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USDA commits to equity work in wake of final commission report

03/06/24 6:22 AM By Steve Davies

The Equity Commission recently delivered its final report to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, but that doesn’t mean its work is done.

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 Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, 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 Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, 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, Spencer Chase, Steve Davies, Hannah Pagel, and Noah Wicks

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 Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, 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.

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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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