Articles Tagged with ''American Farm Bureau''

A boom in data centers to power AI could raise water and energy costs

02/04/26 7:03 AM By Brad Hooker

As data centers multiply, farmers and food processors are questioning whether the digital economy’s water and energy appetite will drive up utility bills for agriculture.

Daybreak West April 10: DPR takes data-driven approach to pesticide blacklist

04/10/25 8:30 AM By Brad Hooker, Chloe Lovejoy, Rebekah Alvey, Lydia Johnson, Oliver Ward, and Noah Wicks

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The science behind pesticide politics * What about China? * House Ag leaders unhappy with USDA buyouts

Opinion: Disaster relief needed to help ag producers

10/25/24 11:44 AM By Rep. David Valadao

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In this opinion piece, Rep. David Valadao highlights the devastating impact natural disasters have had on the ag industry over the last year and the importance of ensuring producers have timely access to relief.

Opinion: Second Trump term risks more uncertainty for farmers

09/05/24 11:43 AM By Jon Doggett

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In this opinion piece, Jon Doggett, former CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, responds to a previous op-ed by Kip Tom and expresses concern about the impact of Donald Trump's policy positions on agriculture.

Seven questions for the new head of the California Farm Bureau

07/10/24 6:31 AM By Chloe Lovejoy and Brad Hooker

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The California Farm Bureau elected Shannon Douglass to a two-year term as its president in December. She previously served as CAFB vice president and is the first woman to head the organization.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: USDA makes senior staff changes, Nigh heads to TFI

01/03/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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Kevin Shea has been named senior adviser in the Office of the Deputy Secretary at USDA and Veronica Nigh has joined The Fertilizer Institute as the senior economist.

Daybreak Nov. 28: Biofuel groups vow defense of EPA decision

11/28/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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A coalition of biofuels groups is pushing back at a federal appeals court ruling. The 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals last week vacated multiple denials of small refinery exemption requests from the biofuel blending mandates, ruling that the agency had used an “impermissibly retroactive” standard.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Hipp leaves USDA, Payne joins Bunge

08/09/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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Former FDA Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas has joined Wiliot and Janie Hipp has started a new job as the CEO and president of the Native Agriculture Financial Services.

Vermont senator outlines farm bill priorities

06/23/23 4:49 PM By Jana Rose Schleis

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A key dairy-state lawmaker and Senate Agriculture Committee member hopes the 2023 farm bill will help expand rural broadband service, and he also believes that it's also critical for Congress to address ag labor needs.

Daybreak March 10: Biden asking Congress to fund cover crop payments

03/10/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, Hannah Pagel, Sara Wyant, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

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The Biden administration is calling on Congress to make permanent a $5-an-acre payment program for cover crops that USDA offered in 2021 and 2022.

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07.03.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Thompson on ag labor bill, USDA Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins on NWS response

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson introduced the Save Agriculture’s Workforce Act this week. He comes to the studio to discuss how it would significantly expand and modernize the H-2A agricultural guest worker program. Plus, USDA APHIS Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins provides an update on New World screwworm response and the factors being considered to reopen the Southern border to cattle imports.

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