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Daybreak Oct. 4: Port strike suspended as two sides tentatively agree on wages

10/04/24 10:45 AM By Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, Rebekah Alvey, and Lydia Johnson

East Coast dockworkers agreed to end their two-day strike after coming to a “tentative agreement on wages” with the United States Maritime Alliance, the International Longshoremen’s Association and USMX said in a joint statement Thursday.

Vilsack: White House urging ports, dockworkers to reach deal

Lawmakers need to 'get practical" about farm bill, he says

09/28/24 11:34 AM By Philip Brasher

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Saturday that the Biden administration has no plans to intervene to stop a dockworker strike. He also told reporters lawmakers need to “get practical” in their farm bill negotiations.

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October 06, 2024

Open Mic: Mike Seyfert- National Grain and Feed Association

This week’s Open Mic guest is Mike Seyfert, President and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association. Most in the ag industry were relieved that dockworkers were back on the job following an agreement on wages that allowed East Coast and Gulf ports to reopen last week. Seyfert says container shipments are an integral factor in meeting global customers demands for a number of U.S. agricultural products. Prior to his tenure at NGFA, Seyfert had an extensive career on Capitol Hill. He recognizes the challenges of seeing a farm bill approved by the end of the year, but says the industry needs new policy now.

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10.04.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 4, 2024: Robert Bonnie on Hurricane Helene damage, writing disaster aid

Robert Bonnie, USDA’s undersecretary for farm production and conservation, surveyed Hurricane Helene’s damage this week. He joins the show to discuss damages to crops, livestock facilities and infrastructure, as well as the support affected producers can receive from USDA.

Then, Peter Friedmann with the Ag Transportation Coalition and Danny Munch from the American Farm Bureau Federation join an ag transportation panel. We spoke with Friedmann and Munch before an agreement was reached to end the dockworkers' strike.

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