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Growers urged to weigh in with EPA on pyrethroids

01/25/17 12:50 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2017 - One of the major manufacturers of pyrethroids says the Environmental Protection Agency did not use “real world” data to assess the chemicals, which led it to overstate...

Cargill wants its feedlot sustainability initiative to be ‘the model’

01/25/17 9:00 AM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2017 - To hear Todd Allen tell it, Cargill is only now talking publicly about feedlot improvements that have been in the works for years.

Will Senate support biofuels if Trump won't?

01/24/17 9:00 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2017 – Whether it’s whistling in the dark or confidence based on past achievements and bipartisan Senate support, one biofuels policy insider expects biodiesel and other advanced biofuels to continue their rapid growth.

Trump pulls out of Trans-Pacific Partnership

01/23/17 3:00 PM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2017 - President Donald Trump today officially pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade pact that the Obama administration spent years orchestrating in order to give the U.S. a new leadership role among Pacific Rim countries.

Washington Week Ahead: Trump delays regulations, looks to trade deals

01/22/17 12:00 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2017 - President Donald Trump moves ahead with filling out his new administration after taking early action to stall some of Barack Obama's last-minute regulations. Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, will head to a retreat this week to discuss how to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Trump stalls livestock marketing rule

01/21/17 6:00 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2017 - The Trump administration has delayed a new Agriculture Department rule that sets standards of proof for livestock and poultry producers who believe they have been harmed by processors' business practices.

Giancarlo designated as acting CFTC chairman

01/20/17 4:00 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2017 – J. Christopher Giancarlo today was designated acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that oversees the commodity futures, options and swaps industry.

Roberts backs Perdue for Ag Sec with an 'Amen, brother'

01/20/17 3:55 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2017 - President-elect Donald Trump made it official this morning, naming former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as his choice for Agriculture Secretary, drawing an immediate endorsement from a lawmaker who will play a key role in Perdue's confirmation process. “I'm delighted,” Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts said when asked about Trump's choice.

Trump pledges 'America First' on trade, taxes, immigration

01/20/17 3:50 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2017 - Donald Trump assumed the presidency today with a strong, populist pledge to rebuild the economy and the nation’s infrastructure by putting American interests first.

Clovis takes lead in installing Trump team at USDA

01/20/17 9:00 AM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2017 - Sam Clovis, Donald Trump’s top farm policy adviser during the presidential campaign, will be leading the transition group installing his team and policy at the Agriculture Department.

Bill Hurley, AGCO Corporation

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Bill Hurley, Vice President of Global Government Affairs for AGCO Corporation and Chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Agriculture Sector Board. This week “A Celebration of Modern Agriculture” returns to the National Mall in Washington D.C. The event features a display of the technology in farm machinery that’s helping to feed and fuel a growing global population. Exhibiting companies will share how advanced technology is helping farmers not only increase production but also protect the environment with improved sustainability. Hurley says technology enables farmers to apply precision practices to individual plants in a field.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 3, 2024: Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., on farm bill, dairy operations, SAF

Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She joins this week’s show to discuss the latest movement on the farm bill and what the next couple of months will look like. She also dives deeper into the latest Sustainable Aviation Fuel announcement that was made this week.

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