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EPA hit with court order on insecticide as it tackles endangered species compliance

11/23/22 6:21 AM By Steve Davies

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The Environmental Protection Agency got a reminder, as if it needed one, of the need for a legally sufficient plan addressing the risks of pesticides to endangered species when a federal appeals court ordered it Tuesday to issue a new assessment on an insecticide used in blueberry and citrus production.

FWS lists lesser prairie chicken as both 'threatened' and 'endangered'

11/18/22 10:02 AM By Steve Davies

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The Fish and Wildlife Service is granting federal protections under the Endangered Species Act to the lesser prairie chicken, which farmers and ranchers have long sought to keep off the endangered species list.

Daybreak Nov. 18: Pelosi, top Dems, vacate leadership roles

11/18/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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House Democrats will soon be under new leadership. Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will step down from leadership along with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.

Daybreak Nov. 17: USDA looks to speed new conservation funding

11/17/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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USDA is taking steps to accelerate some of the $18 billion in new conservation funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act for climate-related farming practices.

Farmers, groups call for Senate action on workforce legislation

11/16/22 1:46 PM By Steve Davies

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Farmers and House lawmakers called on the Senate Wednesday to act swiftly on legislation addressing the farm labor crisis.

Daybreak Nov. 16: Zelensky: Black Sea grain deal should be ‘extended indefinitely’

11/16/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky doesn’t just want the Black Sea Grain Initiative to be extended before the deal expires Nov. 19 – he wants the deal to be “extended indefinitely.”

Climate conference in Egypt elevates ag issues

11/16/22 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

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Agriculture has played a prominent role at the United Nations climate conference, where a broad range of companies, groups and governments have been discussing issues ranging from reparations for climate damage to the role of livestock in contributing to and perhaps even mitigating the problem.

Stop using kids to clean food plants, judge orders company

11/16/22 6:07 AM By Steve Davies

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A Wisconsin cleaning company with contracts at food processing facilities across the country has been ordered to stop using workers under 18 years old.

Daybreak Nov. 15: Ag groups ask Congress to affirm FIFRA authority

11/15/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

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Agriculture groups are calling on Congress to expressly state that the nation’s pesticide law preempts states’ authority to craft their own warning labels for products.

Daybreak Nov. 14: Spending question faces lame duck session

11/14/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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Lawmakers return for their lame duck session this week with some significant unfinished business, including agreement on an omnibus spending bill to fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2023.

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June 28, 2026

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: Senate Ag Chair John Boozman on farm bill text release, additional farm aid

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a farm bill discussion draft this week that includes many important provisions for rural America, but doesn't address California's Proposition 12, year-round E15 or a delay of state SNAP cost-share requirements enacted in last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman joins Newsmakers to discuss the bill and its path forward.

Plus, Tara Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and Anne MacMillan with Invariant discuss the broader farm bill politics at play during the midterm election year and the White House's supplemental spending request to address the cost of the war in Iran, which includes $11.1 billion in additional farm aid and support for year-round sales of E15.

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