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Lindberg leading contender to run UN World Food Program, sources say

02/28/26 7:12 PM By Philip Brasher and Oliver Ward

Luke Lindberg, USDA’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, is a leading contender to become executive director of the UN World Food Program, the world’s largest aid organization, sources tell Agri-Pulse.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP tries to agree on budget bill: Rollins heads to Italy

06/01/25 9:38 AM By Philip Brasher and Lydia Johnson

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Senate Republicans are sharply divided over key parts of the House GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill ahead of a critical summer session and a looming deadline imposed by the U.S. debt ceiling. House appropriators start work on their fiscal 2026 spending bills, including the Agriculture measure, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins heads to Italy on another trade mission.

Daybreak Jan. 4: Johnson stresses border security, spending cuts

01/04/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Jacqui Fatka

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A possible government shutdown is just over two weeks away, with the expiration of funding for USDA and several other agencies.

Daybreak May 24: Scott sounding confident on work rules

05/24/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continues to publicly press the issue of work requirements during the debt limit talks.

Daybreak May 8: Debt ceiling talks ahead this week

05/08/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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The House and Senate are both in action this week, as the clock ticks toward the federal government hitting the debt ceiling as soon as June.

McCain to lead U.N. World Food Program

03/02/23 4:40 PM By Hannah Pagel

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Cindy McCain has been tapped as the next executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, taking the reins of the world’s largest humanitarian organization as millions of people are pushed into hunger from climate-related disaster and the war in Ukraine.

How the UN's food aid chief won over Washington skeptics

12/07/22 6:30 AM By Philip Brasher and Sara Wyant

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UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley talks to Agri-Pulse about how he won over skeptical lawmakers and worked with the Trump and Biden administrations to build the world's largest food aid effort and address a series of crises.

Daybreak July 21: Margin insurance offers promise, lawmakers told

07/21/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

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Key lawmakers continue to look at ways that farm programs could help producers cover the soaring cost of fertilizer and other inputs.

Daybreak July 11: Send us pics of dicamba damage, seed company exec urges

07/11/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Hannah Pagel, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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Dicamba damage to soybeans, trees, ornamentals and other plants is back again this season, and a leading seed developer is asking growers to send proof.

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06.05.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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