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Senate panel advances USDA nominees

10/02/17 5:35 PM By Spencer Chase and Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2017 - The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the first two Agriculture Department nominees since Secretary Sonny Perdue took office in April, including President Trump’s pick for deputy secretary, Steve Censky.

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.

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.

Groups seek changes in conservation, crop insurance incentives

09/27/17 6:35 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - A coalition of environmental groups, joined by the National Farmers Union and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, want Congress to tighten enforcement of conservation compliance, increase spending on conservation programs and revise crop insurance rules to encourage more farmers to plant cover crops.

EPA seeking input on ‘potential reductions’ in RFS volumes

09/27/17 6:31 AM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 – A notice from the Environmental Protection Agency has the biofuels community up in arms as they face the prospect of a potential hit to renewable fuel blending levels.

Livestock haulers push back on DOT’s ‘Hours of Service’ rule

09/27/17 6:20 AM By Eric Englert

WASHINGTON, September 27, 2017—Livestock haulers have lost discretionary control over their livelihoods and risk endangering the lives of the animals they transport because of a one-size-fits-all Department of Transportation Hours of Service (HOS) rule and the Electronic Logging Device that aggressively monitors it, industry experts and agricultural groups say.

Washington Week Ahead: GOP set to roll out tax reform proposals

09/24/17 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2017 - Congressional Republicans will join the White House in rolling out a set of tax reform proposals this week that could have implications for farmers, depending on the mix of tax rates and deductions.

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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