Farm Hands on the Potomac: Key staff moving on up and around Capitol Hill

05/29/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Key staffers are moving on up and around Capitol Hill.

Washington Week Ahead: Trump talks to nation, EPA nominee set to advance

02/03/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump makes his case to the nation this week for his trade and immigration policies, while Senate Republicans look to advance Anthony Wheeler’s nomination to be administrator of the EPA.

House Democrats set key leadership for ag policy

01/30/19 6:41 AM By Philip Brasher

House Democrats have named the key subcommittee leaders who will play critical roles in agriculture and food policy, and they range from veterans steeped in past battles to a first-term lawmaker who is a former CIA operations officer.

Broadband is the linchpin in farm productivity of the future

07/18/18 6:30 AM By Sandra Cowherd

New technologies allow people in even the most remote areas to do business on a global scale, but only if they have broadband connectivity.

Washington Week Ahead: Conaway looks to nail down farm bill votes

05/06/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

House Republican leaders this week look to shore up GOP support for their farm bill while finding the necessary support to defeat amendments that target commodity programs or crop insurance.

Washington Week Ahead: Spending deadline looms as lawmakers deal

01/14/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Lawmakers face a Friday deadline to pass a new stopgap funding bill as they struggle to reach agreement on immigration and tax issues as well as a disaster bill that would include new assistance for farmers.

Farm Hands on the Potomac...Nov. 1, 2017

11/01/17 5:00 AM

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The White House says President Trump plans to appoint Eddie Joe Williams of Arkansas to serve as the federal representative to the Southern States Energy Board.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 3, 2017

03/03/17 8:27 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 3, 2017 - Talk is picking up on Capitol Hill about possible long-term revisions to the 10-year-old Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates the usage of corn ethanol and other biofuels.

Rod Hebrink, Compeer Financial

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Rod Hebrink, President and CEO of Compeer Financial. Farmers have spent much of 2019 hoping for better markets, trade agreements and certainly weather. Hebrink says the current farm economy may show similarities to the 1980s, but the financial state of the industry as a whole is much different. Hebrink says government risk management tools and trade assistance have been a lifeline for many operations, but the industry desperately needs open markets and better prices into the new crop year.

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Opinion: Farmers can benefit from climate legislation

The fall harvest has finally wrapped up in Indiana, putting an end to a year that tested the willpower of farmers throughout our region. In addition to ongoing economic challenges, it was officially the wettest year on record. U.S. farmers couldn’t plant more than 19 million waterlogged acres, the majority of which were in the Midwest. Amid all these troubles, there are still areas of hope for the agriculture sector, and that’s why I’m on Capitol Hill this week.

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