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Shutdown politics snags disaster aid

01/16/19 6:24 PM By Philip Brasher

A supplemental appropriations bill that includes $3 billion in agricultural disaster aid passed the House over Republican opposition on Wednesday after Democrats attached a provision that would reopen the government without resolving the impasse with President Donald Trump.

Wheeler pushing to get E15 rule done by summer

But shutdown could delay regulations, he tells Senate panel

01/16/19 2:50 PM By Steve Davies

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EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler plans to issue a rule allowing year-round use of E15 by the summer driving season, provided the government shutdown ends in a “reasonable” length of time.

USDA to open FSA offices temporarily

01/16/19 12:05 PM By Ben Nuelle

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About half the Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency offices will reopen temporarily during the government shutdown, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday.

Farm Bureau delegates shift immigration, trade policies

01/16/19 6:42 AM By Spencer Chase and Sara Wyant

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The policy session at the close of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention wasn’t exactly an action-packed affair, but several policy shifts approved by members could have ripple effects on farm policy.

Shutdown squeezes overseas ag promotion

01/16/19 6:36 AM By Bill Tomson

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It’s been months since any funds have been available for government programs that help American farmers sell their commodities overseas.

Farm credit lenders: Conditions are a 'mixed bag'

01/16/19 6:30 AM By Ben Nuelle

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Lenders see a 'mixed bag' of credit conditions across the country.

Three- to four-pasture rotation system in Texas

Farm bill spares but ‘downplays’ major conservation program

01/16/19 6:24 AM By Philip Brasher

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The Conservation Stewardship Program has survived and grown despite repeated attacks by critics in Congress and in some administrations, but one of those critics, Texas GOP Rep. Mike Conaway, believes he has finally succeeded in pushing CSP toward the door.

Dairy farmers urged to consider overhauled program

01/16/19 6:21 AM By Philip Brasher

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Dairy analysts are urging milk producers who rejected the old Margin Protection Program to consider signing up for the new version created by the 2018 farm bill because it’s far more likely to provide payments than MPP.

Infrastructure package on tap, and ag wants in

01/16/19 6:15 AM By Ed Maixner

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America’s agribusiness sector wants some slices of whatever Congress cooks up for roads, bridges, rural broadband and other improvements.

King losing Ag, Judiciary seats

01/14/19 9:19 PM By Philip Brasher

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Iowa Rep. Steve King, who represents one of the most agriculturally intensive districts in the nation, is being stripped of his House committee assignments, including senior positions on the Agriculture and Judiciary panels, as punishment for his latest racially insensitive comments.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Donnell Rehagen - Clean Fuels Alliance America

This week's Open Mic guest is Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America. Members of the groups spent last week in Washington reporting the positive impact the EPA's higher RVO numbers are already having in their industry. Later in the week, USDA finalized the Regenerative Feedstocks rule and provided an updated version of the USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator. Rehagen says the industry is poised for growth and hopes future RVO guidance can provide room for continued expansion of the renewable fuels sector.

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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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