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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 6, 2023: Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sam Kieffer and Bev Paul on the contentious farm bill discussion

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Duration: 25:56
10-06-2023

This week’s news on Capitol Hill was dominated by the removal of (now-former) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and the farm bill implications of that news are still being understood. Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., stops by to discuss what the news means for the rest of the year’s calendar and chat about the farm bill dynamics in the Senate.Then, Sam Kieffer with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Bev Paul with Davenport Policy offer their thoughts on this week’s news and the shift in politics it will produce in Washington.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 29, 2023: Rep. Eric Sorensen and USDA Trade Undersecretary Alexis Taylor on government shutdown, Chile trade mission

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Duration: 29:55
09-29-2023

As Congress rushes to fund the government, Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., discusses the potential impact a government shutdown could have on America’s farmers, ranchers, and consumers. Plus, he dives deeper into climate policy and what the dialog could look like in the upcoming farm bill.

Then, USDA Trade Undersecretary Alexis Taylor joins from Santiago, Chile, to discuss the most recent trade mission and potential new U.S. trading relationships.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 22, 2023: Sen. John Boozman, Robbie Minnich and Laura Wood Peterson on farm bill, conservation funding

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Duration: 25:56
09-22-2023
How to best utilize billions in conservation funding from the Inflation Reduction Act is at the heart of the farm bill debate right now on Capitol Hill, and Senate Ag Committee ranking member John Boozman of Arkansas hopes to bring many voices into the conversation. He joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss his thoughts on that funding and other farm bill priorities.

Then, Robbie Minnich with the National Cotton Council and Laura Wood Peterson with LWP Consulting discuss the major issues facing farm bill reauthorization, including the IRA funding and the regional ag policy issues that might emerge in the process.


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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 15, 2023: Rep. David Rouzer, Deb Calhoun and Anne MacMillan on government funding, farm bill process

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Duration: 25:56
09-15-2023
The House and Senate were both in action this week, but neither recorded concrete progress on government funding with a Sept. 30 shutdown date looming. North Carolina Republican David Rouzer joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the sentiment among his colleagues on government funding legislation and the path toward a new farm bill.

Then, Deb Calhoun with Waterways Council and Anne MacMillan with Invariant join a panel to discuss the appropriations process thus far and what indicators to watch as Capitol Hill goes about its business for the rest of the year.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 8, 2023: Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Jonathan Coppess and Randy Russell on farm bill and appropriations

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Duration: 25:54
09-08-2023

Congress is back in town after a monthlong recess, putting government funding and the next farm bill front and center for many lawmakers. Senate Ag Committee Democrat Tina Smith joins this week's Newsmakers to offer her thoughts on the timelines for both issues and her priorities as Congress begins writing legislative text.

Then, farm policy veterans Jonathan Coppess of the University of Illinois and Randy Russell of The Russell Group take a look at some of the issues facing lawmakers in their efforts to craft new farm policy and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept 1, 2023: EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox, Farm Bureau's Courtney Briggs and Bayard Ridge Group's Tom Hebert on new WOTUS rule

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Duration: 25:54
09-01-2023
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a fresh definition for a Water of the United States this week, and farm groups are concerned the new language might have some of the same old problems. EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water Radhika Fox joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to offer her firsthand account of the rule and what it means for rural America.

Then, Courtney Briggs with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Tom Hebert with the Bayard Ridge Group discuss the next steps for the rule, including possible legislative or legal action.

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