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US lawmakers look to trade to counter China’s strength

04/28/21 6:43 AM By Bill Tomson

Lawmakers, lobbyists and farm groups are anxious for the Biden administration to take its first concrete steps to begin negotiating international trade agreements and reform at the World Trade Organization to improve international access for U.S. goods as well as rein in China’s expanding global influence.

Biofuel, refiner groups anxiously await SCOTUS ruling

04/28/21 6:31 AM By Ben Nuelle

After making their case to the Supreme Court, biofuel industry officials are expressing confidence that the justices will agree to restrict the issuance of small refinery exemptions.

Justices batter biofuels, refiners in waiver case

04/27/21 1:26 PM By Ben Nuelle

Supreme Court justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism that oil refiners are legally eligible for biofuel exemptions even if previous waivers have lapsed.

Daybreak April 27: Minnesota spared, southern states win in Census

04/27/21 10:00 AM By Ben Nuelle, Sara Wyant, Ed Maixner, and Bill Tomson

Several major ag states, led by Illinois, are losing seats in the U.S House as a result of the 2020 Census.

Daybreak April 26: New tax proposals, spending on tap

04/26/21 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

President Joe Biden is expected to release a new round of spending proposals this week, plus the tax increases to pay for them. Farm groups have been raising concerns for weeks about those tax proposals in the expectation they will include either the elimination of stepped-up basis or a new “transfer” tax on inherited assets.

Washington Week Ahead: Biden proposing tax hikes, SCOTUS mulls ethanol case

04/25/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

Farm groups are bracing for President Joe Biden to propose higher taxes on inherited assets and capital gains this week, while the Supreme Court takes up the authority of EPA to exempt refiners from biofuel usage requirements.

Scott says Black farmer legislation will include tax incentives

04/23/21 3:38 PM By Steve Davies

The House Agriculture Committee is working on a bill to help Black farmers increase their market share by providing tax incentives to suppliers to buy their products, committee chairman David Scott, D-Ga., said on a webinar Friday on diversity and inclusion in agriculture moderated by Agri-Pulse.

Daybreak April 23: Vilsack defends planned CRP expansion

04/23/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

The nation’s largest farm group is calling on the White House to clarify President Joe Biden’s goal of conserving 30% of U.S. land by 2030.

“The concerns of farmers and ranchers are escalating regarding the intent of the 30x30 goal, the definition of conservation, and the metrics for defining success, among other things,” the American Farm Bureau Federation says in a letter to the White House.

USDA deputy secretary nominee gets warm reception from Senate Ag

04/22/21 2:50 PM By Steve Davies

Jewel Bronaugh, the first African-American woman nominated to serve as deputy secretary of agriculture, sailed through her confirmation hearing as she pledged to work closely with senators on issues affecting the nation’s producers.

Senate Ag moves Stabenow-Braun climate bill

04/22/21 12:56 PM By Steve Davies

The Senate Agriculture Committee has cleared the way for floor consideration of the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which would help farmers, ranchers and foresters take part in voluntary carbon markets.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 10, 2024: Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., on farm bill, rural broadband

South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which will mark up a farm bill on May 23. He joins this week’s show to discuss the latest developments on the farm bill and what the next few weeks will look like. He also dives deeper into the rural broadband efforts.

Then, Joby Young with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Jonathan Coppess with the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois join this week’s show to discuss the political environment around a farm bill.

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