Farm Hands on the Potomac: Farm Credit appoints acting CEO

05/22/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

The loss of Dallas Tonsager, Corn Refiners Association taps a new COO, Alltech adds four new senior executives, and Ducks Unlimited adds to its public policy team.

Farm Hand on the Potomac: Harden heads to DMI

05/01/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Harden begins new role with Dairy Management Inc. and USDA's Rural Development appoints new leadership.

Farm Hands on the Potomac - Roberts riding off into the sunset

01/09/19 5:01 AM By Daniel Enoch

Pat Roberts, a champion for agriculture who has represented Kansas in Congress for decades, last week announced he will retire at the end of his current term rather than run for reelection in 2020.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 16, 2017

03/16/17 8:10 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 16, 2017 - President Trump is releasing budget proposals this morning that will call for deep spending cuts across the federal government, including at USDA, EPA and other agencies. Trump’s targets at USDA will include the nation's flagship international food aid program, Food for Peace.

Bioeconomy fans talk potential, roadblocks at Commodity Classic

03/08/17 10:04 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - “Bioplastics.”

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for Feb. 1, 2017

02/01/17 9:05 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - President Trump has followed through on his promise to pick a nominee for the Supreme Court with solid conservative credentials. And his pick, Denver-based appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, is going to be especially attractive to people who believe that regulatory agencies have overreached their legislative authority.

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.

This week’s guest on Open Mic is U.S. Senator Mike Rounds. The former South Dakota governor is well aware of the challenges 2019 has presented growers in his state including too much rain, lost markets, and ethanol demand destruction from the EPA’s implementation of the RFS. Rounds offers praise for the farm bill’s risk management tools and trade assistance from the White House and shares concern for a lack of conclusion to the USMCA trade deal. Rounds offers insight into his legislation on meat labeling laws and other challenges coming within the food industry.

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Opinion: Conservation makes economic sense for dairy farmers, even in a weak agricultural economy

U.S. dairy farmers are finally experiencing some price relief after four years of an economic downturn in which many farmers struggled to break even. But ongoing economic pressures will require farmers to leave no stone unturned as they seek to become more resilient.

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Washington Week in Review: Nov. 14, 2019: USMCA, China, Brazil

Consideration of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is inching closer and closer according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Hear more on that and updates on trade with China and Brazil in this week's video.

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