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Daybreak May 6: ‘Modern Ag’ gets focus in nation’s capital

05/06/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

The National Mall will be showcasing the latest innovations in precision agriculture and farm equipment this week.

Farm bill proposal would compensate producers for unborn livestock losses

05/03/24 2:00 PM By Noah Wicks

Livestock producers who lose unborn animals to weather-related disasters would qualify for aid through the Livestock Indemnity Program under a farm bill proposal that two Texas lawmakers are introducing following the wildfires that scorched the state's panhandle this year, killing more than 7,000 adult cattle.

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Daybreak May 3: Stabenow: GOP isn’t attacking my bill

05/03/24 8:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, and Rebekah Alvey

Senate Agriculture Committee Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is sounding upbeat about her farm bill proposal after releasing a detailed summary of what’s in it.

Daybreak May 2: A lot of details, but farm bill standoff remains

05/02/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Steve Davies

We now know a lot more about where the House and Senate are headed on their respective farm bills.

Daybreak May 1: Stabenow releasing farm bill, Thompson outlines his version

05/01/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Rebekah Alvey, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

There is big news today on the farm bill front. The House and Senate Agriculture committees are making dueling moves today in the partisan standoff over a new bill.

Fertilizer industry, farm groups push to change critical minerals list

05/01/24 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

The fertilizer industry and a raft of farm groups are backing legislation that would add phosphate and potash to the list of minerals considered “critical” to the national security of the United States, arguing that too much of the world’s reserves of the vital crop inputs is located outside the country and vulnerable to supply shocks.

Election uncertainty, review law see agencies race to finalize new regs

05/01/24 6:10 AM By Philip Brasher

If it looks like the Biden administration has been rushing out a lot of new regulations in recent days, there’s a good reason. The administration faces a deadline to ensure that new rules can’t be repealed under the Congressional Review Act in 2025.

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Farm Hands: MANRRS taps first-ever CEO

05/01/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

The National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) has tapped Ebony Webber as its first-ever chief executive officer. The Mississippi native previously was the chief operating officer of MANRRS.

Thompson, Stabenow offer opposing farm bill plans amid ongoing partisan battle

05/01/24 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees announced dueling plans for a new farm bill as the partisan impasse appeared to deepen ahead of the House panel’s planned votes on May 23. House Ag Chairman Glenn Thompson released a broad summary of his planned legislation, and his Senate counterpart, Debbie Stabenow, followed with a much more detailed section-by-section summary of her draft bill.

Daybreak April 30: SAF coalition takes off; GREET update coming today

04/30/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

The Biden administration is set today to announce its updated GREET model for measuring the carbon intensity of biofuel feedstocks.

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11.22.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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