Farm Hands on the Potomac - Mary Kay Thatcher heads to Syngenta

01/31/18 6:01 AM By Daniel Enoch

Mary Kay Thatcher launches her next career, as senior lead for federal government relations with Syngenta.

Mary Kay Thatcher will join Syngenta Federal Government Relations

01/29/18 12:51 PM By Sara Wyant

After 31 years at the American Farm Bureau Federation, Mary Kay Thatcher plans to join Syngenta's Washington, D.C. team.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Mary Kay Thatcher retiring

01/10/18 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

Mary Kay Thatcher is retiring from the American Farm Bureau Federation at the end of the month after serving AFBF for 31 years.

Mary Kay Thatcher plans to retire from AFBF

01/03/18 11:55 AM By Sara Wyant

After working for the American Farm Bureau Federation for 31 years, Mary Kay Thatcher plans to retire from the organization at the end of the month.

House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway and Ranking Member Collin Peterson

PLC disparities debated as lawmakers eye new farm bill

09/13/17 7:10 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 - As Congress prepares to write a new farm bill, analysts are raising questions about the Price Loss Coverage program and the fairness of its price guarantees.

Farm Bill process starts again: What could go wrong?

02/15/17 2:04 PM By Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2017 - It doesn’t seem that journalists like me have had much time to “recover” from the “ups and downs” of what finally became the 2014 farm bill.

Tom Halverson, CoBank

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Halverson, president and CEO of CoBank. The balance of debt stocks of U.S. farmers has grown during the downturn in the overall farm economy, but thankfully, the load of debt service has been eased by the tailwinds of increased global trade and higher commodity prices as well as very low interest rates. CoBank’s Halverson expects borrowing rates to remain low and farm income to improve as global commodity stocks remain tight in the near future. Halverson is hopeful the Biden administration will pursue an aggressive global trade strategy and says the ag industry must be prepared to defend its position as part of the solution in any climate policy.

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Opinion: Made in America must prioritize American farmers and ranchers

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., emphasizes the need for the Biden Administration to recognize the vital role farmers and ranchers play in U.S. international food aid programs and make certain that American agricultural producers are not forgotten in the administration's Made in America initiative.

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