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Daybreak Sept. 8: Ag, food unions use Labor Day to push for Biden

09/08/20 9:11 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

Union leaders are looking to Joe Biden to lead the way for new protections for employees in the ag and food sector, including overtime for farmworkers.

Daybreak Aug. 27: Pence defends China trade war

08/27/20 9:22 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

Vice President Mike Pence used his acceptance speech from Fort McHenry Wednesday night to defend President Trump’s trade war with China, an issue Democrats are trying to use against the president in farm country.

Judge upholds Michigan order requiring farmworker testing

08/21/20 5:20 PM By Steve Davies

In a defeat for some Michigan farms, a federal judge upholds an emergency state order requiring testing of farmworkers for COVID-19.

Georgia’s pecan and blueberry farmers plead for protection from Mexico

08/19/20 3:32 PM By Bill Tomson

Protect Georgia’s pecan and blueberry farmers. That will be one of the requests made by Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black Thursday when he testifies at a U.S. Trade Representative hearing on reining in the expansion of Mexican specialty crop exports.

Harris, Biden's VP pick, opposed USMCA, backed farm bill

08/12/20 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick as his Democratic running mate, has gone on record opposing new trade agreements, including the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and has taken up the interest of farmworkers during her short tenure in the U.S. Senate.

Peterson, Conaway call on USDA to examine beef packing sector

08/12/20 6:20 AM By Noah Wicks

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and ranking member Michael Conaway, R-Texas, are asking USDA to analyze the beef packing sector and trends in cattle markets related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AMS places sanctions on three Western US businesses

07/29/20 9:15 AM By Noah Wicks

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced Monday that it is placing sanctions on three produce businesses for “failing to meet their contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the PACA (Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act).”

USDA adds H-2A features to online portal

07/29/20 6:20 AM By Noah Wicks

USDA announced Monday it has made several changes to its Farmers.gov website to “help facilitate” employment of temporary agricultural workers.

Draft Democratic platform pledges subsidy reforms, tough trade actions

07/23/20 11:03 AM By Philip Brasher

The Democratic Party’s draft 2020 platform calls for directing more farm subsidies to small and medium-size farms while making the agriculture sector the first in the first world to eliminate net carbon emissions.

Settlement of potential future Roundup claims to be reexamined

07/08/20 2:40 PM By Steve Davies

Bayer and attorneys for a proposed class of potential future Roundup plaintiffs will go back to the drawing board after a federal judge expressed skepticism over the legality and fairness of their proposed settlement.

Open Mic: Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind.

This week’s Open Mic guest is Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind. As Congress and the White House continue to wrangle with economic stimulus policy and a national infrastructure plan, the Hoosier member of the House Ways and Means Committee is deeply concerned with the direction, price tag and potential tax increases in pending legislation. She supports a full array of sources to supply the nation’s energy needs and is excited about sustainability projects. She is encouraged by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s ability to address ag export issues. Walorski also believes cybersecurity is a huge and growing threat to the nation and suggests action is needed against Russia’s actions on this front.

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Washington Week in Review: June 17, 2021: Processing capacity, immigration, and trade

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was on Capitol Hill this week discussing a wide array of USDA priorities, including the expansion of processing capacity in the meat sector. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on that and a look at where things stand on ag workforce legislation in the Senate in this week's video.

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