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Farm Hands West: Lyons out with Newsom

02/26/20 8:17 AM By Hannah Pagel

Bill Lyons, former CDFA secretary, leaves Gov. Gavin Newsom's staff where he served as the agriculture liaison.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Vilsack agrees to monitor opioids at Purdue Pharma

02/26/20 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Purdue Pharma taps former Secretary Tom Vilsack to help monitor opioid marketing and Secretary Perdue appoints a new administrator of FSIS.

Farm Hands West: Borchard added to CFFA

02/19/20 7:44 AM By Hannah Pagel

The California Fresh Fruit Association has hired Adam Borchard as the new director of government and public policy.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: EPA adds Benevento

02/19/20 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Many appointments and transitions taking place this week at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.

This week’s Open Mic guest is South Dakota U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson. As the lame-duck session wraps up the 116th Congress, Johnson believes a targeted COVID relief package could be approved. Johnson speaks to opportunities and challenges from the Biden Climate agenda including the Paris Climate Accord. Johnson discusses mandatory price reporting issues that will come before legislators and the PRICE Act that addresses many concerns about cattle price discovery. He says there’s still a need for nutrition reform and expects the issue to see attention in debate for the 2023 farm bill. Johnson is skeptical the new administration can bring consensus on immigration reform.

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11.20.2020

Washington Week in Review: Nov. 20, 2020: Sen. Pat Roberts

In the same week his portrait that will hang in the Senate Ag Committee hearing room was unveiled, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., joined Agri-Pulse to reflect on his time as chair of the committee and on lessons learned from a career in farm policy.

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