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Paige Dye joins Agri-Pulse as Assistant Marketing Manager

10/02/17 9:01 AM By Sara Wyant

CAMDENTON, Mo., October 2, 2017 - Agri-Pulse Communications Inc. welcomes a new member to its sales and marketing team. Paige Dye joins the firm in the new position of Assistant Marketing Manager.

Washington Week Ahead: After long wait, Senate set to move USDA nominees

10/01/17 10:56 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2017 - The Senate is close to finally confirming two key nominees for the Agriculture Department this week, and lawmakers also are moving budget resolutions that will pave the way for the GOP’s No. 1 priority, cutting business and personal taxes.

Senate budget spares farm bill

09/29/17 2:20 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2017 - Republicans released a fiscal 2018 budget resolution that would clear the way for $1.5 trillion in tax cuts while requiring no reduction in farm bill spending.

Dems push for $40 billion investment in rural broadband

09/28/17 5:13 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Sep. 28, 2017 – Congressional Democrats held a news conference on Capitol Hill Thursday to highlight their $40 billion plan to bring high-speed internet service to all Americans.

Democrats press USDA on rural development funding

09/28/17 3:50 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2017 - Senate Democrats pushed Agriculture Department officials Thursday to support increased funding to boost rural economic development and fight the opioid crisis. USDA officials also were urged to work within the administration to expand rural broadband access.

House, Senate hearings examine wildfire mitigation, funding

09/27/17 5:10 PM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 – A bicameral pair of hearings mere hours apart both came to the same conclusion: More needs to be done to make sure wildfires are adequately addressed.

Tax plan lowers rates, but ag impact hinges on details

09/27/17 11:32 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - Republicans released a broad plan to lower taxes on corporations and small businesses, but its real impact on agriculture won't be clear until lawmakers fill in key details that were left for coming negotiations in Congress.

Updating base could help farm bill funding, but at political cost

09/27/17 6:56 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - As lawmakers are preparing to write the next farm bill, they're strapped for the cash they need to cover a long list of demands. One source of money is to require farmers to update their crop base acreage, which determines what they receive in commodity payments, but the idea would face significant political challenges.

Cover crops gain momentum, but fall below targets

09/27/17 6:46 AM By Eric Englert

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - Farmers from Maryland to Illinois are turning their soil into a kind of sponge and absorbing the benefits: Planting cover crops such as cereal rye and varieties of radish during harvest season can simultaneously enhance the soil and increase yield. New studies support what farmers and agronomists have been saying for years – that cover crops reduce nutrient runoff, improve soil health and, most important for farmers, increase yields.

Analysis: Farm bill changes could encourage cover crops

09/27/17 6:41 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - University of Illinois experts say lawmakers should consider using the next farm bill to lift restrictions that may discourage farmers from planting cover crops to reduce soil erosion.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 18, 2024: Georgia Rep. Austin Scott on disaster aid, farm bill

Multiple hurricanes have caused destruction for southeastern farmers this year. House Ag Committee member Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., joined the show to discuss damage in his district, the call for disaster aid funding and the farm bill.

Then, the Farm Service Agency's John Berge and StoneX's Josh Linville join to talk about USDA disaster assistance and the hurricane's impacts on fertilizer availability and prices.

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