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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
The chairman-elect of the House Agriculture Committee plans to invite EPA Administrator Michael Regan to testify about the new Waters of the U.S. rule, which the Biden administration released in late December.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Doug McKalip to be the Biden administration's chief ag trade administrator, Alexis Taylor to be USDA's undersecretary of trade and foreign agricultural affairs, and Jose Emilio Esteban to be USDA’s undersecretary for food safety.
Amy DeLisio has been tapped to lead the Dairy Council of California and Stewart Knox has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
Many farm groups list crop insurance as their top priority for the next farm bill, but the organizations start to differ when it comes to other concerns, according to this week's Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.
A Nebraska Republican is calling on the administration to “lean in to trade” in 2023 to help kick-start conversations and make progress in an area that many lawmakers feel has gotten short shrift during the first two years of President Joe Biden’s term.
A Colorado Democrat is calling on his Republican counterparts to set aside border security concerns and take the lead on passing farm labor legislation.
Kai Bockmann has been selected as the new president and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers and the Department of Agriculture has made new senior staff changes.
The Department of Agriculture has made new senior staff changes and Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., has been elected by the House Republican Steering Committee as the next chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.