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USDA’s local, fresh foods programs creeping forward

10/09/19 6:20 AM By Ed Maixner

USDA programs to boost fresh produce consumption and local food marketing are still stumbling toward release of FY 2019 grant funds.

EPA biofuel announcement sets up additional rulemaking, more lingering questions

10/04/19 1:12 PM By Spencer Chase

The Trump administration is out with a plan to address concerns over the use of biofuel mandate waivers, ending one chapter of the saga but setting the stage for new battles in the ever-turbulent debate.

Daybreak West: State holds chlorpyrifos listening sessions

10/01/19 8:49 PM By Brad Hooker

Perdue talks up H-2A fixes * Do state dicamba regs protect crops?

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Woodall takes over at NCBA

09/25/19 6:01 AM By Hannah Pagel

Colin Woodall is new NCBA CEO, and Farm Foundation taps a new president and CEO.

Past and present USDA chiefs push Congress to pass USMCA

09/19/19 4:30 PM By Bill Tomson

Former USDA chiefs and current Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue are uniting to put more pressure on Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

AFBF seeks NRCS appeals reform in wake of court decision

09/18/19 1:28 PM By Steve Davies

The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on USDA to reform its appeals process for wetland determinations, using a recent federal appeals court decision to show farmers are being treated unfairly.

New US-China talks follow 17 months of chaos

09/11/19 6:34 AM By Bill Tomson

The trade war between the U.S. and China could go on for months or years, according to erratic statements from the White House, but for the first time in weeks, there is renewed optimism because China has agreed to new negotiations.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: IFPRI taps Swinnen, AFT adds new policy director

09/11/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

IFPRI taps Swinnen, Darigold brings on a new chief information officer, and American Farmland Trust brings on a new policy director.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Deere taps May as CEO

09/04/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

May tapped as Deere's new CEO, Bohman is the new deputy director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Coleman is the new COO of the Farm Credit Administration.

Perdue: Trump set to make SRE announcement

08/28/19 12:16 PM By Spencer Chase

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says President Donald Trump will make an announcement on changes to how the government issues biofuel mandate waivers to small refineries.

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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.