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Schools look to expand the farm bill coalition

04/05/17 10:50 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - School food service directors, who say they’ve been struggling to meet increased nutrition standards that have boosted food costs, are looking for some help in the next farm bill.

US ranchers hope for beef breakthrough in Trump-Xi summit

04/05/17 10:24 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - Six months after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced China’s intention to lift its ban on U.S. beef, the two countries remain far apart on a deal that would actually open up trade, according to government and industry officials.

FTC OKs ChemChina-Syngenta deal; EU follows suit

04/04/17 6:00 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – ChemChina’s $43 billion acquisition of Syngenta was approved Tuesday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on the condition that ChemChina divest three of its generic pesticides – chlorothalonil, paraquat and abamectin. Approval by the European Commission followed on Wednesday.

Perdue nomination as ag secretary clears one more hurdle

04/04/17 3:00 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – Hopes are growing that Sonny Perdue can win confirmation as agriculture secretary this week after a Democrat removed a hold on his nomination.

Branstad preps for role as China ambassador as Xi heads to US

04/03/17 3:00 PM By Ben Nuelle

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3, 2017 -- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad heads to D.C. this week to meet with lawmakers and U.S. State Department officials about his nomination as Ambassador to China. The trip comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to meet with President Donald Trump in Florida, but Brandstad said he won’t be joining those discussions.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP aims to confirm Gorsuch as Perdue waits

04/02/17 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2017 – Senate Republicans look to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court this week, with Democrats poised to force the GOP leadership to make history and invoke the “nuclear” option to break a filibuster.

Cotton, soy plantings to rise; corn, wheat to fall, USDA forecasts

03/31/17 3:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2017 – U.S. cotton farmers are planning to sow 12.2 million acres this year, up 21 percent from last year, USDA said today. The estimate is also up from the 11.5 million planted acres the department predicted in February. Projections for most other major crops, including corn, soybeans and wheat, hewed closely to the February estimates.

FMC buys DuPont crop protection assets, sells health and nutrition

03/31/17 1:15 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2017 - DuPont is selling part of its crop protection business to FMC Corp. and acquiring that company’s health and nutrition business to satisfy conditions imposed by the European Commission when it approved DuPont’s merger with Dow Chemical on Monday.

Pruitt tells ranchers he’ll return ‘rule of law’ to EPA

03/30/17 4:00 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2017 – An avid baseball fan, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt used the national pastime to get his message across to cattle ranchers gathered in Washington, D.C., today.

Senate Ag panel easily approves Perdue for Agriculture Secretary

03/30/17 12:03 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2017 – The Senate Agriculture Committee easily approved Sonny Perdue’s nomination to become USDA secretary, raising hopes that the former Georgia governor could finally be installed at the Agriculture Department within several weeks.

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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