Daybreak Feb 22: Senate panel sets Thursday hearing to consider Tai for USTR

02/22/21 8:59 AM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing Thursday to consider the nomination of Katherine Tai to be President Joe Biden’s U.S. Trade Representative and point person on the future of trade relations with China.

Daybreak Feb 12: Boozman: Climate policy threatens farm bill

02/12/21 9:07 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

There are new signs of division on the Senate Agriculture Committee when it comes to climate change. The committee’s top Republican, John Boozman, told members of the National Cotton Council Thursday that funding to address climate change could come out of existing farm bill programs.

GIPSA proposal slammed by FTC commissioner

03/18/20 6:10 AM By Steve Davies

The USDA GIPSA proposal billed as bringing “clarity” to regulations enforcing the Packers and Stockyards Act is receiving opposition from some prominent government officials, including a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and eight state attorneys general.

PotashCorp, Agrium gain FTC approval for merger

12/27/17 5:57 PM By Steve Davies

The new year will bring a new symbol to the Toronto and New York stock exchanges: NTR, for Nutrien, the latest example of consolidation in agriculture.

FTC OKs ChemChina-Syngenta deal; EU follows suit

04/04/17 6:00 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – ChemChina’s $43 billion acquisition of Syngenta was approved Tuesday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on the condition that ChemChina divest three of its generic pesticides – chlorothalonil, paraquat and abamectin. Approval by the European Commission followed on Wednesday.

Sally Rockey, FFAR

This week’s Open Mic guest is Dr. Sally Rockey, executive director for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Born from the 2014 Farm Bill, FFAR is tasked with finding matching funds for research in the food production system from the nation’s farms to consumer’s plates. While research is targeted in six different challenge areas, Rockey says climate and nutrition are themes that cross much of the foundation’s overall focus. Rockey says agriculture is the only industry that can actually limit the extent of climate change. FFAR intends to provide research farmers can use to make science-based decisions to increase productivity and help the environment. FFAR and the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action recently announced that PepsiCo has joined the AgMission initiative to reduce greenhouse gasses in agriculture as a founding partner.

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Opinion: Six keys to success for private sector climate and sustainability efforts in US agriculture

In this opinion piece, Rod Snyder with Field to Market outlines key considerations for the success of voluntary carbon markets alongside traditional supply chain sustainability programs.

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Washington Week in Review: April 16, 2021: Rep. Rick Crawford on infrastructure, minority farmers

Congress was back in Washington this week after a two-week break, and infrastructure remained top of mind for many on Capitol Hill. Arkansas Republican Rick Crawford, a member of the House Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees, joins Agri-Pulse to discuss the Biden administration's approach as well as how he sees the process playing out.

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