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Washington Week Ahead: Senate actions on farm bill, ag spending on tap

07/29/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The Senate looks to finally name its team of farm bill negotiators this week while also finishing work on a $154 billion spending bill for a bevy of departments and agencies important to agriculture, including USDA and FDA.

Rural utilities fund eyed as farm bill piggy bank

07/25/18 7:05 AM By Philip Brasher

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A USDA savings account for rural electric and telephone cooperatives that allows them to earn substantially more interest than they could from private bankers has become a major source of potential funding for a new farm bill.

Wheeler: RFS changes will need to move as a package

07/25/18 7:00 AM By Spencer Chase

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Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency charged with bringing some resolution to the ongoing renewable fuels policy debate, says the agency will not move piecemeal reform to the nation’s biofuel mandate.

Farmland owners hold tight amid market uncertainty

07/25/18 6:45 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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For agricultural real estate, the value of the land is closely related to the price tag of commodities that can be produced there.

Flames scorch promising Oregon wheat crop

07/25/18 6:40 AM By Spencer Chase

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Fires in Oregon wheat fields have claimed thousands of crop acres and taken the life of a farmer seeking to stop a blaze from spreading, and the damage to pocketbooks might not be over yet.

Public-lands counties fighting for permanent federal payments

07/25/18 6:35 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

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Counties in heavily forested areas of the western United States are pleading with Congress to provide permanent funding for a program designed to partially compensate them for the sharp decline in timber sales from non-taxpaying national forests.

EPA codifies emissions reporting exemptions for animal waste

07/25/18 6:15 AM By Spencer Chase

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The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized rulemaking to exempt livestock production facilities from reporting emissions from animal waste.

USDA provides $17.4 million for rural projects across the country

07/25/18 6:10 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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The USDA has selected 41 projects in 22 states to receive funding for essential community services.

Eli Lilly plans IPO for Elanco

07/25/18 6:06 AM By Daniel Enoch

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Eli Lilly and Co. says it will file a plan in the coming weeks with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential initial public offering of a minority ownership stake in its Elanco Animal Health subsidiary as a separate company.

USDA earmarking $12B in trade assistance

07/24/18 1:09 PM By Bill Tomson

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USDA officials are scrambling to put together a presentation on an assistance program to help mitigate the tens of billions of dollars in damage that’s expected to be done to farmers and ranchers as a result of the Trump administration’s multifront trade war with China, Mexico, Canada, the European Union and elsewhere.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Dr. Paul Bloom - CEO- Gevo Inc.

This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Paul Bloom, CEO of Gevo Inc. The company is bringing innovation to the renewable fuel sector. Bloom says the company's primary focus is commercializing and scaling a proven alcohol to jet pathway to make aviation fuel. Gevo is engaged in technology, process, and intellectual property development targeted to large-scale deployment of renewable hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals. Potential investors need increased certainty from government programs and tax incentives to allow the industry to flourish, he adds.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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