Farm Hands on the Potomac - Trump taps Tarbert as CFTC chair

01/02/19 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

President Trump nominated Heath Tarbert to be a commissioner and chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. If confirmed, he would succeed Chris Giancarlo as chairman of the U.S. derivatives regulators.

Corteva CEO Jim Collins

This week’s Open Mic guest is Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, who describes his company as a “startup with a rich history.” In this interview, Collins discusses the challenges of meeting global demand for food, fiber and fuel and the opportunities of a new production paradigm rewarding farmers for sustainability goals as well as the crops they produce. Collins says Corteva is rapidly developing new crop protection products to replace older chemistries that meet both producer needs and consumer demands for greener and safer products.

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Opinion: Congress should strengthen rural access to broadband for communities to utilize telehealth services

Betsy Huber, president of The National Grange, explains in this opinion piece why telehealth is vital to keeping rural Americans healthy and safe, and how without access to broadband internet, efforts to increase the availability of these services will fail.

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Agri-Pulse webinar: How pork exports can save your bacon

Agri-Pulse's Sara Wyant moderates a discussion between USDA Trade Undersecretary Ted McKinney, North Carolina hog farmer Jan Archer, and Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes to discuss how exports add value for pork producers and support U.S. jobs. The event was sponsored by the National Pork Board.

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