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USDA announces nation's sixth regional biofuels system, meant to spur innovation and job creation in the Northeast

10/16/12 10:12 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2012â€“Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant today valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in the Northeast.

Obama campaign enlists supporters for rural campaign effort

07/05/12 2:06 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

President Obamaâ€™s re-election campaign is soliciting supporters to enlist in a â€œRural Americans

Investing in tomorrow's agricultural leaders

11/15/11 12:49 PM By Tom Daschle

At this rate of growth, by the middle of the century, the global population will exceed 9 billion

Research investments, tax reform needed to stimulate more jobs in Rural America

07/15/11 9:06 AM

Development of biobased products and efforts to make homes and businesses more energy efficient have the potential to create jobs in rural America.

Rural Development in a One America Policy

06/28/11 8:40 PM

All of these prestigious and powerful thought leaders are now shining a bright light on our nationâ€™s rural development policy at a critical moment in time.

Obama Administration Establishes White House Rural Council

06/09/11 9:44 AM

The White House today announced the establishment of the first White House Rural Council

Open Mic: Gregg Doud, President and CEO NMPF

This weeks Open Mic Guest is Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation. The H5N1 virus in dairy cattle has presented yet another challenge for the diary industry. Doud says extensive testing by FDA confirms the pasteurization process is effective in keeping milk and dairy products safe for consumers. Doud says USDA now believes the disease is being spread between dairy farms by mechanical means. The industry is monitoring existing protocols and closing gaps that may have led to the disease spread to a number of dairy states in the nation. Doud also comments on Federal Milk Marketing Order reform and a USDA proposal that will be released soon, and he also talks about the House Ag Committee’s farm bill proposal.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: June 14, 2024: Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, Anne MacMillan, and Sam Kieffer on farm bill status

Senate Ag ranking member John Boozman laid out his framework for a new farm bill this week, but the bill crosses some red lines for Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. She joins us on this week's episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to give her reaction to Senator Boozman's proposal as well as her thoughts on the future of the bill.

Then, Anne MacMillan with Invariant and Sam Kieffer with the American Farm Bureau Federation talk about the prospects of passing a farm bill before the end of the year with the partisan divide in Congress.

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