Analyst: Don’t expect quick Biden pivot on Cuba

05/29/20 12:06 PM By Philip Brasher

A longtime analyst of U.S.-Cuba relations says Joe Biden would have a harder time reversing course with Havana on trade policy due in part to the Cuban regime’s support for the Venezuelan government.

OFW adds farm policy veteran Karsting

05/18/20 10:56 AM By Spencer Chase

Phil Karsting, a Nebraska native with experience on Capitol Hill, at USDA, and in international ag development, is joining Washington law firm Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC.

Biden campaign ramping up rural effort with key advisers

04/29/20 6:51 AM By Philip Brasher

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is gearing up a rural campaign effort that’s designed to look more like Barack Obama’s winning campaign in 2008 than Hillary Clinton’s historically poor showing in rural districts that cost her critical swing states.

Biden assures young voters he's 'listening' on climate change

04/22/20 9:43 PM By Philip Brasher

Former Vice President Joe Biden used Earth Day to press his call for sweeping government action to curb climate change and assured young voters he was “listening” to their concerns about the environment.

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Sanders leaves race, but looks to shape party platform

04/08/20 12:42 PM By Philip Brasher

Bernie Sanders, whose ideas for transforming the economy extended to his views on farm and rural policy, ends his presidential campaign but claims victory for his ideology while pledging to support Vice President Joe Biden.

Infrastructure coming into focus for COVID-19 response

04/02/20 2:14 PM By Spencer Chase

There’s interest on Capitol Hill and in the White House in an infrastructure package as part of the coronavirus recovery effort, but that interest will have to overcome the skepticism of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Will Democratic candidates raise gas tax to pay for infrastructure?

02/26/20 6:25 AM By Ben Nuelle

Democratic presidential candidates are promising big fixes to the nation’s roads, bridges, and waterways through massive trillion-dollar infrastructure plans but are balking at the idea of raising the federal gas tax.

Democrats' fixes for rural health coverage rely on Medicare

02/12/20 6:40 AM By Ed Maixner

Most of the top Democratic presidential candidates pitch a broad, generous public option for health care and other paths to cheaper, affordable care against Trump’s efforts to repeal Obamacare.

Candidates get detailed on farm policy in bid for rural votes

01/29/20 6:40 AM By Philip Brasher

Hoping to win back rural voters this year, the leading Democratic presidential candidates are providing detailed proposals to shore up farm income ranging all the way from boosting commodity program rates to imposing New Deal-style supply controls.

Candidates spar over USMCA, say farmers should be in on climate change mitigation

01/15/20 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

Outside of exchanges on trade and climate change, farm issues largely played a minor role in the CNN-Des Moines Register debate, held on Tuesday at Drake University in Iowa’s capital city.

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.

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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.

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