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Agri-Pulse Daybreak for Feb. 2, 2017

02/02/17 8:21 AM By Daniel Enoch, Spencer Chase, Bill Tomson, and Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2017 - Farmers are already letting senators know that they will be counting on them to support Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for Feb. 1, 2017

02/01/17 9:05 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - President Trump has followed through on his promise to pick a nominee for the Supreme Court with solid conservative credentials. And his pick, Denver-based appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, is going to be especially attractive to people who believe that regulatory agencies have overreached their legislative authority.

USDA announces Agricultural Outlook Forum plenary speakers

01/31/17 5:10 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2017 - The Agriculture Department (USDA) has announced speakers for the 2017 Agricultural Outlook Forum, A New Horizon: The Future of Agriculture, which will be held Feb. 23–24, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

Vilsack: Dairy industry needs to reassure Mexico

01/31/17 4:00 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is raising concerns that President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade rhetoric is unsettling U.S. agricultural importers and that his restrictions on regulations could impede the implementation of the new GMO disclosure law.

Obama USDA veterans issue cautionary warning to state ag officials

01/31/17 3:59 PM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - Talk of reduced regulations and a fresh ag policy perspective is all well and good, but a pair of former USDA officials say agriculture should be leery of too much of a good thing.

Uncertainty over NAFTA’s fate has farmers worried

01/31/17 3:58 PM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - The tumultuous relationship between President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has farmers worried about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade pact that is regarded highly by much of the agriculture sector.

Trade is key for agriculture

01/31/17 10:12 AM By Sen. Bob Dole & Marshall Matz

Perhaps no sector of the American economy is more dependent on trade than agriculture. It is the life blood of the heartland supporting over 15 million jobs throughout the United States.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for January 30, 2017

01/30/17 8:00 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2017 - Trade was on the list of topics that U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talked about on Saturday, according to a White House statement. The two leaders agreed to meet in person in Washington on Feb. 10.

Trump's clamp-down on illegal immigrants causes concern for farm groups

01/27/17 9:56 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2017 – President Donald Trump today signed two new executive actions to boost immigration enforcement – including an order to begin construction of the promised wall -- but that has some in the farming sector on edge because of the industry’s reliance on foreign labor.

Corps' wetlands call doesn't hold water, judge finds

01/27/17 9:41 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2017 – The Army Corps of Engineers cannot require a permit to mine peat on a Minnesota tract because it could not show a sufficient connection between wetlands on the property and the nearest navigable water, a federal judge has ruled.

Open Mic: Duane Highley, CEO, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association

This week’s Open Mic guest is Duane Highley, CEO of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. This western cooperative is embracing the growing need for electric power among its one million customers and 200,000 square miles of challenging terrain with an “all of the above” approach to power generation. Highley says the cooperative is utilizing advanced battery technology to add wind and solar generation to the base load capacity of the system. At the state and federal level, Highley says rural cooperatives need faster permitting, less regulatory red tape, and better access to funds to assist in generating and delivering power to rural America.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 13, 2024: Sen. Boozman on farm bill, RFK, Rollins

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.

Then, Laura Wood from LWP Consulting and Invariant’s Danielle Beck discuss the contentious House Ag Committee ranking member race and the future of the farm bill in a new Congress.

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