Farm Hands on the Potomac: NPPC elects Roth

03/11/20 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

NPPC elects a new officer team and Rep. Collin Peterson announces he will run for reelection.

Farm Hands West: Roy joins Tanimura & Antle

03/10/20 3:55 PM By Hannah Pagel

Matt Roy joins Tanimura & Antle and Fresh Market taps Jason Potter.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Martin joins Growth Energy

01/15/20 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Zach Martin joins Growth Energy and Brian Ronholm joined Consumer Reports.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Senate ENR advances nominations to DOE, FERC, and DOI

11/20/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved the nominations of Dan Brouillette, James Danly, and Katherine MacGregor and lots of job changes on Capitol Hill.

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.

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. Few events in history have been as challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture makes up one-fourth of Arkansas’ GDP and has hit the state’s rural economy especially hard. As a member of both the Agriculture and Appropriations Committees in the Senate, Boozman approves of additional funds to support the industry but is keeping an eye on the additional financial burden. He supports the Agriculture Department and Secretary Sonny Perdue’s guidelines for dispersing CFAP funds, is in favor of increased annual limits for the Commodity Credit Corporation, and believes the silver lining of the pandemic may be heightened efforts to improve rural broadband service.

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Opinion: U.S. biofuel and equipment manufacturers fight for the farm economy

In this opinion piece, Emily Skor and Dennis Slater discuss the need for biofuel plants to remain online to prevent shortages, price spikes, and long-term damage to manufacturing centers that provide good-paying jobs across the heartland.

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Washington Week in Review: Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., talks CFAP, farm labor, and more

The Department of Agriculture unveiled the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program this week, giving producers a look at how the $16 billion in direct payments will be dispersed. California Democrat Jimmy Panetta joined Agri-Pulse to discuss how the program and other key farm policy developments will be important to his district.

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