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Washington Week Ahead: Trump releases budget, Congress launches immigration debate

02/11/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Farm-state lawmakers are bracing this week for renewed proposals to cut agriculture spending as President Trump releases his fiscal 2019 budget, and Congress begins an extended debate on immigration policy.

Congress clears budget deal, farm aid after shutdown

02/09/18 7:42 AM By Philip Brasher

A sweeping budget agreement that will provide new assistance to cotton and dairy producers and expand disaster aid to many other farmers and ranchers received final congressional approval in the House Friday morning.

Net farm income seen falling to lowest level since 2006

02/07/18 4:59 PM By Simon Schuster

Net farm income for 2018 is projected to hit the lowest level since 2006, according to a report released today from the USDA's Economic Research Service.

Rural broadband, opioid funding adds to farm bill challenges

02/07/18 6:46 AM By Philip Brasher

As lawmakers prepare to move a new farm bill, one of the smallest titles is taking on an outsized importance as Congress looks to address priority issues for the Trump administration.

Washington Week Ahead: GOP seeks funding extension as farm bill hangs

02/04/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Republican leaders are rushing to pass another short-term spending bill to keep the government funded into March, and the prospects for moving a new farm bill by early spring could hinge on whether some cotton and dairy provisions get thrown into the spending measure.

Next 6 months will tell the tale on land values, Farmers National says

02/01/18 2:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

So which way are land values heading? Farmers National Company says there are both positive and negative factors at work that are affecting the market, and the next six months will tell the tale.

Washington Week Ahead: Trump makes case for infrastructure in State of the Union

01/28/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

President Trump will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to make another push for his infrastructure plan, a key part of the speech’s theme of “building a safe, strong and proud America.”

USDA ups pressure for food stamp reform in 2018 farm bill

01/24/18 5:11 PM By Bill Tomson

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue made it clear Wednesday that the Trump administration wants significant changes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.

Lawmakers look to heal Americans with 'food as medicine'

01/24/18 6:12 AM By Philip Brasher

Reps. Roger Marshall and Jim McGovern could not be more different on paper. Marshall, a Republican, represents Kansas’ heavily agricultural 1st District, while McGovern is a liberal firebrand from Worcester, Mass. But the two lawmakers have rallied around the idea of "food as medicine."

CoBank sees mixed but improving outlook for rural America in 2018

Report looks at 10 factors shaping rural economy

01/18/18 6:06 PM By Daniel Enoch

A new report from CoBank has some good news and bad news for the farm economy in 2018.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Adam Bergman, EchoTech Capital

This week’s Open Mic guest is Adam Bergman, Managing Director at EchoTech Capital. While opinions still widely vary regarding what sustainability really means, Bergman stands in the gap between would be investors and those willing to adopt certain sustainable practices. In agriculture the topics include regenerative farming, a vast array of climate smart practices and even indoor farming. Washington has proven that financial support for renewable fuels as well as electricity from solar and wind sources can influence growth. Moving forward, the question remains which energy sources will see favor from Capitol Hill and what agricultural practices investors will support toward a greener environment and stronger food security.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 4, 2025: Sen. Hoeven on tariffs, budget reconciliation

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan this week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Then, the American Soybean Association's Virginia Houston and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discuss which producers could be hurt the most by the tariffs and how farmers' cost of production will increase.

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