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US agriculture slogging its way out of 2018's phenomenal soakers

11/07/18 6:25 AM By Ed Maixner

With less than two months to go in 2018, American agriculture has endured a major drubbing by hurricanes and rainstorms in the Midwest, the Plains, and the coastal Southeast so far this year.

Hurricane Michael devastates Southern crops

10/11/18 5:14 PM By Bill Tomson

Officials estimate Hurricane Michael caused billions of dollars in damage to crops, livestock and aquaculture after slamming into the Florida Panhandle Wednesday with 155 mile-per-hour winds and then plowing a path of destruction through Alabama and Georgia.

Construction moves forward for Georgia nuclear power plant

09/06/17 5:25 AM By Sandra Cowherd

GEORGIA, September 6, 2017 - Despite ballooning costs and timeline setbacks, Georgia Power Company announced it will continue construction of nuclear power units at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro.

Washington Week Ahead: Trump to promote ag technology with Iowa trip

06/18/17 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2017 - President Trump heads to Iowa this week to showcase precision agriculture and its benefits to the rural economy, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will host his Mexican and Canadian counterparts in Georgia.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and Chief of Staff Heidi Green

Meet Sec. Perdue's new inner circle at USDA

05/10/17 11:47 AM By Sara Wyant and Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON – May 10, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue hit the ground running in his first two weeks on the job, meeting with President Trump in the White House, traveling to Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas and working on his subcabinet nominees.

Perdue plans separation from agribusiness, trucking interests

03/13/17 12:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2017 - President Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, has promised to give up control of his agribusiness, trucking and real estate interests.

Vilsack backs Perdue for Agriculture Secretary

01/31/17 6:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

Tom Vilsack is backing Sonny Perdue to run the Department of Agriculture, the job Vilsack held for eight years under President Barack Obama, according to a press release from the Trump transition team.

Roberts backs Perdue for Ag Sec with an 'Amen, brother'

01/20/17 3:55 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2017 - President-elect Donald Trump made it official this morning, naming former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as his choice for Agriculture Secretary, drawing an immediate endorsement from a lawmaker who will play a key role in Perdue's confirmation process. “I'm delighted,” Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts said when asked about Trump's choice.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Kip Eideberg, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

This week’s Open Mic guest is Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice-President Government and Industry Relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Like the industries they serve, equipment manufacturers are familiar with the cyclical turns in farming, forestry, construction and mining. Eideberg says higher interest rates, a lack of trade agreements and sluggish economies around the globe and in the U.S. are proving challenging for the customers to make capital purchases. Eideberg is hopeful Congress will bring a new farm bill in the Lame Duck session or at least early next year. He says tax policy will also be critical next year as both industry and customers need amended policy on deductions for research as well as depreciation.

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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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