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US rice broadens market share in tight South Korean market

11/01/17 6:25 AM By Bill Tomson

Washington, Nov. 1, 2017 – As improbable as it may sound, South Koreans are eating less rice these days. And even more unlikely sounding, the U.S. is exporting more than it ever has to the Asian nation that doesn’t allow private companies to import the grain directly.

Ag sector losing faith in NAFTA talks

10/31/17 2:00 PM By Bill Tomson

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The U.S. farming sector is quickly losing confidence that the Trump administration is looking out for farmers' interests as it negotiates a new North American Free Trade Agreement.

FDA proposes revoking health claim for soy protein

10/30/17 5:27 PM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2017 – The Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke a health claim that consumption of soy protein can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).

Washington Week Ahead: Farmers have much at stake as House GOP rolls out tax plan

10/29/17 8:17 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2017 - House Republicans reveal the details of their tax reform plan this week as GOP leaders mount an ambitious pre-Thanksgiving campaign to get tax bills through both chambers before the holiday.

Ibach confirmed to USDA post

10/26/17 5:04 PM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2017 - The Senate on Thursday confirmed a second new undersecretary for the Agriculture Department, Nebraska Agriculture Director Greg Ibach, who will oversee the department’s marketing and regulatory programs.

Trump declares opioid crisis ‘public health emergency’ but commits no new funds

10/26/17 4:39 PM By Daniel Enoch

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2017 – President Donald Trump today said he’s ordering the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) to declare the opioid epidemic a national “public health emergency” but he failed to earmark any new money to deal with the crisis.

New farmworker visa program squeaks through panel

10/25/17 5:19 PM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - The House Judiciary Committee narrowly approved a proposed new agricultural guestworker program after two days of heated debate that saw Democrats take a page from President Trump's campaign playbook and argue that the plan would undercut U.S. wages by importing low-cost labor.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee leaders

Senate panel advances EPA nominees for air, water, chemicals

10/25/17 4:24 PM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 – Nominees for four critical positions at the Environmental Protection Agency have taken a big step toward assuming their posts at the agency.

USDA doing its part in opioid crisis, Hazlett says

10/25/17 4:15 PM By Daniel Enoch

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 – President Trump is expected to announce his long-awaited declaration that the opioid epidemic is a national emergency any day now, and Anne Hazlett says USDA is prepared to follow any further orders the president issues to deal with the crisis.

House Natural Resources Committee Witnesses

Western witnesses ask Congress for state-by-state sage grouse approach

10/25/17 3:43 PM By Spencer Chase

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 – A panel of Western stakeholders told the House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday that a sage grouse conservation plan needs to allow for more state input.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Krysta Harden - U.S. Dairy Export Council

This week's Open Mic guest is Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Sales of dairy products in North America and around the globe have seen exponential increases over the past few decades. Harden discusses renewal of the USMCA trade agreement, proposed language in a new farm bill that would improve the outlook for dairy farmers and the International Year of the Women Farmer.

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