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Daybreak Dec. 4: Bill looks to boost ag research

12/04/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, Noah Wicks, and Sara Wyant

The House is scheduled to take up a bipartisan bill today that’s aimed at fostering collaboration between USDA and the Energy Department on issues critical to agriculture.

Daybreak Dec. 1: Thin GOP House margin could get thinner

12/01/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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The House is expected to vote today on whether to expel New York Republican George Santos following an Ethics Committee report released in November. It will take a two-thirds majority of the House to remove Santos.

USDA lowers forecast for FY 2024 US ag exports

11/30/23 6:29 PM By Bill Tomson

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The USDA’s Economic Research Service on Thursday lowered its forecast for U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2024 to $169.5 billion. That’s down $2.5 billion from USDA’s previous forecast in August and down $9.2 billion from exports in FY 2023.

Daybreak Nov. 30: USDA to kick off export promotion program with $300M

11/30/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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USDA will award the first tranche of funding under its new $1.2 billion Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, or RAPP, in 2024 with $300 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation.

USDA to open first year of new export promotion program with $300M

11/29/23 2:56 PM By Bill Tomson

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The Agriculture Department announced Wednesday it will dole out $300 million during the first year of its new $1.2 billion Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, or RAPP.

US files missive against Mexico’s GE corn ban before dispute panel

11/29/23 6:23 AM By Bill Tomson

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It’s all political. That’s the message from the U.S. to the three-member U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement panel that will be ruling on the U.S. complaint against Mexico’s attempt to block imports of genetically engineered corn.

Daybreak Nov. 27: Ways and Means chair: USMCA ruling a setback for US dairy

11/27/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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US loses latest USMCA dairy case

11/24/23 9:37 AM By Bill Tomson

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The U.S. lost its latest dispute with Canada over the country’s operation of a tariff rate quota for dairy imports under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to a Friday announcement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

'Reciprocal switching' rule proposes new tool for improving rail service

11/22/23 6:15 AM By Noah Wicks

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Rail companies struggling to provide adequate service could be required to allow competitors on their tracks under a proposed Surface Transportation Board rule aimed at curbing delays and increasing competition in rail networks.

Canadian company wants to show how Brazil can become a fertilizer giant

11/22/23 6:10 AM By Bill Tomson

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Brazil, a country that produces 42% of the world’s soybeans and 12% of its corn, is intrinsic to global food production, but all of that hinges on the South American nation’s ability to bring in billions of dollars’ worth of fertilizer from thousands of miles away. It’s a situation that Matt Simpson, CEO of the company Brazil Potash, said he wants to help change.

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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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