniel Enoch

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The Senate Commerce Committee has approved a bill that would create a task force to focus on the connectivity and technology needs of modern ag producers who are too often without broadband in their fields and ranches.

New bill would set up rural broadband task force

01/25/18 5:26 PM By Steve Davies

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A new bill introduced in the House and Senate would support efforts to advance rural broadband and precision agriculture across the country.

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05.29.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on product approvals, MAHA, year-round E15, RVOs

Many row crop farmers are concerned about having access to an array of crop protection tools. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin explains the shrinking backlog of approvals, how the agency will continue to engage with the Make America Healthy Again movement, and year-round E15. Plus, Mitchell Hora with Continuum Ag outlines the testimony he gave on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit and Megan Boutwell with Stillwater Associates discusses how state low carbon fuel standards are shifting demand for ag products.

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