Articles by Steve Davies

Bayer will stay in current form, for now

03/06/24 6:12 AM By Steve Davies

Bayer won’t break into three divisions, its CEO said Tuesday at the company’s annual Capital Markets Day, where he discussed Bayer’s plans to implement a Dynamic Shared Ownership approach.

Daybreak March 5: PSA rule targets discriminatory, unfair practices in meat and poultry industry

03/05/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

USDA is releasing a final rule today under the Packers and Stockyards Act to protect meat and poultry producers from discrimination and retaliation by packers, swine dealers and live poultry dealers.

Daybreak March 4: Foreign farmland concerns, WIC land in FY24 spending package

03/04/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Lawmakers are set to vote this week on six of their 12 spending bills for fiscal 2024, more than five months into the fiscal year.

Daybreak Feb. 29: Shutdown averted – again

02/29/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Hannah Pagel, Noah Wicks, and Spencer Chase

Congressional leaders have reached a deal to avoid a partial shutdown of USDA and several other departments and agencies this weekend.

Vilsack says producers who suffered discrimination should get assistance this summer

02/28/24 6:49 PM By Steve Davies

Farmers who have experienced discrimination from USDA in farm lending programs should get assistance sometime this summer, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing Wednesday that lacked the partisan vitriol of the secretary’s appearance last week before the House Ag Committee.

Daybreak Feb. 28: Stabenow: Republicans trying to ‘stare me down’

02/28/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., used a White House event Tuesday to reiterate once again that she’s not giving in to GOP demands to take money from the nutrition title to fund other provisions in a new farm bill.

Ag groups accuse Corps, EPA of using 'secret' WOTUS guidance

02/28/24 6:32 AM By Steve Davies

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are using "secret guidance" to implement wetlands regulations, ag stakeholders said at a listening session Tuesday addressing the murky issues surrounding the “waters of the U.S.” rule.

Judge tosses NRCS Swampbuster rule

02/28/24 6:23 AM By Steve Davies

The Natural Resources Conservation Service will have to come up with a new rule explaining how it plans to determine whether farmers have wetlands on their property, after a federal judge tossed a 2020 rule in response to a lawsuit from the National Wildlife Federation.

Daybreak Feb. 27: Biden, congressional leaders to meet amid threatened shutdown

02/27/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Congressional leaders are due to meet with President Joe Biden today as lawmakers face a Friday deadline for keeping USDA and several other departments funded.

FTC challenging merger of Kroger, Albertsons

02/26/24 1:54 PM By Steve Davies

The Federal Trade Commission announced a challenge to Kroger’s $24.6 billion proposed acquisition of Albertsons, arguing the move would raise grocery prices for consumers and threaten workers’ livelihoods.

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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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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 19, 2024: Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., on farm bill, specialty crops

California Democrat Salud Carbajal sits on the House Ag Committee and is working on his first farm bill. He joins us to discuss the latest politics surrounding a farm bill timeline and whether or not the House Ag Committee can meet a Memorial Day deadline proposed by House Ag Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa. He also discusses the challenges facing the specialty crop industry and how mechanization can be used to help workforce shortages.

Then, Dennis Nuxoll with the Western Growers Association and Tom Sell with Combest, Sell & Associates join to chat about the political environment facing a farm bill and challenges facing specialty crop producers.

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