Jacqui Fatka

How technology can help solve agriculture's labor woes

09/05/23 11:54 AM By Jacqui Fatka

As the costs of technologies go down and labor costs go up, farmers in all segments of agriculture see mechanization and artificial intelligence as opportunities to stay ahead. But numerous technological, regulatory and cost challenges will have to be overcome first.

Daybreak Sept. 5: Biden admin. tells courts of revised WOTUS rule, clearing way for continued litigation

09/05/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

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The Biden administration has informed federal courts that have enjoined its “waters of the U.S.” rule that it has revised that rule to conform with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision, allowing litigation to move forward.

Daybreak Sept. 1: Peterson: Be careful about asking other committees for more farm bill money

09/01/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Noah Wicks, and Sara Wyant

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Fresh from visiting members of the House and Senate Ag Committee and their staffs, former House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says everyone seems to be working very well together, drafting each title, working through the issues “and that’s a good thing. The non-controversial stuff is well in hand.”

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Daybreak Aug. 31: Vilsack defends new WOTUS rule

08/31/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Spencer Chase, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Environmental Protection Agency’s work to redefine what constitutes a “water of the U.S.” should make the regulation easier to understand in farm country, an opinion that runs contrary to the opinion of many ag groups.

Daybreak Aug. 30: Senators write letter in opposition to EATS Act

08/30/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

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Senate opposition is growing against the inclusion of Sen. Roger Marshall and Rep. Ashley Hinson’s Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2023 farm bill.

GusNIP supporters want key changes in next farm bill

08/30/23 6:15 AM By Jacqui Fatka

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Bipartisan momentum is building to scale up and tweak the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) and enhance the offering of the healthy incentive pilots funded at $20 million in the 2008 farm bill.

The ripple effects of ag’s immigrant challenges

H-2A wage rates, regulations frustrate farmers, while H-2B cap hits other employers

08/28/23 10:39 AM By Jacqui Fatka

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As farmers and companies in the food and ag sector struggle to find workers, many have increasingly turned to recruiting foreign workers through visa programs, including H-2A. Demand for H-2A workers, who can take seasonal jobs on crop or livestock operations, has been skyrocketing. Meanwhile, others in the sector are trying to use smaller visa programs, such as H-2B or J-1.

Daybreak Aug. 28: RFA questions EPA advisory board assertion on ethanol’s GHG value

08/28/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

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The Renewable Fuels Association is criticizing what it calls “specious” claims by EPA’s Science Advisory Board about the benefits of corn starch ethanol.

Daybreak Aug. 25: Ethanol group CEO says Treasury Department should move faster on clean fuel tax credits

08/25/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

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American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings says he expects the Treasury Department to provide clear direction on Inflation Reduction Act clean fuel and sustainable aviation fuel tax credits “sooner rather than later.” But he’s concerned about the pace of the agency’s progress.

Daybreak Aug. 24: Praise for FDA’s new deputy commissioner choice

08/24/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

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The Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that former EPA official Jim Jones would be the new deputy commissioner for human foods received applause from all quarters Wednesday.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: IFPA's Cathy Burns on ag labor and packaging regulations; Ag groups on Brazil

Several states are moving forward with Extended Producer Responsibility laws that shift the cost of recycling packaging from local governments to producers of consumer products. International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns explains the consequences of the policy. Plus, Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association and Krista Swanson with the National Corn Growers Association outline how their sectors are being impacted by Brazil's ag production.

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