Agri-Pulse Newsmakers Podcast

The reconciliation bill passed by Congress this month cuts nutrition program spending by an estimated $186 billion over ten years. We spoke with Rep. Shri Thanedar, an ag committee Democrat who represents the Detroit metropolitan area, who tells us that after the cuts to SNAP, "I don't think it's going to be smooth sailing for what you call the skinny farm bill."

Then, Tara Smith with Torrey Advisory Group discusses when producers will see the boost to commodity and crop insurance programs included in reconciliation and Arlan Suderman at StoneX discusses the extension of the country-specific reciprocal tariff deadline.

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Sentiment in farm country has fluctuated with talk of trade wars, weakened commodity prices, as well as rising input and regulatory costs that are squeezing producers. Christy Seyfert, president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discusses the state of the farm economy and the benefits rural America will see from farm provisions passed in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

Then, Dan Basse, president of AgResource Company, discusses what the ag industry should brace for as President Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs could end on July 9.

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Senate Republicans are still working through a few major issues as they continue trying to pass the reconciliation bill by President Trump’s July 4 deadline. Sen. Raphael Warnock, the only southern Democrat on the Senate Ag Committee, discusses how he thinks the bill’s treatment of SNAP, Medicaid and Inflation Reduction Act programs could hurt rural America.

Then, Jacqlyn Schneider with FGS Global discusses how conservation funding and the broader farm bill coalition could be affected by reconciliation, and Rachel Sheffield from the Heritage Foundation discusses the more aggressive SNAP work requirements.

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Senate leadership is still aiming to have the budget reconciliation bill through the Senate by July 4. Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman joins Newsmakers to outline the benefits farm country will see in the bill. He also discusses immigration, the MAHA Commission report and his optimism for passing a complete farm bill this Congress.

Plus, Mike Stranz with the National Farmers Union and Tas Smith from the National Cotton Council discuss the extension of the 45Z tax credit in reconciliation, Buy American Cotton Act and MAHA Commission report.

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The pork industry suffered one of the worst economic years on record in 2023. As producers now grapple with the uncertainty of tariffs, we speak with Kevin Stuckey, sow unit manager at Cooper Farms in Ohio, Chris Ford, VP corporate swine lender at Farm Credit Services of America and Oklahoma Pork Council Executive Director Kylee Deniz to get a pulse on the animal health, labor and economic challenges facing the industry.

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