Government struggles to relieve pandemic-driven hunger

01/20/21 5:30 AM By Fran Howard

The $900 billion COVID relief bill, passed in late December, is providing new funding for programs to help feed the millions of people whose jobs have been lost to the pandemic, but anti-hunger advocates say more help is needed and have already turned to Congress and the incoming Biden administration for help.

USDA adds $500M to food box program

10/23/20 1:55 PM By Spencer Chase

The Department of Agriculture will funnel another $500 million to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program and plans to issue contracts for the fourth round of the program by the end of next week.

Daybreak Aug. 26: GOP makes case for Trump trade policies

08/26/20 9:02 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

Republicans used Day Two of their convention to make a full-throated defense of President Trump’s trade policies with testimonials of a dairy farmer and others.

Daybreak Aug. 13: Can Trump maintain his rural strength?

08/13/20 9:08 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to be in Des Moines, Iowa, today to formally launch the “Farmers & Ranchers for Trump” coalition. The event is set for this afternoon on the state fairgrounds. Pence also will speak at a town hall sponsored by Heritage Action, the political advocacy arm of the Heritage Foundation.

Daybreak: Hunger will go beyond COVID

08/05/20 2:35 PM By Brad Hooker

Central Valley readies for Housing for Harvest * USDA explains slow CFAP payments * Farm bankruptcies slow

Daybreak July 21: McConnell begins briefing senators on aid plan

07/21/20 10:01 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

Senate Republicans should start learning more about their leadership’s proposed new coronavirus relief package, which is expected to total about $1 trillion.

Tom Halverson, CoBank

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Halverson, president and CEO of CoBank. The balance of debt stocks of U.S. farmers has grown during the downturn in the overall farm economy, but thankfully, the load of debt service has been eased by the tailwinds of increased global trade and higher commodity prices as well as very low interest rates. CoBank’s Halverson expects borrowing rates to remain low and farm income to improve as global commodity stocks remain tight in the near future. Halverson is hopeful the Biden administration will pursue an aggressive global trade strategy and says the ag industry must be prepared to defend its position as part of the solution in any climate policy.

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In this opinion piece, National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett and Environmental Defense Fund vice president of ecosystems Britt Groosman, discuss the importance of implementing sustainable practices at scale across U.S. agriculture.

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Washington Week in Review: Jan. 22, 2021: Biden starts with action on climate, immigration

The early days of the Biden administration have been busy and include action on some key farm policy items. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase take a look at what has happened thus far and what is on the horizon.

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