Articles by Philip Brasher

Washington Week Ahead: Court pick coming, war on regs continues

01/29/17 12:00 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2017 - President Donald Trump has promised to announce a Supreme Court nominee this week, while Congress begins to move measures to kill new regulations on the energy industry.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for January 27, 2017

01/27/17 8:26 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2017 - President Donald Trump has thrown another curve ball to Congress on tax reform and trade. As he flew back to Washington yesterday from a speech in Philadelphia at the congressional GOP retreat, his spokesman raised the idea of paying for the wall with Mexico with a 20-percent tax on imports.

Trump budget being watched for attacks on USDA programs

01/25/17 1:41 PM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2017 - President Donald Trump’s team has been plotting to use his first budget plan to make a case that he’s serious about cutting spending and weeding out programs considered unnecessary. Word leaked just ahead of the president’s inauguration that advisers were developing proposals based on...

Crop insurance, SNAP cost projections fall sharply

01/25/17 1:30 PM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2017 - Defenders of farm and nutrition programs are going to like the latest budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office. They show the costs of crop insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dropping sharply over the coming years.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for January 25, 2017

01/25/17 8:16 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2017 - Congress is shutting down for the rest of the week as Republican lawmakers head to Philadelphia for a three-day retreat.

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

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

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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

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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.

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

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

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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.

Trump picks Perdue for agriculture secretary, ending historically long search

01/19/17 10:06 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - After the longest search for a USDA chief in modern history, President-elect Donald Trump will nominate for agriculture secretary former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, a longtime rural agribusinessman who originally trained as a veterinarian.

USDA proposes overhaul of biotech rules as Obama leaves

01/18/17 10:37 AM By Philip Brasher

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - As he leaves office, President Obama’s administration is releasing a series of proposals to update and streamline the regulation of genetically engineered crops and animals.

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Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Donnell Rehagen - Clean Fuels Alliance America

This week's Open Mic guest is Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America. Members of the groups spent last week in Washington reporting the positive impact the EPA's higher RVO numbers are already having in their industry. Later in the week, USDA finalized the Regenerative Feedstocks rule and provided an updated version of the USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator. Rehagen says the industry is poised for growth and hopes future RVO guidance can provide room for continued expansion of the renewable fuels sector.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Thompson on ag labor bill, USDA Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins on NWS response

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson introduced the Save Agriculture’s Workforce Act this week. He comes to the studio to discuss how it would significantly expand and modernize the H-2A agricultural guest worker program. Plus, USDA APHIS Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins provides an update on New World screwworm response and the factors being considered to reopen the Southern border to cattle imports.

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