Articles by Daniel Enoch

A busy year for FSA farm loan programs

01/24/18 5:30 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA’s Farm Service Agency says 2017 was another year of high activity in its farm loan programs.

FFAR grant targets wheat streak mosaic

01/24/18 5:25 AM By Daniel Enoch

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research awarded $50,000 to the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation for research and outreach to mitigate damage from wheat streak mosaic.

Congress votes to end government shutdown

01/22/18 1:40 PM By Daniel Enoch

The Senate today voted to end the partial government shutdown, now in its third day. The vote on the procedural measure was 81-18, with Democrats joining Republicans to provide well more than the 60 vote super-majority needed.

CoBank sees mixed but improving outlook for rural America in 2018

Report looks at 10 factors shaping rural economy

01/18/18 6:06 PM By Daniel Enoch

A new report from CoBank has some good news and bad news for the farm economy in 2018.

USDA investing millions in wildfire mitigation, water quality projects

01/17/18 5:11 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA says it will invest $2.9 million in 2018 to fund seven new projects under the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership.

Farm Hands on the Potomac - Bob Dole to receive Congressional Gold Medal

01/17/18 5:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

Former Senator Bob Dole is being honored today with the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the country’s highest civilian honors.

Court strikes down Idaho's ag-gag law

01/10/18 6:32 AM By Daniel Enoch

The Idaho Attorney General’s office said it’s reviewing a federal appeals court decision striking down the state’s ag-gag law, which criminalized hidden-camera recordings of farm operations.

Mizzou gets grant to promote genomic technologies in beef cattle

01/10/18 6:20 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA has awarded the Division of Animal Sciences at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources $300,000 to develop the National Center for Applied Reproduction and Genomics in Beef Cattle.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Mary Kay Thatcher retiring

01/10/18 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

Mary Kay Thatcher is retiring from the American Farm Bureau Federation at the end of the month after serving AFBF for 31 years.

Sessions' marijuana memo raises ire among lawmakers

01/04/18 5:03 PM By Daniel Enoch

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has kicked over a beehive with his decision to let federal prosecutors get tough on the marijuana trade, even in states where voters had legalized the substance.

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December 22, 2024

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Jim Sutter, CEO, U.S. Soybean Export Council

This week’s Open Mic guest is Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council. As trade tensions with China have shifted more of their imports from Brazil, U.S. soybean farmers have successfully diversified their global demand base. Sutter says domestic supplies have higher quality than soybeans from anywhere else in the world and thus prove a better value for customers both in raw beans and in soy products. Sutter says production sustainability is becoming a greater priority in some markets which is a big advantage for U.S. soybean farmers and he sees increases in both global demand and production of oilseeds.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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