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Lawmakers want action on Mexico’s anti-GM corn

03/24/23 4:21 PM By Bill Tomson

Lawmakers express relief that the Biden administration is taking the first steps toward a formal USMCA challenge to Mexico's planned ban on genetically modified white corn, but they stress they don’t want extensive delays that could harm U.S. corn farmers.

Daybreak March 15: Ag groups' appeal adds to GOP challenges

03/15/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

With Congress heading into a showdown over the federal debt ceiling, farm groups are staking their claim for funding for the next farm bill.

Senate Ag members probe CRP, conservation application complexities

03/01/23 4:49 PM By Noah Wicks

Senate Ag Committee members used a hearing on farm bill conservation programs Wednesday to examine the Conservation Reserve Program more deeply as Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux touted his "working lands" approach to the program.

Senators ask Biden to press Brazil president on ethanol tariff

02/10/23 1:08 PM By Bill Tomson

When U.S. President Joe Biden meets newly elected Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known commonly as Lula, Friday afternoon in the White House, several Republican and Democratic U.S. senators are hoping ethanol trade will be on the agenda.

Agencies divided over carbon measure for SAF tax credit

02/01/23 6:12 AM By Noah Wicks

Federal agencies appear to be divided over which carbon intensity model should be used for an Inflation Reduction Act tax credit meant to grow the fledgling sustainable aviation fuel industry, according to biofuel policy experts.

Grassley tries to hang on in Iowa with Senate control at stake

10/26/22 6:23 AM By Steve Davies

The mid-term elections are likely to redraw the political map for the next two years, but perhaps not as much as Republicans initially thought, pollsters and pundits say.

USTR pledges help, but no investigation into Mexican produce

10/23/22 5:00 PM By Bill Tomson

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has rejected a petition from lawmakers to conduct a Section 301 investigation into claims that U.S. fruits and vegetables are suffering from unfair imports flowing in from Mexico, but the Biden administration says it still wants to help U.S. farmers.

Bill would bar Farm Credit from lending to foreign investors

09/28/22 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

New legislation from a bipartisan pair of Senate Ag Committee members adds an additional wrinkle to the conversation about foreign purchases of U.S. farmland.

Senators offer bipartisan support for USDA trade nominee

09/22/22 2:02 PM By Bill Tomson

Senators offered up hearty bipartisan support Thursday for Alexis Taylor to be USDA's next trade undersecretary as lawmakers also pushed for a speedy confirmation process.

While foreign purchases of US land surge, USDA's reporting penalties plunge

Chinese firms fined in 2021 disclosure cases

09/21/22 6:50 AM By Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department’s tracking of foreign land ownership relies heavily on investors to voluntarily report acquisitions, but enforcement cases have dropped dramatically even as the number of transactions has surged over the past decade, according to an analysis of USDA data.

Barbara O’Brien, President and CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated

This week’s Open Mic guest is Barbara O’Brien, President and CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated. O’Brien has more than 20 years of experience working for dairy farmers and in the dairy industry. Through challenges of the cyclical nature of the industry as well as the pandemic and shifting consumer trends, the industry is holding it’s own with consumers and developing partnerships with the food industry that’s expanding the positive message of milk and other dairy products. O’Brien addresses the effort the dairy industry has put forward toward good nutrition, sustainable production and overall product safety.

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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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