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Philippines opens up to more pork imports

04/07/21 1:43 PM By Bill Tomson

The Philippines, already a big importer of U.S. pork, is lowering its tariffs to allow for more foreign supplies as the country continues to battle African swine fever, according to an announcement made Wednesday by the National Pork Producers Council.

Biden infrastructure plan hits major rural needs, but short on detail, ag funding

04/07/21 6:00 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

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President Joe Biden's $2.7 trillion infrastructure plan would address some long-standing needs in rural America with substantial new funding for roads, bridges, waterways and broadband, but the plan doesn't provide the major boost in farm conservation spending that many ag groups say is needed to get more farmers to adopt climate-smart practices.

Redefinition of 'metropolitan' region could hurt rural areas

04/07/21 5:55 AM By Steve Davies

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The White House Office of Management and Budget is catching heat for a proposal to change how it defines "metropolitan" areas in a way that could leave sparsely populated counties competing with much larger ones for federal dollars.

Blue Dogs fight for congressional clout as numbers dwindle

04/07/21 5:50 AM By Ben Nuelle

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House Democrats hold a fragile majority in Congress, and and party moderates, many in rural districts, say they hold the key to keeping that majority in 2022 because of their connection with Republican voters.

US scrambles to save organic ag trade relationship with Mexico

04/07/21 5:45 AM By Bill Tomson

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New regulations in Mexico threaten to disrupt more than $100 million in organic food trade with the U.S., and the Biden administration has less than three months to address the situation before the requirements take effect.

The FarmWise Titan is a semi-autonomous weeding robot.

Ag tech innovations expand as farms continue search for labor savings

04/07/21 5:40 AM By Amy Mayer

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The intersection of increasing labor shortages, higher pay for agricultural workers, and new attention to employee safety is highlighting efforts to bring labor-saving technologies to specialty crop fields.

Nevada grazing permit decision has ranchers concerned

04/07/21 5:35 AM By Steve Davies

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Ranchers and environmental advocates are keeping a close eye on a decision by an Interior Department administrative law judge that found the Bureau of Land Management did not adequately analyze the impacts of grazing on greater sage-grouse habitat in Nevada.

Daybreak April 7: Cabinet members trying to sell infrastructure plan

04/07/21 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

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President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan is vague about a lot of details, including how $17 billion for waterways would be spent. But Tracy Zea of the Waterways Council tells Agri-Pulse that he expects at least $3 billion to be available for inland waterway projects. That could pay for replacing two sets of aging locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system, he said.

Daybreak April 6: Biden pushes back against infrastructure critics

04/06/21 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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President Joe Biden pushed back against Republicans who are arguing his infrastructure bill has unrelated items in it. Projects related to clean water, schools and high-speed rail all qualify as infrastructure projects, he said.

Daybreak April 5: Moderate rural Democrats not opposed to moving infrastructure bill through reconciliation

04/05/21 11:00 AM By Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

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The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is not opposed to moving President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill through the reconciliation budget process if Republicans don’t come to the table.

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06.26.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Senate Ag Chair John Boozman on farm bill text release, additional farm aid

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a farm bill discussion draft this week that includes many important provisions for rural America, but doesn't address California's Proposition 12, year-round E15 or a delay of state SNAP cost-share requirements enacted in last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman joins Newsmakers to discuss the bill and its path forward.

Plus, Tara Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and Anne MacMillan with Invariant discuss the broader farm bill politics at play during the midterm election year and the White House's supplemental spending request to address the cost of the war in Iran, which includes $11.1 billion in additional farm aid and support for year-round sales of E15.

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