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Farm Hands West: Lanter joins Fresh Produce and Floral Council

05/01/24 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Bob Lanter has been appointed president of the Fresh Produce and Floral Council and several other leaders and government officials in the food and agriculture space are changing jobs.

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Farm Hands: MANRRS taps first-ever CEO

05/01/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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The National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) has tapped Ebony Webber as its first-ever chief executive officer. The Mississippi native previously was the chief operating officer of MANRRS.

Daybreak Jan. 17: Farmers expect significant carbon payments

01/17/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

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Farmers continue to show interest in carbon markets, but they expect to see some payments from them, according to our exclusive Agri-Pulse poll of U.S. producers.

Court could make Chevron deference a dead doctrine

10/18/23 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

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The Supreme Court is poised to upend a longstanding legal doctrine that industry critics say gives federal agencies too much power to interpret the laws passed by Congress.

EPA’s race to cut emissions with electric vehicles sparks concern in agriculture, auto industry

07/06/23 3:17 PM By Jacqui Fatka

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Agriculture and renewable energy groups have told EPA the agency is pursuing an impractical, single technology solution for auto emissions that fails to account for the benefits of biofuels.

California signals to feds that a major water project is not a priority

07/05/23 7:15 AM By Brad Hooker

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State lawmakers are approving a series of bills to fast-track infrastructure projects across sectors. But the package moved forward only after Newsom trimmed out the Delta tunnel.

Endangered Species Act proposals revise Trump changes

06/21/23 5:13 PM By Steve Davies

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The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Wednesday to restore automatic protections for species listed as “threatened," as the Biden administration moved to roll back a Trump-era overhaul of the way the Endangered Species Act is implemented.

Daybreak Jan. 24: Taylor, McKalip meet with Obrador administration officials

01/24/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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The two top U.S. ag trade officials met Monday in Mexico City with high-ranking Mexican government officials over U.S. opposition to a planned Mexican ban on genetically modified corn.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Hayes joins NRDC; Republicans named to House Ag Committee

01/18/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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David Hayes joins the Natural Resources Defense Council and 12 new Republicans have been tapped to sit on the House Ag Committee.

McDonald’s shifts responsible usage targets in beef antibiotic use

01/04/23 6:19 AM By Jacqui Fatka

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The largest beef buyer in the world has updated its plans for the use of antibiotics in cattle production, but critics say more specificity and urgency are needed to better address the issue.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Duane Simpson - National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

This week's Open Mic guest is Duane Simpson, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. The group held their annual fly-in last week and lobbied congressional leaders to complete a new farm bill and pass ag labor reform legislation, among other issues. Simpson says farmers are stressed with high input costs and low commodity prices threatening the survival of many operations nationwide.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Ben Ray Luján on farm bill, PIIE's Alan Wolff on tariffs & trade

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman says he plans to have a markup this summer on his version of the farm bill. New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján joins Newsmakers to discuss his thoughts on the bill and changes he'd like to see in the markup.

Plus, Alan Wolff with the Peterson Institute for International Economics explains what Congress was trying to solve with the Trade Act of 1974 and what may happen after the Section 122 tariffs expire.

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