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Farm Hands on the Potomac - Starling named new USDA chief of staff

05/16/18 6:01 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

USDA chief Sonny Perdue will soon have a new chief of staff. He’s Ray Starling, who’s been working at the White House as the ag adviser to President Trump.

Summers tapped to run Ag Marketing Service

05/11/18 4:34 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Friday announced the appointment of Bruce Summers as the administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, part of the department's Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area.

Richard Fordyce of Missouri picked to run FSA

05/11/18 1:41 PM By Daniel Enoch

Richard Fordyce, a former director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, has been selected as administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency.

USDA staff chief heads home, White House adviser joins team

05/11/18 12:58 PM By Sara Wyant and Philip Brasher

USDA Chief of Staff Heidi Green announced today that she will return to Georgia after helping Secretary Perdue during his first year in office. Her replacement will be a familiar face to many in agriculture.

Rottenberg, Kiecker named to top posts at FSIS

05/11/18 11:52 AM By Daniel Enoch

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed Carmen Rottenberg as administrator of the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Paul Kiecker as her top deputy.

Trump holds off on farm bill veto threat

05/10/18 6:15 PM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump told key lawmakers Thursday that the tighter work rules for food stamp recipients in the House GOP farm bill move "in the right direction," but he stopped short of threatening to veto legislation that doesn't include them.

Lawmakers briefed on potentially record-breaking 2018 wildfire season

05/10/18 4:48 PM By Daniel Enoch

USDA chief Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday told a score of lawmakers, mostly from Western states, to prepare for what could be another record-setting wildfire season.

Perdue: Trump pushing SNAP reform but no veto threat yet

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05/10/18 10:46 AM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump is using a meeting with the House and Senate Agriculture committee chairmen today to emphasize that a new farm bill needs to tighten work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

Texas Tech’s Brashears nominated for top USDA food-safety post

05/04/18 11:52 AM By Daniel Enoch

President Donald Trump is tapping Texas Tech Professor Mindy Brashears to take over the government’s highest food safety job.

Farm Hands on the Potomac - More top officials sworn in at USDA

05/02/18 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is getting more help as he continues to implement President Trump’s agenda and work with Congress on a new farm bill. On Monday, he presided over the swearing-in of five senior officials at the department’s Whitten Building.

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This week’s guest on Open Mic is Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. The renewable fuels industry is encouraged by a White House pledge to sell E-15 year round, but is concerned about the final outcome of the Trump administration’s discussions on the Renewable Fuel Standard. Skor suggests some possible conclusions might immediately lower corn prices and threaten thousands of renewable energy jobs. She is also concerned about hardship waivers granted by the EPA and has doubts about Administrator Pruitt’s commitment to fulfilling President Trump’s pledge to support renewable energy.

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Washington Week in Review: May 18, 2018: Farm bill goes down on House floor

The farm bill suffered a familiar and disappointing fate on the House floor this week, going down in a 198-213 vote. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase talk about what happened and what's next.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac - Starling named new USDA chief of staff

Summers tapped to run Ag Marketing Service

Richard Fordyce of Missouri picked to run FSA

USDA staff chief heads home, White House adviser joins team

Rottenberg, Kiecker named to top posts at FSIS

Trump holds off on farm bill veto threat

Lawmakers briefed on potentially record-breaking 2018 wildfire season

Perdue: Trump pushing SNAP reform but no veto threat yet

Texas Tech’s Brashears nominated for top USDA food-safety post

Farm Hands on the Potomac - More top officials sworn in at USDA

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