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Washington Week Ahead: House Ag puts focus on SNAP, Senate panel examines horticulture title

06/04/23 10:50 AM By Noah Wicks

The House Agriculture Committee is set to hold its first hearing this year on farm bill nutrition programs, while a Senate Agriculture subcommittee this week will analyze the horticulture title.

Daybreak June 2: Congress averts default

06/02/23 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

The Senate late Thursday easily cleared the bill suspending the debt ceiling, 63-36. Forty-six Democrats and 17 Republicans voted for the bill.

Senate clears debt ceiling bill

06/01/23 11:58 PM By Noah Wicks

A bill that will suspend the debt ceiling, impose caps on federal spending and make major changes to work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program got final approval from the Senate late Thursday, clearing the measure for President Joe Biden's signature in time to avert a government default.

Daybreak June 1: Debt deal clears hurdle, but are work rules still in play?

06/01/23 10:05 AM By Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, and Bill Tomson

The debt limit agreement between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has one more step to go before heading to the White House.

House passes bill to increase debt limit, modify SNAP rules

05/31/23 10:28 PM By Noah Wicks and Philip Brasher

The GOP-controlled House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday evening to avert a first-ever government default, impose caps on federal spending and make the first major changes to SNAP work requirements in decades.

Daybreak May 31: Ag committees moving on from SNAP work debate

05/31/23 11:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees are in agreement that the debt limit has taken the issue of SNAP work requirements off the table for the farm bill debate.

Farm bill writers: Debt deal takes SNAP work rules off the table

05/31/23 7:30 AM By Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks

Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees say the debt limit agreement should remove SNAP work requirements as a potential sticking point in the upcoming farm bill debate, but also said the deal takes away some potential funding.

Ag shippers see improvements in rail service, though Vilsack calls for additional oversight

05/31/23 7:15 AM By Noah Wicks

The shipping delays that plagued railroad networks last year have improved amid increases in staffing, though Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling for more action from the Surface Transportation Board to address what he calls “inadequate” and “unreliable” service from railroad companies.

Daybreak May 30: Debt limit deal faces Hill showdown

05/30/23 1:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill today as congressional leaders and President Joe Biden look to nail down the votes to pass the agreement the White House reached with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend.

Daybreak May 26: SCOTUS upends CWA regulation

05/26/23 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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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. 24, 2025: Frank Lucas on Trump administration, farm bill

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States Monday. We asked former House Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas how this Trump administration could be different than the last and if farmers should be concerned about another trade war.

Then, Michael Marsh from the National Council of Agricultural Employers and Jonathan Coppess of the University of Illinois discuss how farm and nutrition programs may fare in federal budget cuts and how the executive order directing mass deportations could impact farm labor.

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