Daybreak Jan 7: Extraordinary day sees Democrats flip Senate control

01/07/21 9:31 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

For all of the historic turmoil at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden is in a stronger position than ever as he prepares to take office. The Democratic sweep of the two Georgia runoffs gives Democrats control of an evenly divided Senate.

Daybreak Dec 7: Scoop: Boozman taps Poindexter for Senate Ag

12/07/20 9:03 AM By Sara Wyant, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

Martha Scott Poindexter will be returning to the Senate Agriculture Committee as staff director for GOP Sen. John Boozman, according to sources close to the Arkansas senator.

Daybreak Nov 30: Congress returns to Washington with government funding top of mind

11/30/20 9:51 AM By Phil Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Steve Davies

The House and Senate are both heading back to Capitol Hill this week as a partial government shutdown looms at the end of next week.

Agri-Pulse year in review: Trade, MFP dominate 2019 ag news

12/29/19 5:30 PM By Spencer Chase

In 2019, the attention of farm country was keenly focused on international trade developments, and the Trump administration’s efforts to lessen their blow on producers, according to an analysis of Agri-Pulse's website traffic throughout the year.

National Pork Board CEO Bill Even

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board. Last year proved challenging for the nation’s swine producers and the pork industry despite a record-setting pace for global pork sales. While the new year offers challenges from higher feed costs, Even suggests the packing industry is processing animals at near capacity and demand for pork remains robust from both domestic and global markets. A continuing shift of consumers purchasing food online has brought new avenues in product promotion and associations in the food industry to reach consumers. Even says net-zero emissions for producing swine is attainable building on a well-documented path of sustainable production practices.

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Opinion: Policymakers have a huge opportunity to leverage venture investment in food and agriculture. Here’s how.

In this opinion piece, Sanjeev Krishnan with S2G Ventures outlines a path that policymakers can follow to avoid the issues that arise when policy lags behind food and ag tech investment and innovation.

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Agri-Pulse interview with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack: March 2, 2021

Less than a week into his second stint on the job, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has already identified the key immediate priorities for USDA to address. Vilsack addresses those priorities and more in this interview with Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher, Spencer Chase and Sara Wyant.

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