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USDA adds biofuels group leader, House Ag veteran to senior staff

01/21/25 5:25 PM By Lydia Johnson

The Agriculture Department announced the addition of Kailee Tkacz Buller, Jennifer Tiller and Audra Weeks, among others, to the agency’s senior staff to “implement President Trump’s America First agenda," the department said in a release Tuesday.

Trump picks Vaden as deputy agriculture secretary

12/22/24 2:57 PM By Philip Brasher

Stephen Vaden, a judge on the Court of International Trade who served as general counsel for USDA during President-elect Donald Trump's first administration, has been selected to be the department’s deputy secretary.

Moroccan fertilizer giant buoyed in quest to reenter US market

07/13/22 7:31 AM By Bill Tomson

The Moroccan phosphate giant OCP got a major boost to its effort to reenter the U.S. phosphate market at the U.S. Court of International Trade, but company executives say there may be more challenging legal battles ahead in a campaign that has fertilizer-dependent farmers on their side.

The Moroccan game plan to recapture the US fertilizer market

03/23/22 7:37 AM By Bill Tomson

Barges full of Moroccan phosphate that arrive in New Orleans are still moving up the Mississippi River, but that fertilizer isn’t for U.S. farmers. Countervailing duties the U.S. slapped on Moroccan phosphate giant OCP last year make that impossible, so the much-needed farm input is going to Canada instead.

Agencies outline progress on regulatory pathway for hemp

07/25/19 3:57 PM By Steve Davies

USDA, FDA and EPA say they are moving as quickly as they can to gather data and plug the regulatory gaps holding back potential hemp producers.

Farm Hands on the Potomac..Hyde-Smith defeats Espy in runoff

11/28/18 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch and Jim Webster

Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won Tuesday's runoff election for U.S. Senate from Mississippi, defeating Democrat Mike Espy by 54 to 46 percent of the votes tallied last night.

Washington Week Ahead: Producers await farm bill talks, 2019 biofuel mandates

11/25/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Farm bill negotiators are looking to wrap up talks that have become embroiled in a debate over forest management as well as longstanding issues such as eligibility rules for commodity programs.

Farm Hands on the Potomac - Espy running for US Senate

04/11/18 7:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

Former congressman Mike Espy, who served as Agriculture Secretary during the Clinton administration, has made it official. The Democrat announced last week that he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi recently vacated by Republican Thad Cochran.

Vaden denies politics played role in USDA reassignments

USDA general counsel nominee replies to senators' letter

12/26/17 4:00 PM

Responding to questions from Senate Ag Committee Democrats, President Trump's nominee to be USDA's top lawyer denied politics played a role in the reassignment of high-level department employees.

Senate panel OKs top USDA lawyer, but new questions loom

12/11/17 3:38 PM By Philip Brasher

The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the nomination of Stephen Vaden to become USDA’s general counsel, but he could face stiffer Democratic opposition on the Senate floor after the panel's top Democrat raised new concerns about the reassignment of career personnel in the department.

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Photos: 2025 Bipartisan Inaugural Ag Ball

Nearly 1,500 aggies gathered Monday, Jan. 20, for the 2025 Bipartisan Inaugural Ball Celebrating American Agriculture. Known as the "farm prom," attendees heard from members of congress, trade associations and industry leaders at the Grand Hyatt in Washington D.C. on the night of President Donald Trump's inauguration. For entertainment, guests even listened to former House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson play guitar.

The Agri-Pulse team compiled an album of snapshots from the event including some familiar faces, speakers, members of Congress and special guests.

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01.17.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 17, 2025: Farewell to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

After serving 12 of the last 16 years as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will end his tenure leading USDA at the change of administration Monday.

In an exit interview, he discussed the potential fate of climate and equity programs under the incoming administration and how his vision for USDA has changed since he first took office in 2009. He also discussed his ongoing concerns for the agriculture industry.

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