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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Herndon joins Corteva

05/15/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Scott Herndon has joined Corteva as the new head of US Government and Industry Affairs and Jill LeVake has accepted the role of Corteva’s state government and industry affairs western regional director.

Opinion: Congress must address the biodiversity and climate crises in the farm bill

05/14/24 1:40 PM By Jamie Rappaport Clark

In this opinion piece, Jamie Clark, President and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, says Congress must allocate sufficient funds for wildlife conservation to prioritize healthy, biodiverse habitats and combat the effects of climate change.

Farm Hands West: Church Brothers adds Sotelo, Stater Bros. promotes Reed

11/08/23 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Church Brothers Farms has added Martin Sotelo as the new senior director of raw product procurement for the U.S. and Mexico and Mike Reed has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of Stater Bros.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Bachmann new USA Rice CEO

11/08/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

USA Rice’s board of directors have tapped Peter Bachmann as the next CEO of the organization and Deanna Kovar has been named as the new president of John Deere’s Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division.

Endangered Species Act proposals revise Trump changes

06/21/23 5:13 PM By Steve Davies

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Wednesday to restore automatic protections for species listed as “threatened," as the Biden administration moved to roll back a Trump-era overhaul of the way the Endangered Species Act is implemented.

Court OKs agreement that EPA complete species evaluations for four pesticides

12/23/22 4:02 PM By Steve Davies

A settlement giving EPA until 2027 to evaluate the effects of four pesticides on endangered species has been approved by a federal appeals court.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Shultz to head up newly launched Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation

09/14/22 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Joe Shultz is the new executive director of the newly launched Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation and Jaime Adams has been tapped as the new senior policy adviser for climate at USDA.

In Round 2 of Delta drought regulations, environmentalists seek more cuts to farm water deliveries

01/12/22 8:17 AM By Brad Hooker

Environmental groups are pushing the state water board to increase freshwater flows by trimming out senior rights holders through an emergency regulation.

Environmental groups cheer the collapse of voluntary agreements

11/08/21 6:59 AM By Brad Hooker

Environmental groups are praising the Newsom administration for instead moving forward on the 2018 Bay-Delta Plan.

Biden conservation initiative garners mostly positive reviews

But Farm Bureau says plan still lacks details

05/06/21 1:32 PM By Steve Davies

Conservation groups praised the Biden administration’s first step in conserving 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030, but the nation’s largest farm group said the initiative still lacks specifics, and a key farm-state senator said he was worried about removing too much land from production.

Open Mic: Randy Russell, President of the Russell Group

This week’s Open Mic guest is Randy Russell, President of the Russell Group. The race for the White House and leadership of the 119th Congress is coming down to the wire. The majority of polls show very narrow margins, but Russell suggests some trends may be developing as indicators of a Harris or Trump administration. Russell says history could be made in this Congressional election but control of the House of Representatives may not be known for several days after Nov. 5. Disaster assistance will likely be on the Lame Duck agenda and perhaps an economic assistance package for farmers, however, Russell says a new five year farm bill will likely be added to an already stacked legislative agenda in 2025.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 1, 2024: WFP Laureate Cary Fowler at Borlaug Dialogue

2024 World Food Prize laureates Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin were honored for their life work protecting crop biodiversity at the Borlaug International Dialogue. We asked Fowler about the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Then, Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel, and his wife Tammy discuss Hormel’s Hometown Food Security Project, and Manuel Otero, IICA director general, spoke on farmers’ challenges to adopt new technology.

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