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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Knapke joins Center for American Progress, Animal Health Institute hires Hart, Valadao joins House Ag Committee

04/08/26 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

The Animal Health Institute hired Ellen Hart as vice president of regulatory affairs. The House Agriculture Committee has a new member: California Republican Rep. David Valadao.

DOGE bulls forward with plans to cut federal government

11/27/24 6:04 AM By Steve Davies

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An ambitious effort to reduce the size of the federal government in the second Trump administration is encountering skepticism from seasoned government observers and watchdogs who wonder whether the billionaires leading it know what they’re getting into.

Washington Week Ahead: Key SCOTUS regulatory ruling due; Trump, Biden debate

06/23/24 10:58 AM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies

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The Supreme Court is due to release a ruling this week that could potentially restrict the power of federal regulatory agencies, and President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump square off in their only scheduled debate.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: McCarthy steps down as national climate adviser, Zaidi succeeds

09/07/22 6:00 AM By Spencer Chase and Hannah Pagel

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The White House says Gina McCarthy will depart her position as national climate adviser Sept. 16., and will be replaced in that role as well as chair of the Biden administration’s National Climate Task Force by Ali Zaidi, her current deputy.

Environmental justice report targets farmworkers, pesticides

06/09/21 6:51 AM By Steve Davies

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An emphasis on wind and solar power, better protection for farmworkers, and more regulatory scrutiny of pesticides are among the highlights of a report advanced by the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council prepared to help guide federal investments in disadvantaged communities.

Vilsack plans equity commission, names advisers on racial, market reforms

03/01/21 1:05 PM By Philip Brasher

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans Monday to assign a commission to study issues of equity in agriculture and also named key advisers for racial issues and market reform.

How two small towns adapted to surge of immigrant labor

12/05/18 6:23 AM By Jim Webster

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Two former nearly all-white Nebraska towns appear to have integrated a surge of Spanish-speaking immigrants, mostly meatpacking plant workers, more smoothly than other communities in similar circumstances, according to a report from the Center for American Progress.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Undersecretary Brashears: NWS isn't a food safety risk; Puglia on USMCA

Seven cases of New World screwworm have been detected on U.S. soil. USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears says the Food Safety Inspection Service's 7,000 inspectors are “leading the animal health charge” in the fight against New World screwworm.

Western Growers Association President and CEO Dave Puglia discusses the importance of renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. On the panel, Phillip Kauffman with Texas A&M University and Ron Phillips with the Animal Health Institute discuss New World screwworm.

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