Articles by Philip Brasher

Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP tries to push through budget

10/15/17 12:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2017 - Senate Republicans this week will seek to squeeze through a budget resolution critical to passing tax cuts, and several of President Trump’s nominees critical to agriculture also could move out of committee.

CFTC may reconsider, delay swap dealer rule

10/11/17 2:21 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - The new GOP chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said he will seek a one-year delay in a registration rule for swap dealers so the agency can review a change he says would unfairly sweep in agribusiness traders.

Funding farm bill demands: The 'difficult path ahead'

10/11/17 7:05 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - As they prepare to write a new farm bill, the House and Senate Agriculture committees are sorting through dozens of requests for increased funding across every title, and lawmakers have no new sources of money to fill the demands.

Farmers urge lawmakers to overhaul dairy policy

10/09/17 2:48 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2017 - Concerns about dairy sector’s Margin Protection Program dominated the sixth farm bill listening session conducted by the House Agriculture Committee, but the lawmakers also heard appeals for increased research funding and for aid to young farmers.

Washington Week Ahead: NAFTA talks resume with antidumping issue hanging

10/08/17 7:41 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2017 - Trade talks with Mexico and Canada move into their fourth round this week, while the House Agriculture Committee continues its preparations for the next farm bill by holding a listening session in upstate New York.

USDA nominees promise to protect farmers, consumers

10/05/17 3:12 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2017 - Bill Northey, the Iowa agriculture secretary nominated to oversee USDA’s farm and conservation programs, promised senators he would work to protect crop insurance, improve customer service and assist farmers in addressing water quality issues.

Final budget deal could leave farm bill untouched

10/04/17 6:54 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - House conservatives spent weeks this spring demanding cuts in nutrition assistance that threatened to complicate passage of a new farm bill. But House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, now says that he expects the final fiscal 2018 budget blueprint to leave farm bill spending unscathed.

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.

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.

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Open Mic: Corey Rosenbusch, President and CEO The Fertilizer Institute

This week’s Open Mic guest is Corey Rosenbusch, President and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute. Fresh off a meeting of the International Fertilizer Association, Rosenbusch offers troubling news on how Houthi rebels are impacting fertilizer shipping channels and how Vladimir Putin is conspiring to control fertilizer supplies and ultimately global food security. At home, Rosenbusch says TFI members share the call of commodity organizations to Washington to deliver a new farm bill. Rosenbusch hopes the Treasury Department can deliver clear nutrient guidance in the new IRA 45Z rules.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: July 12, 2024: Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., Ray Starling and Barbara Patterson on WOTUS, Prop 12 and rural voters

After the Supreme Court’s recent overruling of the Chevron doctrine, many major House committees are probing for regulations that may “run afoul” of the new administrative regime, according to North Carolina Republican Rep. David Rouzer. He joins Newsmakers to discuss how the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule could be vulnerable due to the decision, as well as priorities Republicans want to convey to voters at the Republican National Convention next week.

Then, Ray Starling of the North Carolina Chamber and Barbara Patterson from Torrey Advisory Group discuss issues important to rural voters and the potential impact of the GOP platform’s proposed tariffs on farm country.

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