Draft Democratic platform pledges subsidy reforms, tough trade actions

07/23/20 11:03 AM By Philip Brasher

The Democratic Party’s draft 2020 platform calls for directing more farm subsidies to small and medium-size farms while making the agriculture sector the first in the first world to eliminate net carbon emissions.

Dairy producers, processors jointly appeal for pandemic relief

04/06/20 10:28 PM By Philip Brasher

The National Milk Producers Federation and International Dairy Foods Association are jointly asking USDA to rescue the industry from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by paying farms to cut production and providing forgivable loans to processors to keep buying milk.

As outbreak grips nation, House OKs expanded food assistance

03/14/20 2:55 AM By Philip Brasher

The House passes a coronavirus outbreak relief package backed by President Donald Trump that would expand domestic feeding programs and suspend work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Food insecurity declines to prerecession levels

09/04/19 10:20 AM By Steve Davies

Food-insecure households in the United States, defined as those who “had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their members due to a lack of resources,” declined to prerecession levels last year, USDA's Economic Research Service reported Wednesday.

Senate Ag launching child nutrition debate

04/17/19 6:35 AM By Philip Brasher

Congress is launching a debate this year over federal child nutrition programs, which haven’t been reauthorized since the Obama administration successfully pushed through sweeping changes in school meals more than eight years ago.

USDA closing FSA offices as budget impasse continues

12/28/18 2:00 PM By Philip Brasher

The Agriculture Department is closing county Farm Service Agency offices after Friday and will suspend publication of some new reports and take others offline with the partial government shutdown set to drag into the new year.

USDA makes it easier for storm victims to get WIC benefits

09/26/18 6:20 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA and the state of North Carolina are making it easier for participants in the WIC nutrition program to take advantage of their benefits in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

Opinion: Dietary Guidelines 2020

03/01/18 8:00 AM

The drafting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) has started….and it’s a good start.

USDA eases WIC restrictions for Texas families

09/06/17 6:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 – USDA is easing some restrictions on what products families participating in the WIC program in Texas can buy as the full range of eggs, bread and fluid milk products are in short supply in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 16, 2017

03/16/17 8:10 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 16, 2017 - President Trump is releasing budget proposals this morning that will call for deep spending cuts across the federal government, including at USDA, EPA and other agencies. Trump’s targets at USDA will include the nation's flagship international food aid program, Food for Peace.

Corteva CEO Jim Collins

This week’s Open Mic guest is Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, who describes his company as a “startup with a rich history.” In this interview, Collins discusses the challenges of meeting global demand for food, fiber and fuel and the opportunities of a new production paradigm rewarding farmers for sustainability goals as well as the crops they produce. Collins says Corteva is rapidly developing new crop protection products to replace older chemistries that meet both producer needs and consumer demands for greener and safer products.

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Opinion: Hunger in Washington state: US food insecurity on the rise nationwide

As the economic impacts of COVID-19 spread, communities around the world are facing yet another invisible and immediate challenge: hunger. The pandemic is set to push an estimated 265 million people worldwide to the brink of starvation by the end of the year. Denise Cheung and Dilip Wagle take a look at how these global challenges are affecting a local community in the United States.

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Washington Week in Review: Oct. 30, 2020: Deregulatory action and an election preview

The Trump administration took a handful of actions on regulations critical to food and ag policy in the week leading up to the election. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on that and a preview of what we'll be watching on Election Day in this week's video.

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