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December 03, 2023

Todd Van Hoose, Farm Credit Council

This week’s Open Mic guest is Todd Van Hoose, president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council. Van Hoose is grateful Washington delivered an extension of the 2018 farm bill but joins a chorus of other agriculture organizations calling for new policy to be approved in early 2024. He says USDA loan programs and limits should be adjusted to reflect higher operating costs in today’s agriculture economy. The Council has mounted a challenge against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over language requiring the collection of data that Farm Credit says is already available through the Ag Census. Van Hoose discusses the need for base acre and reference price adjustments as well as needed assistance for young and beginning farmers.

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12.08.2023

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 8, 2023: Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., talks possible farm bill split, Robbie Minnich and Jessica Schulken on farm bill and appropriations picture

The upcoming farm bill is poised to be at the top of the House Ag agenda in 2024, but a senior GOP member of the panel says it might be time to rethink the way Congress approaches the legislation. Hear from Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., on what changes he thinks should be on the table in his interview with Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.

Then, Robbie Minnich with the National Cotton Council and Jessica Schulken with The Russell Group offer their thoughts on the politics facing several ag policy fights, including the farm bill, government funding and the future of crop insurance.

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