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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.

New CSP signup period announced

04/05/19 3:34 PM By Ben Nuelle

Farmers have until May 10 to apply for funding under the Conservation Stewardship Program, the largest working lands conservation program in the country, the Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Friday.

Ag PAC dollars on the rise in 2018 election cycle

02/20/19 5:40 AM By Spencer Chase and Hannah Pagel

The 2018 midterms were notable for a variety of reasons, and ag, food, and select energy political action committees reached deeper into their pockets than ever before to edge their way into the conversation.

Conaway names House Ag subcommittee ranking members

01/31/19 4:29 PM By Hannah Pagel

The top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, Mike Conaway of Texas on Thursday named the senior GOP members of the six subcommittees.

Three Republican newcomers join House Ag Committee

01/23/19 2:34 PM By Steve Davies

The House Agriculture Committee will gain three newly elected Republican members and lose five, including former chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma.

Meet the new members of the House Ag Committee

01/23/19 6:34 AM By Ben Nuelle

The new Democratic Majority on the House Agriculture Committee is made up of 10 freshman members and a dozen newcomers in all, nearly half the panel's 26 Democrats. By comparison, the 26-member Republican majority in the 115th Congress had just six freshmen.

Three- to four-pasture rotation system in Texas

Farm bill spares but ‘downplays’ major conservation program

01/16/19 6:24 AM By Philip Brasher

The Conservation Stewardship Program has survived and grown despite repeated attacks by critics in Congress and in some administrations, but one of those critics, Texas GOP Rep. Mike Conaway, believes he has finally succeeded in pushing CSP toward the door.

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Congressman Rodney Davis, R-Ill

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Congressman Rodney Davis. The fourth term Republican reports tariffs and renewable fuel are the top two concerns among his constituents in the thirteenth district. Davis supports President Trump’s efforts to open markets and level the playing field for U.S. farmers and ranchers, but hopes for a quick conclusion in the trade war. Davis is outspoken in his call to bring the USMCA trade agreement to the House floor and says his proposed legislation on implementing the Renewable Fuels Standard and granting small refinery exemptions will work hand in hand with recent objectives announced by the White House.

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Opinion: How US foreign aid boosts the economy back home

Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public Land-Grant Universities, talks how foreign aid to low-income countries not only gives their economy a boost but gives the United States' economy a boost as well.