Articles by Spencer Chase

Witnesses, lawmakers decry efforts to cap crop insurance premium subsidies

07/20/22 12:41 PM By Spencer Chase

Producers and crop insurance industry experts implored a House Ag subcommittee Wednesday to protect the program from cuts in the upcoming farm bill.

USDA outlines steps to improve infant formula access through WIC

07/20/22 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

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Online shopping and supply chain resiliency are two of the hallmark policies the Department of Agriculture plans to take to address infant formula access through the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

USMEF conducting grilling contest in Peru

07/20/22 6:05 AM By Spencer Chase

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An effort to drive more sales of American red meat is taking the form of a nationwide cooking competition in a key South American market.

Agri-Pulse adds Huneke as Newsmakers producer

07/18/22 2:10 PM By Spencer Chase and Sara Wyant

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Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc., is proud to announce the addition of Andrew Huneke as the producer of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.

Thompson seeks more information on nutrition, farm program language in upcoming farm bill

07/15/22 2:45 PM By Hannah Pagel and Spencer Chase

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A key Capitol Hill Republican says he plans to focus closely on the nutrition title during deliberations surrounding the upcoming farm bill.

Durbin, DeLauro introduce bill to create new food safety agency

07/13/22 11:39 AM By Spencer Chase

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A pair of senior House and Senate Democrats are offering legislation that would spin off the existing food safety functions of the Food and Drug Administration into a new, separate federal agency.

Garamendi sees dockworker negotiations coming to conclusion ‘in short order’

07/11/22 1:37 PM By Spencer Chase

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A California Democrat says he’s optimistic negotiations to secure a workforce at the nation’s West Coast ports will come to a timely conclusion.

USDA taking applications on bioproduct pilot

06/29/22 6:05 AM By Spencer Chase

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The Department of Agriculture is giving interested parties through the end of August to submit their applications for a new pilot program aiming to support biobased product development.

Daybreak June 27: USDA raises inflation estimate

06/27/22 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, and Steve Davies

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USDA has sharply raised its forecast for food inflation this year.

Farm Bureau hires Young as next top executive

06/24/22 4:25 PM By Spencer Chase and Sara Wyant

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The American Farm Bureau Federation has selected Joby Young, a former Trump administration official with Capitol Hill experience, as its new executive vice president.

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July 04, 2026

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Mike Joyner - Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association

This week's Open Mic guest is Mike Joyner, President of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association. At a time when more Americans are turning more health conscious by adding fruits and vegetables to their diets, many of the nation's specialty crop growers are struggling to survive. Joyner says the volume of imports from Mexico and other countries continues to grow, depressing opportunities for domestic growers. Specialty crop growers face ongoing challenges in finding an adequate workforce and support legislative efforts to revise the nation's H-2A regulations. Joyner says specialty crop growers need better crop insurance coverage options and hope future assistance programs are more equitable for fruit and vegetable farmers.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Thompson on ag labor bill, USDA Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins on NWS response

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson introduced the Save Agriculture’s Workforce Act this week. He comes to the studio to discuss how it would significantly expand and modernize the H-2A agricultural guest worker program. Plus, USDA APHIS Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins provides an update on New World screwworm response and the factors being considered to reopen the Southern border to cattle imports.

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