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Vilsack pledges focus on racial justice, climate change

02/02/21 6:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Tom Vilsack, set to take a historic second stint as agriculture secretary, is pledging to make climate change and racial justice top priorities for the Agriculture Department, assuring senators that he understands the times and challenges have changed since he left the government four years ago.

Daybreak Jan 21: Biden acts swiftly as Dems take charge in DC

01/21/21 8:58 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

The balance of power in the nation’s capital has shifted; Democrats now control both the presidency and Congress for the first time in a decade.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Biden taps Bronaugh, McCabe

01/20/21 5:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Virginia Ag Commissioner Jewel Bronaugh as his selection for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Janet McCabe as deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Despite FDA objections, MOU aims to give USDA authority over GE animals

01/19/21 2:45 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration is pushing back against a Memorandum of Understanding released Tuesday and designed to divide regulatory authority over genetically-engineered animals between USDA and FDA.

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Trump administration finalizes streamlining of H-2A hiring process

01/15/21 3:48 PM By Philip Brasher

The Labor Department finalized a series of changes Friday to ease some application and employment rules for the H-2A visa program.

Daybreak Jan 13: Climate, taxes on Senate Dem agenda

01/13/21 9:01 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, Ben Nuelle, and Steve Davies

Lawmakers have their focus on impeachment for now, but Democratic leaders are likely to try to pivot quickly over the next weeks as President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Climate policy as well as immigration and tax reform will be on the agenda for the Senate.

Daybreak Jan 8: Pro-union mayor picked for Labor

01/08/21 9:34 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate a former labor leader, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, to become labor secretary. That’s a critical position for farmers and farmworkers because of the Labor Department’s regulation of labor standards and authority over the H-2A visa program.

Perdue says he's had 'no contact' on 25th Amendment

01/07/21 12:58 PM By Bill Tomson

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says he has had no part in any discussions with other cabinet members about invoking the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to oust President Donald Trump from office and doesn't anticipate such conversations will take place.

Vilsack facing long to-do list, including climate, race, rules

01/06/21 6:46 AM By Philip Brasher

Tom Vilsack is expected to have little trouble getting confirmed to another term as agriculture secretary. It's a good thing, because he'll have a lot to do the minute he walks in the door, starting with implementation of the COVID package just enacted.

Daybreak Jan 5: Perdue re-starts Food Box program

01/05/21 9:12 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Monday evening that USDA is going to extend the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to a fifth round, this one worth $1.5 billion.

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National Pork Board CEO Bill Even

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board. Last year proved challenging for the nation’s swine producers and the pork industry despite a record-setting pace for global pork sales. While the new year offers challenges from higher feed costs, Even suggests the packing industry is processing animals at near capacity and demand for pork remains robust from both domestic and global markets. A continuing shift of consumers purchasing food online has brought new avenues in product promotion and associations in the food industry to reach consumers. Even says net-zero emissions for producing swine is attainable building on a well-documented path of sustainable production practices.

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Opinion: The Dietary Guidelines provide opportunity for collaboration

In this opinion piece, Tammy Anderson-Wise with Dairy Council of California, looks at the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as a call to action for agriculture to support nutrition education and food access programs.

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Washington Week in Review: Feb. 25, 2021: Sen. Roger Marshall on Vilsack, carbon bank, COVID-19

This week saw Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack return to USDA, kicking off his efforts to implement the Biden administration's ag policy priorities. Senate Ag Committee member Roger Marshall, R-Kan., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss that as well as coronavirus relief legislation on Capitol Hill in this week's video.

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