Daybreak: Farm Bureau town hall talks of ‘potholes’ in road ahead

04/29/20 5:01 AM By Brad Hooker

A proposal to tax sugary beverage distributors returns to the Legislature * Tax on sugary beverages is back * Trump gives meatpacking marching orders

Farm Hands on the Potomac General Graphic

Farm Hands on the Potomac: NPPC elects Roth

03/11/20 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

NPPC elects a new officer team and Rep. Collin Peterson announces he will run for reelection.

Farm Hands West: Roy joins Tanimura & Antle

03/10/20 3:55 PM By Hannah Pagel

Matt Roy joins Tanimura & Antle and Fresh Market taps Jason Potter.

Farm Hands on the Potomac West: Rabo AgriFinance promotes Jelacich to lead California territory

07/03/19 7:36 AM By Hannah Pagel

Rabo AgriFinance promotes Jelacich and California Governor Gavin Newsom announces appointments.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Land O'Lakes executive heads to Walmart

05/15/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Walmart hires a Land O'Lakes executive and Bunge announces a new leadership structure.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Cargill and Beck Ag add to senior leadership team

04/10/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Cargill taps two to take on new agricultural supply chain and animal nutrition leadership roles, Beck Ag appoints new CEO, and new staff appointees are added to the House Ag Committee and Natural Resource Committee.

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. Few events in history have been as challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture makes up one-fourth of Arkansas’ GDP and has hit the state’s rural economy especially hard. As a member of both the Agriculture and Appropriations Committees in the Senate, Boozman approves of additional funds to support the industry but is keeping an eye on the additional financial burden. He supports the Agriculture Department and Secretary Sonny Perdue’s guidelines for dispersing CFAP funds, is in favor of increased annual limits for the Commodity Credit Corporation, and believes the silver lining of the pandemic may be heightened efforts to improve rural broadband service.

Listen Here

Opinions

Opinion: More questions than answers about our ‘broken’ livestock markets

In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst explains how the livestock markets are broken and how a well-researched snapshot of our present situation can help the U.S. figure out what the future should look like for the industry.

Agri-Pulse TV

View More Videos

Agri-Pulse TV

05.29.2020

Washington Week in Review: May 29, 2020: Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall talks COVID-19 aid

Farmers and ranchers were able for the first time this week to sign up for the Trump administration's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall talks with Agri-Pulse about what he's heard from his membership about the current program as well as what might be needed in future rounds of assistance.

Editorial Office - Washington, DC	Sales & Customer Service- Camdenton, MO
Suite 1639	110 Waterside Lane
1400 Independence Ave. SW	Camdenton, MO 65020
Washington, DC 20250	573-873-0800
202-488-0185
Editorial Office - Sacramento, CA
916-402-9227