Lobbyists see a rough path to a farm bill

04/10/18 12:00 AM By Ed Maixner

Farm, conservation and hunger groups pan the lack of transparency as Congress writes the 2018 farm bill.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: August 2, 2017

08/02/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 - Goodbye, Al. After a 39-year stint in USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Al Almanza retired from public service on July 31.

Trump's clamp-down on illegal immigrants causes concern for farm groups

01/27/17 9:56 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2017 – President Donald Trump today signed two new executive actions to boost immigration enforcement – including an order to begin construction of the promised wall -- but that has some in the farming sector on edge because of the industry’s reliance on foreign labor.

Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa

This week’s Open Mic guest is U.S. Senator Charles Grassley. The Iowa ag leader is in the thick of issues from renewable fuel policy to global trade agreements. Grassley wants a government response to cattle price discovery and offers a willingness to compromise on policy options. The meatpacking industry will be the focus of a pair of hearings this week, one by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and another by a House Agriculture subcommittee. He also offers insights on confined animal feeding operations, interstate commerce, sustainable agriculture, EPA and USTR.

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Opinion: California: A misguided leader in economic protectionism

California recently added to its no-travel list. There are now 17 states California officials are forbidden to travel on state business because those states have laws that don’t pass muster in the eyes of California’s ever vigilant hall monitors. In two initiatives passed by California voters in 2008 and 2018, California has placed restrictions on out-of-state producers of agricultural products, barring the import of animal products produced in facilities that don’t meet California’s requirements on animal housing.

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Washington Week in Review: July 22, 2021: Sen. Kevin Cramer, R- N.D. on bipartisan infrastructure talks

This week Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., joins Philip Brasher to discuss the latest on bipartisan infrastructure talks and reconciliation. Cramer also shares concerns about ending stepped-up basis, a carbon border tax, and North Dakota farmers suffering from drought.

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