Items Tagged with 'Farm Credit'

New legislation from a bipartisan pair of Senate Ag Committee members adds an additional wrinkle to the conversation about foreign purchases of U.S. farmland.

Jason Weller join JBS to lead its sustainability division and Cargill hires a veteran farm hand to lead federal government relations.

Farm Credit Council is expanding its internship program aimed at students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to also include members of the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences at other institutions.

Advocates for minority farmers say historical discrimination justifies providing payments totaling 120% of debt held by “socially disadvantaged” farmers, as approved by the House Agriculture Committee in its $16.1 billion COVID relief package, part of a larger $1.9 trillion relief bill to be considered by the full House of Representatives.

The nation’s food and agriculture groups are glad to have a familiar face back at the helm of the Department of Agriculture.

Financial conditions in rural America have stabilized after being rocked by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, but some ag lenders say they’re concerned about the prospect of another wave of economic hardship if the virus were to intensify once again.

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish returns to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and USTR selects 10 panelists to serve on a roster to decide State-to-State disputes under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.