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.

USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom

This week’s Open Mic guest is Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. While the global food distribution system may have been altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Halstrom says consumer demand for U.S. beef, pork and lamb continues to grow. USDA data suggests strong demand for red meat thanks to recent trade agreements giving U.S. producers a more level playing field to compete in global market. Halstrom expects recovery from the pandemic in certain countries as well as online trends in consumer shopping to lead to greater U.S. market share in global markets.

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Craig Ratajczyk, most recently CEO for the Illinois Soybean Association, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has strained many of America’s established systems— particularly the economy, healthcare, and agriculture— and how we’re opening ourselves to vulnerabilities that threaten our health, safety, and security.

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Washington Week in Review: Oct. 15, 2020: Sen. Mike Rounds on COVID relief and cattle legislation

Talks to secure more coronavirus relief might be ongoing, but South Dakota Republican Mike Rounds is skeptical a bill will be produced before the election. He also shares his thoughts on recent legislation to reform many aspects of the beef cattle industry and where those bills go from here.

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