Long-stalled disaster aid clears Congress

06/03/19 3:41 PM By Philip Brasher

The House on Monday finally cleared a $19.1 billion disaster aid package that will benefit farmers and communities who suffered from a series of natural disasters stretching back nine months.

Perdue at House Ag Approps hearing 4-9-19

Perdue signals flexibility on SNAP, defends agency moves

04/10/19 6:40 AM By Philip Brasher

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue suggested to lawmakers that his department could soften the definition of able-bodied adults who are subject to food stamp work requirements, but he declined to budge from a USDA reorganization plan to relocate two research agencies out of the nation's capital.

Washington Week Ahead: Long-awaited Ag Census set for release

04/07/19 10:58 AM By Philip Brasher

The Agriculture Department this week releases the eagerly anticipated 2017 Census of Agriculture, which will provide fresh clues to consolidation trends in farming and measure the growth of small-scale and urban production and beginning farmers.

Spending deal seeks data on USDA relocation plan

01/18/19 9:14 AM By Philip Brasher

A House-Senate agreement on USDA’s fiscal 2019 budget includes non-binding language that raises concerns about the cost of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s plan to move the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of the nation’s capital.

Shutdown politics snags disaster aid

01/16/19 6:24 PM By Philip Brasher

A supplemental appropriations bill that includes $3 billion in agricultural disaster aid passed the House over Republican opposition on Wednesday after Democrats attached a provision that would reopen the government without resolving the impasse with President Donald Trump.

House priorities shift as Democrats take charge

01/09/19 5:35 AM By Ben Nuelle and Philip Brasher

The Democrats taking over House committees and subcommittees will push back hard against the Trump administration’s environmental policies and put a major focus on climate change, but ag groups will need to find allies on trade and other key issues.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst. She has seen firsthand the devastating impact of severe flooding in her region and shares concern with other farmers about the wet season that has forced late planting across the Midwest. In this interview, Ernst discusses the need for additional disaster assistance, reform of farm bankruptcy rules, and funding of a second round of MFP funds for farmers and ranchers. Ernst remains in close contact with President Trump on trade policy and praises the administration’s efforts to allow for year-round sales of E-15 blended gasoline.

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Washington Week in Review: June 20, 2019: Lighthizer heads to the Hill

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer was on Capitol Hill not once but twice this week hoping to sell the administration's trade agenda and drum up support for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase discuss his hearings and more in this week's video.

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