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‘AgSharks’ to fund key ag innovations at Western Growers event.

09/06/17 6:15 AM By Daniel Enoch

LAS VEGAS, September 6, 2017 - Western Growers is partnering with S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth) to launch AgSharks, a new initiative to identify and help fund key innovations in the fresh produce industry.

Washington Week Ahead: Congress back with Harvey relief topping agenda

09/03/17 1:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2017 – Congress returns from its five-week summer recess on Tuesday facing a massive to-do list, only complicated by the need to pass legislation to help the people of Texas and Louisiana recover from the wrath of Hurricane Harvey.

Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc on crops, livestock

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

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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.

New ‘family farm’ group forms

08/30/17 6:20 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

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WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 - A group called Family Farm Action has been launched to lobby for the interests of family farmers and against “multinational agribusiness monopolies that are destroying rural economies and way of life.”

Farm Hands on the Potomac....

08/30/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

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WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 - Polly Ruhland will be the next CEO of the United Soybean Board, effective Nov. 1. Ruhland will succeed John Becherer, who plans to retire at the end of the year after 23 years of service to the checkoff. Ruhland is currently the chief executive of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board.

Opinion: Can American Agriculture Stand Together?

08/29/17 12:00 PM By Randy Krotz

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There are real threats to farming and ranching in America.

Schumer, Schatz call for withdrawal of Clovis nomination

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

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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.”

U.S. demands 'major' changes to NAFTA, saying it has 'fundamentally failed'

08/16/17 12:24 PM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2017 - The top U.S. trade negotiator opened the historic renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement by bluntly warning that the pact has “fundamentally failed many, many Americans” despite its benefits to farmers and border communities and needs “major improvement.”

Bearish USDA crop report shakes corn and soybean sectors

08/10/17 4:55 PM By Bill Tomson

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WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 - Corn and soybean farmers hoping for a bullish crop report today had their hopes dashed by new predictions of strong soybean and corn yields that sent futures prices tumbling on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Appropriators boost cotton & dairy, curb nutrition regulations

07/26/17 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2017 - The Senate and House are moving fiscal 2018 appropriations bills for the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration that could make it easier to write a farm bill while pushing the Trump administration to curb regulations on a number of nutrition issues.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Jim Matheson - NRECA

This week's Open Mic guest is Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Demand for electricity is growing across the nation because of data centers and other demands at the same time that coal fired power plants are being taken off-line. Matheson says the base load of electricity is running close to capacity in many areas of the country and vulnerable to failure in summer and winter weather extremes. He discusses why cooperatives need finances to restore electric generation and transmission following growing weather extremes in the nation.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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