Articles Tagged with ''USAID''

Daybreak Feb. 7: USDA: Program review waiting on Rollins

02/07/25 9:54 AM By Rebekah Alvey, Oliver Ward, Lydia Johnson, Noah Wicks, and Philip Brasher

USDA officials are defending a freeze on funding that has snagged several programs. In a statement to Agri-Pulse, the department says the Trump administration “rightfully has asked for a comprehensive review of all contracts, work, and personnel across all federal agencies. Anything that violates the President’s Executive Orders will be subject for review.”

Daybreak West: Water board struggles with SGMA costs

02/07/25 8:30 AM By Brad Hooker, Chloe Lovejoy, Rebekah Alvey, Philip Brasher, Lydia Johnson, Oliver Ward, and Noah Wicks

Ross reacts to cost study * Water board hungry for more fees * Shasta dumps flood flows * USDA defends funding delay

Daybreak Feb. 6: Senators to grill USTR pick on tariffs

02/06/25 10:04 AM By Rebekah Alvey, Oliver Ward, Noah Wicks, and Lydia Johnson

President Donald Trump’s nominee to helm the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will appear before the Senate Finance Committee today in what promises to be a tariff-heavy hearing.

Daybreak West Feb.6: Reactions to cost study trickle in

02/06/25 8:30 AM By Brad Hooker, Chloe Lovejoy, Rebekah Alvey, Lydia Johnson, Oliver Ward, and Noah Wicks

More reactions to cost study * Composting gets priority * Hearing on tap for USTR pick

Biden administration taps CCC for $1B in foreign food aid

04/18/24 1:34 PM By Philip Brasher

The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to use USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority to provide $1 billion in additional food assistance overseas, a move requested by leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee last year.

Farm Hands West: Clark tapped executive director of San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau

03/20/24 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Paul Clark has been tapped as the new executive director of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau and GLC Cerritos, an avocado grower-shipper, has brought on Armando Garcia as the director of sustainability.

Daybreak Nov. 29: Pork industry gets extension on line speeds

11/29/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

USDA has decided to extend a series of trial projects testing higher line speeds in six pork processing plants.

Farm and humanitarian groups square off over food aid

06/28/23 6:30 AM By Bill Tomson

House lawmakers are setting the stage for a farm bill battle over international food aid with new legislation to diminish the role of non-profit humanitarian groups and eliminate the roles of cash and non-U.S. origin food in the assistance delivered around the world.

Ukraine ramps up efforts to show its grain feeds the needy

01/04/23 6:23 AM By Bill Tomson

Russia’s repeated claims that the Black Sea Grain Initiative only helps wealthy nations have kept Ukraine on the defensive for months. Now, Ukraine is trying to flip the script on Moscow, with support from the U.S., United Nations, Japan, France, Norway and other countries.

New federal partnership aims to improve global food safety

01/04/23 6:08 AM By Spencer Chase

Three U.S. agencies are joining forces on a new five-year, $15 million effort to address hunger and malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 28, 2025: Castaneda, Kuball on ag labor, trade

President Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs are expected to go into effect next week. We spoke with Jaime Castaneda from the National Milk Producers Federation and Cassandra Kuball from Torrey Advisory Group about how the proposals could impact agriculture. They also discuss the potential for ag labor reform with Trump's stricter immigration policies.

Plus, Agri-Pulse Editor-in-Chief Philip Brasher provides commentary on the top issues in Washington.

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