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Ag tech on full display as rural broadband push hits CES

01/15/20 6:35 AM By Ben Nuelle and Steve Davies

A major equipment manufacturer underscored the need for broadband connectivity in some of America’s most rural places by featuring “see and spray” technology at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Daybreak: Newsom trims ag funding again

01/12/20 10:17 PM By Brad Hooker

Major climate bond proposed * EU trade war impacts wine

Subcommittee told to consider ag as a resource in climate change mitigation

01/09/20 5:27 PM By Hannah Pagel

Agricultural practices have the potential to address climate change by sequestering carbon, witnesses told a House subcommittee Thursday at a hearing focused on regenerative agriculture and ag technology.

FCC rolls out $20.4B fund to provide rural broadband

01/08/20 7:06 PM By Steve Davies

Many Americans in rural areas could receive high-speed internet connections through a $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund proposed by the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Agreement adds $1.5 billion in ag disaster aid, extends biodiesel credit

12/16/19 5:05 PM By Philip Brasher

A congressional agreement to fund the government for fiscal 2020 includes an additional $1.5 billion in disaster relief for farmers and would revive the biodiesel tax credit and extend it through 2022.

FCC task force to look beyond fiber to boost rural broadband

12/11/19 6:40 AM By Ben Nuelle

A special task force created by the Federal Communications Commission plans to look at ways to improve broadband internet connectivity beyond fiber deployment throughout rural America.

Daybreak: Another Prop 12 lawsuit

12/09/19 1:38 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmers freed from water quality project * China trade talks proceeding ‘around the clock’

Washington Week Ahead: Crunch time for USMCA, China, spending talks

12/08/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Lawmakers are trying to wrap up deals this week on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and fiscal 2020 government spending while the Trump administration faces a self-imposed deadline for getting a partial trade agreement with China.

Daybreak: A new approach to fish vs. farms

12/06/19 12:18 AM By Brad Hooker

Broadband fight heats up * Trump casts doubt on plans for new China tariffs

USDA to make funding offers to rural broadband applicants by December

11/07/19 3:08 PM By Ben Nuelle

Rural businesses and companies who have applied for funding to build out high-speed internet through USDA’s ReConnect pilot program should know by December if they will be receiving funding.

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NCBA CEO Colin Woodall

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. After serving for 15 years on the front lines for the beef industry in Washington, Woodall assumed the reins of the association last year. Consumer demand for beef has helped sustain cattle prices, but the industry is looking forward to an increase in export demand through new trade agreements. The Texas native says NCBA members will be more aggressive in defending themselves in the public eye about the positive attributes to the beef industry and are prepared for some long battles over tough legislative and regulatory issues.

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