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Final 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments going out this week

02/03/20 4:08 PM By Ben Nuelle

Farmers can expect the third and final round of 2019 "trade aid" payments to hit their bank accounts by the end of this week.

Agreement adds $1.5 billion in ag disaster aid, extends biodiesel credit

12/16/19 5:05 PM By Philip Brasher

A congressional agreement to fund the government for fiscal 2020 includes an additional $1.5 billion in disaster relief for farmers and would revive the biodiesel tax credit and extend it through 2022.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate to move on spending bills

10/20/19 10:41 AM By Ben Nuelle

Senate Republicans want to advance a fiscal 2020 domestic spending package as soon as this week that would include funding for departments and agencies critical to agriculture and the food industry. Meanwhile, House Democrats are closer to a deal on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement

Washington Week Ahead: Democrats risk trade aid fight as shutdown looms

09/15/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

House Democratic leaders are aiming to push through a stopgap spending bill this week after threatening a fight with the White House, and potentially with some of their own rural members, over a plan that could jeopardize farmers’ trade aid payments.

US wants EU ag talks, but are they worth the trouble?

06/19/19 6:40 AM By Bill Tomson

The Trump administration is adamant that agriculture and all of the divisive policies and regulations that go along with it should be included in trade talks with the Europeans, but success could mean a long and arduous battle at a time when a trade war with China is being fought and other potentially lucrative trade pacts are being negotiated.

Unplanted acres deemed ineligible for trade aid

06/05/19 2:53 PM By Philip Brasher and Bill Tomson

USDA’s top lawyers have confirmed that unplanted crop acreage will be ineligible for trade assistance payments under the Market Facilitation Program, a government official tells Agri-Pulse.

From Fargo to Florida, communities seek to house ERS and NIFA

10/17/18 6:41 AM By Steve Davies

Municipalities and academic institutions across the country are trying to persuade USDA to move the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture to their communities.

USDA solicits new sites for research agencies

08/14/18 12:38 PM By Steve Davies and Philip Brasher

USDA is moving quickly to implement its planned move of the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington, D.C., requesting “expressions of interest” (EOIs) about new locations for the two agencies.

Senate names nine farm bill negotiators, including GOP leader

08/01/18 3:43 PM By Philip Brasher

The Senate's nine farm bill negotiators include Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who wants the legislation finalized next month, as well as a Democrat facing a tough re-election race this fall, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.

Senate Ag advances new farm bill, 20-1

06/13/18 1:07 PM By Philip Brasher

The Senate Agriculture Committee approved its farm bill on a near-unanimous vote, 20-1, sending the bill to the Senate floor for a debate by the end of the month.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Paul Myer, CEO, Athian

This week’s Open Mic guest is Paul Myer, CEO of Athian. The company is creating an industry-led platform to assist in funding carbon projects within the livestock value chain which enables producers to make systemic change while optimizing their operations. The company values both the economic viability of producers and the health of the environment. The platform helps to combine, certify and fund greenhouse gas reductions throughout the entire livestock value chain with an overall goal of greater environmental sustainability for animal agriculture.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 27, 2024: Newsmakers year in review

As 2024 comes to a close, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers looks back at some of the biggest stories in ag and food policy, including the farm bill, bird flu in dairy cattle, reports from the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, Hurricane Helene's agricultural impact, and more.

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