Farm Hands on the Potomac: Lachenmayr appointed CFTC’s liaison to USDA

06/03/20 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Christa Lachenmayr has been appointed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s liaison to the Department of Agriculture and Swen Neufeldt has been named group vice president and president of Hormel Foods International Corp.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Azar taps Sharpless for acting FDA Commissioner

03/13/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that National Cancer Institute Director Ned Sharpless will serve as acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner after Scott Gottlieb leaves the agency next month.

Kip Tom picked as ambassador to UN food programs

07/12/18 1:00 PM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump has picked Indiana agriculture leader Kip Tom to be the U.S. representative in Rome to the U.N. World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization.

Opinion: The Missing Link in Global Food Security

07/27/17 9:45 AM By Marshall Matz

The 2018 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Report notes that global food production will have to increase by 60 percent to meet the needs of 9 billion people forecast for 2050.

Opinion: The strategic grain reserve for your living room

05/26/17 12:02 PM By Dan Glickman

Consider this modern paradox: At a time when 20 million people around the world face starvation, roughly one-third of all food grown for human consumption is lost or wasted.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 9, 2017

03/09/17 8:07 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 9, 2017 - The House Agriculture Committee continues a series of hearings on the next farm bill today, and there will be a spotlight on dozens of programs that won’t have funding unless Congress comes up with more money.

Farm Hands on the Potomac…for March 1, 2017

03/01/17 1:23 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1, 2017 - DaNita Murray has some added responsibility on the majority staff of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Frey Farms CEO Sarah Frey

This week’s Open Mic guest is Sarah Frey, President and CEO of Frey Farms. As this year’s winner of the Woman in Produce Award from the United Fresh Produce Association, Frey is a shining example of a true entrepreneur who saved the family farm and grew a business that encompasses a variety of specialty crops grown in multiple states. In this interview, Frey offers her thoughts on the challenges of seeing ag labor reform in Washington, the shortfalls of the recently enacted USMCA, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought permanent change to the food retail sector. The author of a new book, “The Growing Season” which will be released later this month, she shares her thought about developing future leaders in agriculture.

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Opinion: Animal Disease Prevention: Critical to the Nation’s Public Health

Dr. Doug Kratt with the American Veterinary Medical Association, discusses why we must recognize that zoonotic diseases, or diseases transmitted from animals to humans, remain a constant threat to animal health, public health, and the nation’s food supply.

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Washington Week in Review: Aug. 7, 2020: Rep. Glenn Thompson on COVID aid, new farm bill

Negotiations on new coronavirus aid from Capitol Hill are showing no signs of real progress, leaving many to wonder what the relief picture will look like for production agriculture and federal nutrition assistance. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss the state of those talks and how farm policy might respond to the pandemic and other challenges in the years to come.

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