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Commodity program dispute stalls farm bill

09/26/18 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

With the new farm bill likely stalled until after the November mid-term elections, one of the biggest disputes still to be ironed out is a provision in the House farm bill that would end commodity program payments for acreage on which farmers haven’t been growing program crops.

Washington Week Ahead: Farm bill, budget deadlines face lawmakers

09/23/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The 2014 farm bill is set to expire next Sunday, leaving numerous programs in limbo while congressional negotiators continue struggling to reach agreement on a range of issues.

Looming farm bill expiration yields uncertainty over funding

09/19/18 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher

The 2014 farm bill is set to expire in just over one week, raising concerns about disruptions in a number of programs, including one of the largest conservation programs as well as much smaller programs that help commodity groups open overseas markets.

Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers struggle to finish farm, spending bills

09/16/18 9:08 AM By Philip Brasher

Farm bill negotiators are in danger of missing their deadline for agreeing on a new measure before the 2014 farm law expires Sept. 30 after failing to reach a deal last week.

Broadband money, policy issues in play as fiscal deadline looms

09/12/18 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

House and Senate negotiators are likely to provide another infusion of cash into rural broadband development, but an effort to repeal the Obama-era “waters of the U.S. rule” doesn’t appear likely to survive the talks on fiscal 2019 spending bills.

Washington Week Ahead: Farm bill talks at crucial stage

09/09/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The farm bill negotiators face a self-imposed deadline this week for reaching a deal that Congress could act on by the end of the month when the 2014 farm bill expires.

Senate leader prods farm bill negotiators for quick deal

09/05/18 3:31 PM By Philip Brasher

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pressed farm bill negotiators to finalize an agreement as quickly as possible, but House Republicans used the conference committee’s first formal meeting to continue to press senators to accept tighter work requirements for food stamp recipients.

Lawmakers look to finalize farm bill as clock ticks down

09/05/18 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher

Farm bill negotiators have yet to resolve the toughest differences between the House and Senate versions even as their self-imposed deadline of Sept. 30 looms less than a month away.

Washington Week Ahead: Farm bill negotiators meet as deadline looms

09/02/18 9:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The House and Senate farm bill negotiators meet formally for the first time this week with the expiration of the 2014 law less than a month away.

Control of Congress may turn on farm state House districts

08/29/18 6:36 AM By Philip Brasher

Trade and agriculture issues may play unusually prominent roles in congressional races this fall as Democrats look to seize control of the House and hang on to Senate seats they hold in farm states that President Donald Trump carried in 2016.

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April 21, 2024

Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. The Biden administration recently announced its Bioeconomy Board, creating new products and services to boost the U.S. economy and workforce and enhance our quality of life and the environment. Ellikidis says BIO’s goal is simply to advocate for the possible. She sees products that will improve agriculture productivity while at the same time lessen the industry’s environmental footprint. Ellikidis says the nation’s regulatory structure is strained to keep up with scientific advancements provided by fast-moving private industry research.

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USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.

Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Fred Gingrich with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners join to chat more about the impact the bird flu has had on the dairy industry.

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