Articles Tagged with ''Bipartisan Policy Center''

Republicans look to fast-track tax, spending cuts but face hurdles

11/13/24 6:10 AM By Philip Brasher

Congressional Republicans are likely to move quickly to carry out President-elect Donald Trump’s top legislative priority by extending expiring tax provisions and enacting new tax cuts, and some farm bill measures could go along for the ride.

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Opinion: Coming together for a Legislative Harvest

02/13/24 10:42 AM By Saxby Chambliss and Heidi Heitkamp

In this opinion piece, former Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Heidi Heitkamp, speak on the urgency for Congress to get to work on the Farm Bill.

Nutrition advocates aim to better train doctors about healthier eating

12/06/23 6:15 AM By Jacqui Fatka

Despite overwhelming evidence that poor diets contribute to preventable illness and many leading causes of death;– including heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes – doctors and other health professionals get little training in nutrition in medical school and other education.

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Report pushes diet interventions, clinician education to fight disease

11/14/23 2:38 PM By Jacqui Fatka

Preventable diseases resulting from dietary choices serve as a wake-up call to make policy changes and integrate a greater level of clinician and primary care education on the role of nutrition and "food is medicine" interventions, according to a new bipartisan report on improving health care through nutrition.

New horizons for ag carbon markets and livestock sustainability

08/24/23 8:59 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

An exclusive dialogue, presented by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and Agri-Pulse, will bring together industry, government and non-profit organizations to discuss solutions that can accelerate progress across the livestock value chain, including the development of the first-of-its-kind livestock carbon credit marketplace. The event, “New horizons for the agricultural carbon market,” will take place in Washington, D.C., and virtually on Sept. 13 from 9:30-12 p.m. ET.

Daybreak Sept. 14: Dems shield stepped-up basis, but target estate taxation

09/14/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

Farm groups are breathing a collective sigh of relief that congressional Democrats have dropped the idea of taxing capital gains at death, preserving the benefits of stepped-up basis. But many may still need to start talking to their tax advisers about just what’s in the legislation and how it could affect their tax planning.

Chef Andrés, former Ag Secretaries Glickman, Veneman headline new task force

05/05/21 6:03 AM By Spencer Chase

A new effort from the Bipartisan Policy Center to combat food and nutrition insecurity is headlined by a celebrity chef and former ag secretaries but also includes heavy hitters from all aspects of food and agriculture.

Farm Hands West: Roots joins ABC

03/17/21 8:42 AM By Hannah Pagel

The Almond Board of California hired Michael Roots and Bill Capsalis has been appointed executive director of Naturally Boulder.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Biden nominates Hipp

03/17/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

President Joe Biden will nominate Janie Simms Hipp, an agricultural law veteran and member of the Chickasaw Nation, to become the Agriculture Department’s general counsel, and USDA also announces new senior leadership positions.

Opinion: Protecting farms and forests, and our climate

11/17/20 9:55 AM By Heidi Heitkamp and Saxby Chambliss

Many farmers, ranchers and forest owners are as concerned about the government response to climate change as they are about the problem itself. But, if the US is going to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, we are going to need the help of agriculture and forestry.

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12.20.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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