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Bill would bar Farm Credit from lending to foreign investors

09/28/22 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

New legislation from a bipartisan pair of Senate Ag Committee members adds an additional wrinkle to the conversation about foreign purchases of U.S. farmland.

USDA opens availability for $500M in fertilizer grants

09/28/22 6:05 AM By Spencer Chase

A program to boost domestic fertilizer production capacity announced earlier this year will be open for business soon.

Senate Ag Committee advances Taylor, Esteban and Logan nominations

09/27/22 6:55 PM By Bill Tomson

The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to approve Alexis Taylor to be USDA's next trade undersecretary, advancing her nomination for a full Senate vote and final approval.

Daybreak Sept. 27: White House lays out plan for cutting hunger, disease

09/27/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

The White House is laying out a strategy today for meeting the President Biden’s ambitious goal of ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases by 2030.

Hunger strategy relies on executive authority, future legislation

09/27/22 5:00 AM By Steve Davies

The Biden administration’s proposed strategy to end hunger in the United States and advance healthy diets relies on a mix of regulatory and legislative goals that may take years to achieve, such as front-of-pack food labeling and the use of food as medicine.

Farm economy holding strong, but near-term risks remain high

09/26/22 7:23 PM By Bill Tomson

The farm economy is generally solid despite recent volatility in commodity prices and rising anxiety over input costs.

New USDA rule aims to protect ‘market vulnerable’ producers

09/26/22 2:45 PM By Spencer Chase

The Biden administration is taking new steps to protect producers from discriminatory practices, through a combination of new Agriculture Department regulations and funding to states for increasing enforcement of competition laws.

Daybreak Sept. 26: White House sets plans for hunger conference

09/26/22 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

The White House has revealed some details of the hunger and nutrition conference that’s planned for Wednesday.

Washington Week Ahead: White House set to unveil national food strategy

Hill agenda includes CR, Global Food Security Act

09/25/22 11:26 AM By Philip Brasher

The Biden administration hosts the first White House conference on hunger and nutrition in more than 50 years to debate a national strategy that officials will unveil ahead of the Wednesday meeting.

Justice Department loses challenge to sugar industry merger

09/23/22 5:08 PM By Philip Brasher

A federal judge on Friday rejected the Justice Department's antitrust challenge to United States Sugar Corp.'s acquisition of a rival processor, Imperial Sugar Co.

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality specialist at UC Davis who also leads the CLEAR Center, concentrating on research and communications. He has been helping the global community better understand the positive impact of livestock on marginal farmlands and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of dairy digestors and feed additives. Mitloehner wants people to make informed decisions about the foods we eat, while reducing environmental impacts.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 26, 2024: USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt on bird flu, competition

USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.

Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Fred Gingrich with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners join to chat more about the impact the bird flu has had on the dairy industry.

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