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Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers struggle to finish farm, spending bills

09/16/18 9:08 AM By Philip Brasher

Farm bill negotiators are in danger of missing their deadline for agreeing on a new measure before the 2014 farm law expires Sept. 30 after failing to reach a deal last week.

USDA solicits new sites for research agencies

08/14/18 12:38 PM By Steve Davies and Philip Brasher

USDA is moving quickly to implement its planned move of the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington, D.C., requesting “expressions of interest” (EOIs) about new locations for the two agencies.

USDA says Economic Research Service, NIFA moving out of DC

ERS to be realigned under Chief Economist

08/09/18 4:30 PM By Daniel Enoch

Hundreds of USDA workers will have to move outside the Washington, D.C., area as part of a reorganization plan announced Thursday by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

USDA battles costly shortage of food-animal veterinarians

05/30/18 6:35 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

An alarming shortage of food-animal veterinarians across the U.S. is causing lost livestock production, lost rural income, and serious threats to food safety and human health, stakeholders say.

USDA earmarks $2 million for alfalfa research

11/29/17 6:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced the eight award recipients who will share more than $2 million in Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP) funding to study an array of topics affecting the alfalfa industry.

Deadline nears for NIFA feedback

11/22/17 6:16 AM By Sara Wyant

You have only about 10 days left to let the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) know your suggestions about how to make investments in agricultural sciences and establish priorities for research, education and extension.

Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. The Biden administration recently announced its Bioeconomy Board, creating new products and services to boost the U.S. economy and workforce and enhance our quality of life and the environment. Ellikidis says BIO’s goal is simply to advocate for the possible. She sees products that will improve agriculture productivity while at the same time lessen the industry’s environmental footprint. Ellikidis says the nation’s regulatory structure is strained to keep up with scientific advancements provided by fast-moving private industry research.

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04.19.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 19, 2024: Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., on farm bill, specialty crops

California Democrat Salud Carbajal sits on the House Ag Committee and is working on his first farm bill. He joins us to discuss the latest politics surrounding a farm bill timeline and whether or not the House Ag Committee can meet a Memorial Day deadline proposed by House Ag Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa. He also discusses the challenges facing the specialty crop industry and how mechanization can be used to help workforce shortages.

Then, Dennis Nuxoll with the Western Growers Association and Tom Sell with Combest, Sell & Associates join to chat about the political environment facing a farm bill and challenges facing specialty crop producers.

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