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Peterson sees SNAP battle as top obstacle for new farm bill

08/09/17 4:30 PM By Daniel Enoch

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2017 – The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee told an audience of sugar producers and processors Wednesday that the biggest problem facing congressional farm bill negotiators, beyond plain old financing, is going to be what to do with SNAP, the federal nutrition program that used to be called food stamps.

U.S. farmers and ranchers prepare for first round of NAFTA talks

08/09/17 7:00 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 - Next week U.S., Canadian and Mexican negotiators will be filling up the conference rooms at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in northwest Washington to begin the first round of deliberations on overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Perdue: Administration mulls guest worker improvements

08/09/17 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

WISCONSIN, August 9, 2017 - “Labor is a huge issue and we’ve got people working on it full time to provide some reasonable solutions not only for agriculture people but for the American people,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Agri-Pulse ...

U.S. poultry counting on South Korea, China to open markets soon

08/09/17 6:45 AM By Bill Tomson

SOUTH KOREA, August 9, 2017 - South Korea is expected to lift its ban on U.S. poultry as early as Friday and China may do the same not too long afterwards,...

Time for a regional approach to deal with bird flu outbreaks?

08/09/17 6:40 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 - Getting the South Korea ban lifted is the high-priority short-term goal for U.S. industry and government officials, but after that the goal is to get the Asian country to overhaul the way it bans poultry.

Penalty phase of Duarte case set for trial Aug. 15

08/09/17 6:35 AM By Steve Davies

SACRAMENTO, August 9, 2017 - The countdown has begun for the trial of California nursery owner John Duarte, who faces millions of dollars in fines and mitigation costs in a Clean Water Act prosecution that has become somewhat of a cause célèbre in the agricultural community.

FCC, Senate make moves to assist rural broadband

08/09/17 6:28 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 - The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Senate both took steps last week to help expand broadband service in rural areas.

Alfalfa checkoff funds new research

08/09/17 6:04 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 - Farmers looking to improve the quality and yield of their alfalfa crops are expected to benefit from the first-ever farmer-funded U.S. Alfalfa Farmer Research Initiative (USAFRI).

How Congress could score a bipartisan victory on energy

08/09/17 6:00 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2017 -While efforts to reform health care have fizzled and infrastructure and tax reform still seem like a heavy lift for this fall, there’s one piece of legislation that could actually give both parties a much needed legislative victory.

EPA’s Pruitt gathers input for WOTUS redo

08/08/17 10:29 PM By Ben Nuelle

DES MOINES, IOWA, Aug. 8, 2017 - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with farmers, elected officials, and ag industry leaders today to hear feedback on re-writing the Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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 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.

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