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Daybreak May 29: Spring planting on track

05/29/24 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Rebekah Alvey

Farmers are nearing the end of corn planting and are on pace with seeding soybeans as well, according to USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report.

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Farm bill outcome could hinge on November election results

05/29/24 7:30 AM By Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks

Enacting a new farm bill remains a long shot this year due to the tight calendar and the fact that lawmakers remain sharply divided over both policy and funding, raising the possibility of new scenarios in 2025 that depend on the outcome of this fall's elections.

Above-average precipitation sparks optimism for growing season

05/29/24 7:21 AM By Noah Wicks

Winter precipitation and spring rains have held off the drought that has gripped large swaths of the country over the last several years, and that's a welcome relief for producers in the Midwest and West.

Daybreak May 28: Conner: Congress has ‘long ways to go’ on farm bill

05/28/24 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Trade with Mexico, Korea, Central America and Colombia is propelling new growth in U.S. pork exports, says U.S. Meat Export Federation President Dan Halstrom

Daybreak May 24: Key Dem votes give farm bill bipartisan push

05/24/24 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Early today, Republicans pushed their farm bill through the House Ag Committee after a rancorous debate that lasted more than 13 hours.

Republicans score committee approval of farm bill with crucial Democratic backing

05/24/24 1:36 AM By Noah Wicks, Rebekah Alvey, and Philip Brasher

Republicans pushed their $1.5 trillion farm bill through the House Agriculture Committee early Friday with the help of four critical Democratic votes, giving the massive legislation some momentum as it heads to an uncertain future in the full House.

Daybreak May 23: Can GT win Ds to his farm bill?

05/23/24 10:49 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, and Noah Wicks

The House Agriculture Committee is set to debate its Republican farm bill, starting at 11 a.m. EDT. The big question isn’t whether the committee will approve the bill. Republicans should have the votes on their side to do that. The question is how many Democratic votes Republicans can get.

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Daybreak May 22: CBO lays out Thompson’s farm bill funding gap

05/22/24 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, and Rebekah Alvey

New cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office detail the funding gap that House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson faces as he moves his farm bill this week.

Rural dominance: GOP controls more than 80 of top 100 ag districts

05/22/24 7:20 AM By Noah Wicks

Republicans are tightening their grip on farm country, holding all but eighteen of the top 100 districts in terms of agricultural sales, according to an Agri-Pulse analysis of newly released data from USDa's 2022 agricultural census.

Farm groups, veterinarians mount push for farm bill language preempting Prop 12

05/22/24 7:04 AM By Noah Wicks

The American Farm Bureau Federation, a slate of livestock groups and several veterinarian organizations are mounting a last-minute push for farm bill language preempting state-level animal confinement laws.

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January 19, 2025

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Bryan Humphreys, CEO, National Pork Producers Council

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bryan Humphreys, CEO of the National Pork Producers Council. Swine producers are coming off a period of negative returns thanks to ample demand from domestic and global consumers. Humphreys says pork producers are concerned about the consequences of potential tariffs on global market access and hope for a farm bill which would include limits on state mandated production practices like those in California and Massachusetts. He also discusses the Biden administration's ruling on packer line speeds, ag labor and more.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 17, 2025: Farewell to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

After serving 12 of the last 16 years as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will end his tenure leading USDA at the change of administration Monday.

In an exit interview, he discussed the potential fate of climate and equity programs under the incoming administration and how his vision for USDA has changed since he first took office in 2009. He also discussed his ongoing concerns for the agriculture industry.

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