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Supply chain woes hit US ag sector hard

10/13/21 6:41 AM By Bill Tomson

Whether it's backlogs at ports delaying the arrival of containers from China, congestion at railroad hubs, or slowdowns at American manufacturing plants, farmers and ranchers are seeing rising prices and mounting delays for machinery, spare parts, packaging material, inputs and other supplies they need to bring in their crops and market their commodities.

USDA rolls out timeline for federal vaccination mandate

10/13/21 6:13 AM By Noah Wicks

The Department of Agriculture will require all federal employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 22, except those who are “legally entitled to a reasonable or religious accommodation,” according to a workplace safety plan outlining the department's pandemic response.

Daybreak Oct. 12: House Ag Dems seek to protect agriculture funding

10/12/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

Democrats on the House Ag Committee are appealing to their party leaders to protect agriculture spending when they slash the size of the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better bill.

US begins new trade engagement with China; addresses lingering ‘phase one’ issues

10/09/21 11:27 AM By Bill Tomson

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke Friday with her Chinese counterpart to explain U.S. concerns over outstanding issues from the “phase one” trade pact as well as Chinese “state-led, non-market policies and practices that harm American workers, farmers and businesses,” according to the Office of the USTR.

Biden administration expands monument designations, frustrating rancher groups

10/08/21 4:08 PM By Spencer Chase

President Joe Biden has signed proclamations to expand the perimeters of several national monuments, a move that will alter the management of millions of acres of western lands.

Daybreak Oct. 8: Moderate Dem: Pelosi ‘didn’t level with us’

10/08/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

Now that the Senate has reached a deal to increase the federal debt limit, Democrats can turn their attention back to passing President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.

Torres Small wins confirmation to oversee USDA Rural Development

10/08/21 9:44 AM By Philip Brasher

The Senate confirms Former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., to serve as the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for rural development.

Vilsack discusses line speeds, meat processing investment at House Ag hearing

10/07/21 7:03 PM By Noah Wicks

A judge's ruling on pork line speed provisions was just one of many topics Vilsack discussed at a wide-ranging hearing, which also included testimony from Sen. Chuck Grassley and representatives from livestock industry groups, that brought out a number of different opinions on livestock issues like meat processing consolidation, beef market price transparency and lamb imports from the U.K.

Rod Snyder named ag adviser at EPA

10/07/21 1:30 PM By Steve Davies

Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, is the Environmental Protection Agency’s new agriculture adviser, pleasing ag groups that had backed him for the position.

Daybreak Oct. 7: Sodium targets could be out soon, along with 'healthy' definition

10/07/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

The Food and Drug Administration is hoping to release soon its voluntary sodium reduction targets for processed, packaged and prepared foods, Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock told the Consumer Federation of America’s Food Policy Conference Wednesday.

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07.26.2024

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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