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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Farmer Mac hires Batta

09/18/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Some of the nation's top "farm hands" are changing jobs. Farmer Mac hires former USDA veteran, Minigh steps down and Goehring elected to lead NASDA - just to name a few.

Farm Hands on the Potomac West: Unable to solve California's water issues, Pope resigns

05/15/19 10:41 AM By Hannah Pagel

Pope announced his retirement from the Westlands Water District where he served as the special projects manager.

U.S. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack

This week’s guest on Open Mic is the President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. While dairy policy improvements in the 2018 farm bill have helped the financial plight of many milk producers, Vilsack says it’s the global trade front that presents the best opportunity for improvement to the bottom line. Vilsack hopes for a positive conclusion to a trade deal with Japan and says the Chinese market holds tremendous opportunity for U.S. dairy. Vilsack highlights global paradigms that could lead to greater demand for U.S. dairy products from both health conscious consumers and for feed for growing livestock herds.

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09.19.2019

Washington Week in Review: Sept. 19, 2019: CR, CCC, Appropriations

Congress is working to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, and farm policy is playing a key role in the discussions. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on a funding debate that involved accusations of everything from partisanship to racism.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Farmer Mac hires Batta

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