Articles by Steve Davies

Daybreak Feb. 20: Regan joining Vilsack at Classic as SAF announcement looms

02/20/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

EPA Administrator Michael Regan is going to join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Commodity Classic in Houston on March 1. That’s the day the Biden administration is supposed to announce its update of the GREET model that’s used to measure the carbon intensity of biofuels.

Daybreak Feb. 16: Former USDA economists call for new CCC limits

02/16/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, and Steve Davies

Some former top economists at USDA say it’s time for Congress to reimpose restrictions on the department’s use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, a revolving account that gives USDA broad leeway to support farm income.

Deere sales sluggish as farm economy slumps

02/15/24 12:20 PM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies

Deere and Co. is lowering its forecast for earnings as farmers slow down their equipment purchases amid a slump in commodity prices this year.

Daybreak Feb. 15: Vilsack headlines 2024 Ag Outlook

02/15/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

USDA’s 2024 Ag Outlook Forum kicks off today with an address from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Chief Economist Seth Meyer’s outlook on the U.S. farm economy.

EPA issues order allowing sale, use of dicamba

02/14/24 5:29 PM By Steve Davies

EPA will allow growers to use formerly registered dicamba formulations on cotton and soybeans this growing season, after hearing from numerous farm groups worried that last week's court decision vacating the registrations would cut off access to the herbicide.

Daybreak Feb. 14: Census confirms ag consolidation

02/14/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Fewer farms. More feedlots. Bigger operations. Older – and still mostly white -- producers.

Father and son get 30 months for black market marijuana sales

02/14/24 7:05 AM By Steve Davies

A father-son team that skirted Washington state’s marijuana production regulations for years have been sentenced to 30 months apiece for selling pot on the black market.

Potatoes' role in healthy diet examined

02/14/24 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s examination of which foods make up a healthy diet has the potato industry worried that the legendary spud will lose its status as a vegetable and thus a favored position in federal nutrition programs.

Land values stay high in area covered by KC Fed

02/14/24 6:10 AM By Steve Davies

Ag real estate values in the area covered by the Kansas City Fed stayed strong through the end of 2023, according to the latest survey of bankers in the area covered by the Tenth Federal Reserve District.

Ag Census finds fewer farms, older producers

02/13/24 1:41 PM By Steve Davies

The number of farms in the U.S. fell 7% over five years to about 1.9 million in 2022, and the average age of U.S. farmers rose slightly to 58.1, according to the latest Census of Agriculture.

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June 21, 2026

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Krysta Harden - U.S. Dairy Export Council

This week's Open Mic guest is Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Sales of dairy products in North America and around the globe have seen exponential increases over the past few decades. Harden discusses renewal of the USMCA trade agreement, proposed language in a new farm bill that would improve the outlook for dairy farmers and the International Year of the Women Farmer.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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