Articles by Daniel Enoch

Ag groups see trade, farm bill among top challenges in 2018

01/03/18 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

International trade, a new farm bill, infrastructure and immigration are shaping up to be the big challenges facing U.S. agriculture in 2018, according to an informal survey of the major farm organizations and several commodity groups

Farm Hands on the Potomac -- Senate Ag Chairman Pat Roberts hires Robert Rosado

01/03/18 5:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., hired Robert Rosado as the panel’s senior professional staff responsible for nutrition, specialty crops and organics.

Trump signs sweeping tax overhaul bill into law

A Christmas present for Americans, president says

12/22/17 12:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

President Donald Trump signed into law today the sweeping tax overhaul legislation that Congress passed this week, saying he wanted to make good on his promise to give Americans the holiday present he’d promised by Christmas.

Opioid epidemic shows no signs of abatement: CDC report

12/21/17 1:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows no sign of abatement in the drug crisis facing Americans.

Groups urge Congress to approve tax extenders bill

12/19/17 4:45 AM By Daniel Enoch

More than 50 organizations representing a variety of energy, agriculture, business, transportation and real estate stakeholders are urging Congress to approve a multi-year extension of a series of expired tax benefits, including the $1-a-gallon credit that subsidizes biodiesel, before the end of the year.

FCC votes to end Obama-era Net Neutrality rules

12/14/17 4:19 PM By Daniel Enoch

The Federal Communication Commission on Thursday voted to end what its Republican members called the “heavy-handed” Obama-administration net neutrality rules, a move that critics say will leave poorer, often rural communities at a disadvantage when it comes to competing in the digital age.

California egg law faces new legal challenge

12/13/17 6:06 AM By Daniel Enoch

Missouri and a group of allied states have launched another legal battle to get rid of California’s egg-marketing regulations, only this time they’ve filed directly with the Supreme Court and with more ammunition.

Pig farmers doing right with antibiotics

12/13/17 5:52 AM By Daniel Enoch

The National Pork Board (NPB) is pointing to the FDA’s recent Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food Producing Animals as evidence that the nation’s 60,000 pig farmers are doing what’s right on the farm for people, pigs and the planet when it comes to their commitment to antibiotic stewardship.

Arizona to test SNAP fraud detection plan

12/13/17 5:45 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA has cleared the state of Arizona to test a program aimed at limiting fraud and reducing illegal trafficking of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit (EBT) cards.

Farm Hands on the Potomac, Dec 13, 2017

12/13/17 5:43 AM By Daniel Enoch

Stephen Vaden is another step closer to Senate confirmation as USDA’s top lawyer.

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May 12, 2024

Kailee Tkacz Buller, President and CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association

This week’s Open Mic guest is Kailee Tkacz Buller, President and CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association. The nation’s oilseed processing industry has rapidly been expanding capacity to meet growing demand for their products. Many new plants have been built, others are under construction and additional processing capacity could be added pending public policy decisions. Buller says renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel hold tremendous opportunities for further oilseed industry expansion. Buller hopes 40Z tax credit rules will include more acceptable climate smart production practices and less bundling. NOPA opposes policies that place caps on vegetable oil capacity and encourage imports of used cooking oil from foreign countries.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 10, 2024: Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., on farm bill, rural broadband

South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which will mark up a farm bill on May 23. He joins this week’s show to discuss the latest developments on the farm bill and what the next few weeks will look like. He also dives deeper into the rural broadband efforts.

Then, Joby Young with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Jonathan Coppess with the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois join this week’s show to discuss the political environment around a farm bill.

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