Articles Tagged with ''Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative''

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: CBA Staff Appointments, Promotions

09/04/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

The International Dairy Foods Association promoted Matt Herrick to executive vice president and chief impact officer. Stetson Bryson will join the National Pork Producers Council as manager of congressional relations. POET LLC hired Paige Lindgren as director of public affairs. The American Agricultural Law Association announced the group’s incoming board members: Ashley Ellixson as president-elect as well as Chelsea Good and Kale Van Bruggen as directors.

The Consumer Brands Association announced staff hires and changes: Erin Raden, Jonathon Bridgeman, Jennifer Smith and Olivia Cipriano were added to staff. Sarah Gallo and John Hewittwere both promoted.

Four commodities, four different approaches to climate-smart marketing

Varying rules, payment schemes define soy, dairy, cotton, rice projects

08/07/24 6:06 AM By Des Keller

Four major projects that are part of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative showcase the varied approaches farm groups, companies and non-profit sponsors are taking to prove the impact of conservation practices on ag’s environmental footprint.

Opinion: Extend protections of milk marketing orders to all farmers

06/10/24 2:07 PM By Tim Trotter

In this opinion piece, Tim Trotter, CEO of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, explains how the farm bill can be used to ensure farmers receive an accurate and timely return for their milk.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: USTR selects temporary chief transparency officer

04/10/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has a temporary new chief transparency officer and Monument Advocacy has a new vice president of government relations in the organization’s food and agriculture practice.

FMMO hearing digs deep into how to reform dairy pricing regulations

10/18/23 6:22 AM By Jacqui Fatka

If the last seven weeks of hearing testimony is any indication, USDA has a major challenge ahead in formulating proposed changes to the federal milk marketing order and balancing the wish lists of dairy producers and processors.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: FDA taps first deputy commissioner for human foods

08/30/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Jim Jones has been selected by the Food and Drug Administration to serve as the first deputy commissioner for human foods and Pivot Bio has named Chris Abbott as the new CEO.

Dairy hearing primer: What to know as FMMO hearing process begins

08/23/23 5:15 AM By Jacqui Fatka

Dairy producers and market participants will be sharing testimony starting Aug. 23 on a wide range of proposals for USDA as it considers updates to the federal milk marketing order.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Biden selects Martin for USAID role; USDA makes senior staff changes

08/02/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Paul Martin as the inspector general of the United States Agency for International Development and USDA has made some senior staff changes.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Holladay nominated for USDA CFO role

07/26/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Jon Holladay as the chief financial officer at the Department of Agriculture and former SDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh has returned to Virginia State University to be senior adviser to the dean for land-grant initiatives.

Daybreak June 2: Congress averts default

06/02/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

The Senate late Thursday easily cleared the bill suspending the debt ceiling, 63-36. Forty-six Democrats and 17 Republicans voted for the bill.

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11.22.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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