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Daybreak Feb. 27: Thompson plans ag labor bill

03/03/25 12:48 PM By Philip Brasher, Oliver Ward, Noah Wicks, Lydia Johnson, and Rebekah Alvey

With farmers across the country concerned about losing workers to mass deportations, there are renewed calls for reforming the H-2A visa system. To that end, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., tells Agri-Pulse he plans to introduce legislation that would put into law recommendations made by a committee task force in the last Congress.

Trump administration could decide fate of USDA competition rules

11/20/24 6:05 AM By Noah Wicks

The incoming Trump Administration could be consequential for determining the fate of a slate of Biden Administration agricultural competition policies, including its efforts to update rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: National 4-H Council hires Godwin, Meat Institute and NCC elect new officers, Hockstad joins CBA

10/23/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

Matthew Jaffe was tapped as acting assistant United States trade representative for trade policy coordination. The American Soybean Association promoted Blair Shipp to state policy communications manager.

The National 4-H Council hired Natalie Godwin as vice president of corporate communications. The Meat Institute elected key new officers, executive board members and its full board of directors members for 2025. Corteva appointed Judd O’Connor as executive vice president of the Seed Business Unit effective December 1.

USDA proposes framework to prevent salmonella contamination, illnesses

07/29/24 2:51 PM By Rebekah Alvey

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has proposed a framework that would prevent some poultry products contaminated with certain salmonella levels from entering the market, and make those items subject to recall.

Farm Hands West: Endean joins Department of Water Resources

06/19/24 7:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

The Washington Apple Commission has tapped Michael Schadler as president. A University of Washington graduate, Schadler has been executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange and coordinated international marketing programs for the Florida Department of Citrus.

USDA imposes salmonella limit on some chicken products

04/26/24 1:16 PM By Rebekah Alvey

The Agriculture Department is officially declaring salmonella an adulterant in some chicken products, barring the sale of any that are contaminated.

USDA tries to find how H5N1 avian influenza spread to dairy cows

04/24/24 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

Dairy cattle transported from Texas have been implicated in the spread of the H5N1, or bird flu, virus found in at least four of the seven states outside of Texas that have reported infections, according to states where H5N1 has been found.

Rendering left out of federal food waste strategy, groups say

02/14/24 6:23 AM By Noah Wicks

Agriculture groups and state-level agencies are calling on the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to give rendering a greater role in their proposed strategy for reducing food loss and waste.

Super Bowl chicken consumption estimated at 1.45B wings

02/07/24 6:03 AM By Spencer Chase

One of the biggest days of the year for chicken wing consumption is coming up, and the National Chicken Council expects another massive quantity to be consumed as Americans watch Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Environmental justice, meat capacity goals clash in slaughterhouse discharge proposal

01/31/24 6:18 AM By Steve Davies

A new proposal to reduce wastewater discharges from meat and poultry slaughterhouses and processing plants has the Environmental Protection Agency facing criticism from both environmentalists and the meat industry.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 21, 2025: Rep. Kat Cammack on reconciliation, farm bill, producer payments

After three hurricanes hit her Florida district in 13 months, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., overviews recovery efforts and the possibility to embed USDA staff in FEMA to assist with future disasters. She also discusses the potential for including farm bill elements in budget reconciliation, saying it is “absolutely feasible.”

Then, T.A. Hawks with Monument Advocacy and Mike Stranz from the National Farmers Union discuss USDA’s release of $10B in market relief payments and the potential impact of the administration’s trade policies on agriculture.

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