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.

Land O'Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes. The nearly century-old company has recently formed a multi-year partnership with Microsoft and has helped to form a new coalition to lobby Washington for increased access to broadband in rural communities. Recognizing a lack of healthcare in rural communities and a lack of investment in technology for schools, Ford says the digital divide isn’t a rural issue, it is an American issue. Ford says Land O’ Lakes is working to provide data-rich insights to help farmers achieve improvements in profitability and sustainability.

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Opinion: Congress should fund rural broadband now

In this opinion piece, Lisa Safarian, president of Crop Science North America at Bayer, discusses the importance rural broadband has on the agriculture industry and why it needs more attention from Congress.

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Washington Week in Review: July 31, 2020: Rep. Angie Craig discusses coronavirus relief efforts

As congressional and administration leaders continue their negotiations on future coronavirus relief, Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss what she wants to see in the next bill and how she assesses the relief efforts thus far.

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