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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Biden administration made news this week with the announced emergency action to allow E15 to be sold this summer. The move satisfies a major request of the biofuels industry but also leaves the sector wondering what comes next. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra joins Newsmakers to discuss that as well as ag input issues and efforts to define a Water of the U.S.
There’s also a panel discussion on the future of ethanol policy and agriculture’s current relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She has been a strong supporter of biofuels and says the Biden administration is missing a key resource when looking to lower carbon emissions. She also discusses the importance of passing legislation aimed at bringing more transparency to cattle markets.
Then, Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association and Ben Prochazka with the Electrification Coalition join to discuss the impact of biofuels and electric vehicles on the economy.
Connecticut Democrat Rosa DeLauro is the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee. She recently helped steer conversations to pass the FY2024 appropriations bills which allocated money to USDA and FDA. DeLauro joins the show to discuss how Republicans and Democrats found bipartisan support to pass the funding bills.
Then, Roger Szemraj with OFW Law and Mollie Van Lieu with the International Fresh Produce Association further discuss nutrition policy and FDA’s reorganization strategy.
Arkansas Republican Rick Crawford is one of the co-chairmen of the House Ag Committee’s Agricultural Labor Working group, which released their final report earlier this month with bipartisan and unanimous approval. He joins the show to discuss how the group came to agreement on a politically polarized issue.
Then, ag policy lawyer Kristi Boswell with Alston & Bird and Michael Marsh with the National Council of Agricultural Employers further discuss the impacts of politics on ag labor reform and the potential challenges that need to be overcome.
House Ag Committee Chair and Pennsylvania Republican Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson has long pointed to this spring as his potential window to move a farm bill through the House. Now, he stops by Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to offer an update on that possibility and what will need to happen for it to come to fruition.
Then, Virginia Houston with the American Soybean Association and Mike Stranz with the National Farmers Union examine this week’s committee hearing discussing China’s impact on American agriculture and where things stand on the farm bill.
The White House rolled out its annual budget this week, kicking off the FY 2025 appropriations process. But spending discussions are also top of mind for the upcoming farm bill, and House Ag Committee Democrat Nikki Budzinski stops by Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to offer her thoughts on where things stand.
Then, farm policy consultant Ferd Hoefner and RJ Karney with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture take a look at the factors facing lawmakers working on moving a new farm bill and whether or not those obstacles can be overcome.
