Sara Wyant

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith: More focus needed on trade expansion

08/30/23 6:20 AM By Sara Wyant

The new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee remains focused on expanding agricultural trade and finding new opportunities for farmers, ranchers, small-businesses and working-class citizens.

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Rep. Cammack: Farm bill will be ‘biggest political dogfight in modern history’

08/07/23 1:58 PM By Sara Wyant

A key member of the House Committee on Agriculture outlined major challenges confronting those who want to pass a new farm bill during the annual International Sweetener Symposium.

Project Food Box partners with NFL star to fight hunger

07/26/23 6:05 AM By Sara Wyant

As part of his "My cause, my cleats" initiative, a professional football star will support the Project Food Box mission to promote access to fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables to vulnerable communities.

USDA approves request for new seed technology from InnerPlant

07/19/23 7:14 AM By Sara Wyant

USDA advanced regulatory approval for a Davis-based company creating a new seed technology that will allow growers to identify plant stress within 48 hours of onset and help pinpoint remedies with potentially fewer pesticides.

National 4-H Council names new chief executive

07/11/23 12:00 PM By Sara Wyant

The decision to hire a new president and CEO for the National 4-H Council comes after an 18-month, externally led executive succession process.

Fourth of July cookout cost moderates after last year’s big jump

06/28/23 6:10 AM By Sara Wyant

A nationwide survey of grocery store prices shows a slight dip in the cost of an Independence Day celebration according to a report released Tuesday from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

USDA commits $500 million for wildlife conservation on working lands

06/27/23 4:41 PM By Sara Wyant

USDA will dedicate at least $500 million over the next five years to wildlife conservation by jointly leveraging both NRCS and FSA conservation programs and public/private partnerships through its Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) effort.

Daybreak June 21: Stabenow, Ernst introduce foreign land ownership bill

06/21/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Noah Wicks, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, and Sara Wyant

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, are proposing a bill requiring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review foreign entities’ land purchases or leases exceeding $4 million or 320 acres of land over the past three years and adding the Agriculture Secretary as a member of the panel.

Bayer Crop Science expanding efforts to shape regenerative agriculture

06/20/23 9:43 AM By Sara Wyant

Bayer Crop Science plans to expand into adjacent markets dealing with crop fertility, biologicals, biofuels, carbon farming, and precision application services – more than doubling the division’s potential in a market that currently stands at more than $109 billion for its current core portfolio

GusNIP impact on fruit, vegetable consumption continues to grow

06/07/23 8:10 AM By Sara Wyant

A recently released evaluation of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) indicates the program’s positive impact continues to grow.

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12.20.2024

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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