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Jacobs, Balderson join House Ag GOP roster

07/30/20 2:20 PM By Spencer Chase

Representatives Chris Jacobs and Troy Balderson have joined the House Agriculture Committee.

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Ag groups lose Texas race to Trump favorite

07/15/20 4:00 PM By Philip Brasher

Former White House physician Ronny Jackson pledged to keep pushing President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda after winning the GOP nomination for a Texas congressional seat over a cattle industry lobbyist who was backed by the Texas Farm Bureau and other state and national ag groups.

Daybreak June 29: Crisis exposes food system vulnerabilities

06/29/20 12:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

The nation’s top food and agricultural economists are issuing a study today analyzing the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on all aspects of the food supply chain.

Bitter House race pits Trump against farm groups

06/24/20 6:42 AM By Philip Brasher

An upcoming run-off election in one of the nation’s largest agricultural districts has produced a confrontation, with Texas’ colorful and controversial ag commissioner, Sid Miller, and President Donald Trump on one side, and major state and national farm groups on the other.

Washington Week Ahead: Perdue heads to Hill, biofuel industry looks to EPA

03/01/20 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

The biofuel industry is eagerly anticipating a decision from the Trump administration on future small refinery exemptions this week, while Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue heads to Capitol Hill for a grilling on the Market Facilitation Program, food stamps and other issues.

Crop insurance industry urged to take on threats

02/17/20 4:41 PM By Sara Wyant

Congressmen and commodity group leaders participating in the annual Crop Insurance Industry Convention talked about the need to be proactive in addressing threats and opportunities for the crop insurance program.

House Ag leaders lash out over trade aid, Conaway called 'racist'

09/19/19 1:20 PM By Ben Nuelle

A senior Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee called the panel’s top Republican a racist on Twitter as the normally bipartisan committee was rocked by funding over a measure needed to fund farmers’ trade aid payments.

Conaway won't seek re-election

07/30/19 11:16 PM By Philip Brasher

Rep. Mike Conaway, who steered the House Agriculture Committee through passage of the 2018 farm bill, won't seek reelection in 2020 after eight terms serving a sprawling west Texas district dominated by oil, ranching and cotton.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Meyer to leave Ag Outlook board

06/26/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Seth Meyer departs the Ag Outlook board, Christopher Jahn leaves the Fertilizer Institute to head to The American Chemistry Council and Aimpoint Research adds Mark Purdy.

US-Mexico rift far from over and still a trade threat

06/12/19 6:47 AM By Bill Tomson

President Donald Trump is blurring the lines between immigration and trade by continuing to threaten Mexico with tariffs for its border security policies. Ag sectors in both countries fear the lingering tensions may weigh heavily on their businesses as well as the fate of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

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Frey Farms CEO Sarah Frey

This week’s Open Mic guest is Sarah Frey, President and CEO of Frey Farms. As this year’s winner of the Woman in Produce Award from the United Fresh Produce Association, Frey is a shining example of a true entrepreneur who saved the family farm and grew a business that encompasses a variety of specialty crops grown in multiple states. In this interview, Frey offers her thoughts on the challenges of seeing ag labor reform in Washington, the shortfalls of the recently enacted USMCA, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought permanent change to the food retail sector. The author of a new book, “The Growing Season” which will be released later this month, she shares her thought about developing future leaders in agriculture.

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Opinion: Animal Disease Prevention: Critical to the Nation’s Public Health

Dr. Doug Kratt with the American Veterinary Medical Association, discusses why we must recognize that zoonotic diseases, or diseases transmitted from animals to humans, remain a constant threat to animal health, public health, and the nation’s food supply.

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Washington Week in Review: Aug. 7, 2020: Rep. Glenn Thompson on COVID aid, new farm bill

Negotiations on new coronavirus aid from Capitol Hill are showing no signs of real progress, leaving many to wonder what the relief picture will look like for production agriculture and federal nutrition assistance. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss the state of those talks and how farm policy might respond to the pandemic and other challenges in the years to come.

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