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Anne Hazlett

USDA doing its part in opioid crisis, Hazlett says

10/25/17 4:15 PM By Daniel Enoch
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 – President Trump is expected to announce his long-awaited declaration that the opioid epidemic is a national emergency any day now, and Anne Hazlett says USDA is prepared to follow any further orders the president issues to deal with the crisis.
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Mike Conaway and Kevin Brady

Republicans wrestle with estate tax repeal

10/25/17 7:01 AM By Philip Brasher
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - Congressional Republicans are preparing to roll out a package of tax cuts with hopes of pushing the bill through at least the House by Thanksgiving. There is no higher priority this Congress for the GOP. Republicans see passing tax cuts as vital to their chances of maintaining control of Congress in 2018.
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Heidi Heitkamp and Joni Ernst

Heitkamp, Ernst introduce ARC fix for new farm bill

10/25/17 6:44 AM By Sara Wyant
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - If the Agricultural Risk Coverage-County level (ARC-CO) program is to be a viable option in the next farm bill, major farm organizations and commodity groups are convinced that the widely used program – developed as part of the 2014 farm bill - needs to be fixed.
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Farm

Sociologists explore why poverty persists in rural America

10/25/17 6:38 AM By Ed Maixner
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 -- A group of sociologists and analysts tried to draw a picture of rural poverty in America at a forum in Washington last week and explain why economic and social conditions are worsening in the hinterlands while most urban folks have left the Great Recession behind.
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UAV Technology

Tech startups seek to revolutionize farming, boost bottom lines

10/25/17 6:31 AM By Eric Englert

Washington, Oct. 25, 2017 - When retired California citrus grower and XTB Laboratories founder and President Ted Batkin explains the inner workings of orange tree RNA, his voice echoes with pride. His burgeoning UC Davis-based agtech company may soon revolutionize the way farmers approach management of the elusive and destructive citrus greening disease, allowing early detection and potentially saving growers millions.


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