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Court considers legitimacy of E15 action

04/13/21 12:26 PM By Spencer Chase

A federal appeals court had biofuels under the microscope Tuesday as it considered arguments to overturn a move to allow year-round sales of E15.

Daybreak April 13: PepsiCo pours some cash into ag climate research

04/13/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

PepsiCo is giving a big boost to efforts by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action to reduce greenhouse gases in agriculture, donating $5 million to a year-old partnership now rebranded as AgMission.

Ag groups call for bipartisan infrastructure package with rural focus

04/12/21 4:54 PM By Spencer Chase

A coalition of hundreds of food and ag groups say any infrastructure package passed by Congress and signed by the president should garner support from both parties and recognize the unique needs of farm country.

Daybreak April 12: Biden woos Republicans, but how far will he go?

04/12/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

President Joe Biden is meeting with a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers today to build support for his giant $2.7 trillion infrastructure package, the American Jobs Plan.

Washington Week Ahead: Biden, Vilsack look to sell lawmakers on spending priorities

04/11/21 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher

President Joe Biden pitches his $2.7 trillion infrastructure package to lawmakers from both parties this week, while Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will testify before House appropriators on the heels of Biden proposing a huge increase in spending for USDA.

Biden budget boosts USDA climate work, clean energy transition

04/09/21 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher

President Joe Biden released a fiscal 2022 budget outline Friday that includes a $3.8 billion increase for the Agriculture Department that is heavily directed toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making farms and forests more resilient to climate change.

Daybreak April 9: White House issuing budget proposal

04/09/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

President Joe Biden is releasing his fiscal 2022 budget proposal today, less than six months before the new budget year starts. His budget will only cover discretionary spending – those programs that are subject to annual appropriations, which includes research and rural development programs at USDA.

US and Mexico make their cases on cucumber, squash trade to ITC

04/08/21 4:17 PM By Bill Tomson

U.S. farmers, government officials and academics told the International Trade Commission that unfair Mexican trade had caused steep losses in domestic vegetable markets, an accusation countered by representatives of Mexican exporters.

Daybreak April 8: Republicans to press Dems on biofuels

04/08/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

Republicans have so far focused their attacks on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package on the scope of things it would fund – like home health care – that aren’t traditionally thought of as infrastructure. But Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is also drawing attention to the $174 billion the president wants to spend to shift Americans into electric vehicles.

Philippines opens up to more pork imports

04/07/21 1:43 PM By Bill Tomson

The Philippines, already a big importer of U.S. pork, is lowering its tariffs to allow for more foreign supplies as the country continues to battle African swine fever, according to an announcement made Wednesday by the National Pork Producers Council.

Meet the Farm Hand: Autumn Price, Land O'Lakes

Autumn Price discusses her Georgia roots and explains the journey she took to come to D.C. She also reflects on the lessons she learned while working on the Senate Ag Committee, the story of how she and her husband first met, the ‘grain glitch,’ and even shares her most embarrassing moment.

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