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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai faces questioning on both sides of Capitol Hill this week amid agrowing ag trade deficit that has fueled Republican attacks ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
President Joe Biden said producers represent the “best of America” in a proclamation celebrating National Ag Day, one of several administration leaders to highlight the occasion.
President Joe Biden is due today to release his proposed budget for fiscal 2025, even though lawmakers are only halfway finished with finalizing their appropriations bills for FY24.
Republican governors from 16 states sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week pressing for a change in course on his plans to ensure two out of three vehicles sold by 2032 are electric.
In this week's Farm Hands, the U.S. Trade Representative's office is undergoing staff changes and may get a new nominee for deputy. Plus, we profile several other new jobs and promotions on Capitol Hill, within trade associations and businesses.
A handful of agricultural districts are in line to play pivotal roles as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the House in 2024 elections, now one year away.
President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are heading to Minnesota Wednesday to kick off a two-week, nationwide effort to showcase how “Bidenomics” is helping rural America through investments in farming, ag production and rural communities, according to the White House.