Farm Hands on the Potomac: Hwang joins the House Ag Committee

04/08/20 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson hires Chu-Yuan Hwang and Ben Famous joins the Glover Park Group.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Peck tapped as CEO of Zoetis

10/09/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Kristin Peck is the new CEO of Zoetis and Kevin Bailey has left the Senate Ag Committee to join the Glover Park Group.

Farm Hands West: Zoetis selects Peck as new CEO

10/08/19 5:20 PM By Hannah Pagel

Kristin Peck is the new CEO of Zoetis and Kevin Bailey has left the Senate Ag Committee to join the Glover Park Group.

Agri-Pulse sponsors National FFA Officer Team experience in Washington, D.C.

02/12/18 2:38 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

One of the first official duties of the 2018 National FFA Officer Team is their trip to Washington, D.C.

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: Collaborating to build healthier communities

Tammy Anderson-Wise, CEO of the Dairy Council of California, explains the program they are launching to help families find school meal service sites as well as providing information to locate nearby food banks and free online nutrition resources to support distance learning.

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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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