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The beginning of the end to the China deal?

07/29/20 6:49 AM By Bill Tomson

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued another veiled threat to the U.S.-China “phase one” trade pact as the relevancy of the deal comes under question with perhaps just months left in the Trump presidency.

If Dems win it all, they'll use CRA to strike at Trump rules

07/29/20 6:45 AM By Steve Davies

The 1996 Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to repeal regulations it doesn’t like, was once a little-known, rarely used legislative tool. No more.

USDA has released the long-awaited beef market report. Now what?

07/29/20 6:36 AM By Spencer Chase

Last week’s report from the Department of Agriculture offered a laundry list of reasons for why beef markets behaved the way they did after two cataclysmic events hit the sector in as many years. But the 21-page document also contained something else: a legislative and regulatory to-do list for an industry well-known for infighting and disagreement.

Q&A with Chris Novak, CEO of CropLife America

07/29/20 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

CropLife America President and CEO Chris Novak says the nation's crop protection sector is battered, but not broken after enduring a growing season that took place in the midst of a pandemic that stalled many other facets of the economy.

Additions to Dem platform target farm chemical use

07/29/20 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

Critics of agricultural chemical usage have won new language in the Democratic Party's proposed 2020 platform that call for the federal government to ban chlorpyrifos insecticide and provide assistance to farmers to reduce applications of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

Daybreak July 28: Now for the hard part: Getting a deal

07/28/20 9:47 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

We’ve been telling you for days that Senate Republicans want to give USDA maximum flexibility in how to do the next round of coronavirus relief. And that’s exactly what the new GOP proposal would do.

Senate GOP unveils coronavirus relief package with $20B in ag aid

07/27/20 6:28 PM By Philip Brasher

Senate Republicans unveiled a coronavirus relief package Monday that would give the Agriculture Department broad authority to spend an additional $20 billion to compensate agricultural producers and processors for the impact of the pandemic.

Daybreak July 27: Senate GOP set to unveil aid package

07/27/20 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

After several days of delay, Senate Republicans today are supposed to take the wraps off their $1 trillion coronavirus relief package.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP set to unveil pandemic aid plan

07/26/20 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Senate Republicans look to finally move into talks with Democrats on a new coronavirus relief package this week, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggests it could take a few weeks to reach a deal.

House passes FY21 spending package to boost broadband, target Trump regulatory agenda

07/24/20 12:57 PM By Philip Brasher

The Democratic-controlled House approved a package of fiscal 2021 spending bills Friday that would provide about $1 billion for rural broadband expansion while blocking the Trump administration from cutting food stamp rolls and carrying out key regulatory relief measures.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Cathy Burns, President and CEO International Fresh Produce Association

This week’s Open Mic guest is Cathy Burns, President and CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association. From a statistical perspective, the produce industry has tremendous potential for growth with only a small fraction of Americans consuming the daily recommended allowance of fruits and vegetables. Burns says domestically, the produce industry faces tremendous challenges from high input costs, a lack of an adequate labor force and uncertainty over a new farm bill from Washington. She says the obstacles are limiting opportunities for growth and IFPA needs Congressional leaders to help.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: July 26, 2024: Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., NFU’s Mike Stranz and NCBA's Ethan Lane on Kamala Harris’ ag record, Project 2025

President Biden chose not to run for reelection and endorsed Kamala Harris. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., discusses what a Harris presidency could mean for agriculture.

Then, Mike Stranz with NFU and Ethan Lane with NCBA share their thoughts on The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agriculture and nutrition proposals being implemented in a Trump-Vance presidency.

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