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Biofuels backers scrambling to adjust to barrage of EPA action

10/04/17 6:25 AM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 – Looking back on statements made during the nomination process for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt offers a stark contrast to comments made in the last week.

Senate confirms Censky, McKinney to USDA positions

10/03/17 8:10 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 - The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Steve Censky to become deputy agriculture secretary and Ted McKinney to be the Agriculture Department’s first undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.

Hurricanes, cyberattacks mandate hardening the electric grid

10/03/17 4:34 PM By Jonathan H. Harsch

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 – “Since it is not a question of ‘if’ but a question of ‘when’ the power grid will face significant physical and cyber threats, resiliency should be a priority for our electricity system.”

Biofuel advocates: President Trump should keep commitment to the RFS

10/03/17 12:01 AM By Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 – President Donald Trump didn’t offer a lot of specific policy promises to the agricultural community during this presidential campaign, but one was perfectly clear: He pledged to support the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

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.

Open Mic: Claire Babineaux Fontenot

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. Farmers continue to help feed the hungry, but the number of Americans who are hungry and food insecure is greater today than during the Covid pandemic. Babineaux-Fontenot says the food lines may have moved back inside the buildings, but the need for food continues to grow as contributions are down and federal commodity donations have decreased. Babineaux-Fontenot says federal nutrition programs should be amended to avoid food “cliffs” and help individuals transition away from assistance programs.

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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.

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