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Daybreak Oct. 13: House Dems struggle to cut spending plan

10/13/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

Democratic congressional leaders are under pressure from progressives to fund as many social programs as possible as the Build Back Better plan is pared back. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Tuesday that discussions are continuing about what to fund.

Ag’s climate funding at stake as Dems debate cuts to spending plan

10/13/21 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

More than $90 billion in agriculture spending, including a 50% increase in conservation program funding, is at stake as congressional Democrats wrangle over how to pare back their $3.5 trillion Build Back Better bill to woo critical moderate votes.

Supply chain woes hit US ag sector hard

10/13/21 6:41 AM By Bill Tomson

Whether it's backlogs at ports delaying the arrival of containers from China, congestion at railroad hubs, or slowdowns at American manufacturing plants, farmers and ranchers are seeing rising prices and mounting delays for machinery, spare parts, packaging material, inputs and other supplies they need to bring in their crops and market their commodities.

USDA rolls out timeline for federal vaccination mandate

10/13/21 6:13 AM By Noah Wicks

The Department of Agriculture will require all federal employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 22, except those who are “legally entitled to a reasonable or religious accommodation,” according to a workplace safety plan outlining the department's pandemic response.

Daybreak Oct. 12: House Ag Dems seek to protect agriculture funding

10/12/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

Democrats on the House Ag Committee are appealing to their party leaders to protect agriculture spending when they slash the size of the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better bill.

US begins new trade engagement with China; addresses lingering ‘phase one’ issues

10/09/21 11:27 AM By Bill Tomson

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke Friday with her Chinese counterpart to explain U.S. concerns over outstanding issues from the “phase one” trade pact as well as Chinese “state-led, non-market policies and practices that harm American workers, farmers and businesses,” according to the Office of the USTR.

Biden administration expands monument designations, frustrating rancher groups

10/08/21 4:08 PM By Spencer Chase

President Joe Biden has signed proclamations to expand the perimeters of several national monuments, a move that will alter the management of millions of acres of western lands.

Daybreak Oct. 8: Moderate Dem: Pelosi ‘didn’t level with us’

10/08/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

Now that the Senate has reached a deal to increase the federal debt limit, Democrats can turn their attention back to passing President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.

Torres Small wins confirmation to oversee USDA Rural Development

10/08/21 9:44 AM By Philip Brasher

The Senate confirms Former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., to serve as the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for rural development.

Vilsack discusses line speeds, meat processing investment at House Ag hearing

10/07/21 7:03 PM By Noah Wicks

A judge's ruling on pork line speed provisions was just one of many topics Vilsack discussed at a wide-ranging hearing, which also included testimony from Sen. Chuck Grassley and representatives from livestock industry groups, that brought out a number of different opinions on livestock issues like meat processing consolidation, beef market price transparency and lamb imports from the U.K.

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Meet the Farm Hand

10.14.2021

Meet the Farm Hand: Don Parrish, American Farm Bureau Federation

Don Parrish was a point man for agriculture during the Waters of the U.S. debate. In this interview, Parrish walks us through the highlights of his career prior to his recent retirement and how he became dedicated to water issues in Washington.

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