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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.

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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.

USDA plans federal milk marketing order pre-hearing on June 16

06/01/23 4:37 PM By Jacqui Fatka

USDA has scheduled a pre-hearing information session for Friday, June 16, to get more input from the dairy industry on a National Milk Producers Federation petition to amend five provisions of the federal milk marketing order, as well as on a narrower request from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA).

Open Mic: Emily Skor, CEO Growth Energy

This week’s Open Mic guest is Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. The renewable fuels industry has clawed its way into a significant portion of the liquid fuels industry. Potential growth for both refiners and farmers hinges on regulatory decisions by government agencies and litigation in the court system. Skor says the Treasury Department’s decision on what sustainable agriculture practices will be required for the pending 45Z rule is critical for the industry’s future and if the Biden administration’s climate goals will ultimately be met.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Aug. 16, 2024: Rep. Brad Finstad on rural voters, farm bill; Chandler Goule and Tom Sell

Republican Rep. Brad Finstad represents Minnesota’s first district, the same area Tim Walz represented while in Congress. We asked Rep. Finstad how Walz got reelected so many times, then discussed potential GOP administration policies and the farm bill.

NAWG’s Chandler Goule and Tom Sell from Combest, Sell & Associates also join to discuss GOP and Democratic Party policy differences on trade, labor and climate.

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