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At Classic: Farmers debate trade, USDA staffing, biofuel policy

03/05/25 6:05 AM By Oliver Ward, Philip Brasher, and Lydia Johnson

Corn and soybean growers meeting at this year’s Commodity Classic wrestled with the potential impacts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions on trade and federal spending cuts.

Why USDA could need much bigger staff to run Food for Peace

02/19/25 6:05 AM By Lydia Johnson and Oliver Ward

In an effort to save the Food for Peace program amid the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, farm-state Republicans have proposed to move the program to the Agriculture Department. But aid experts and USAID veterans say it would take USDA years to build the expertise it needs.

Food aid still stalled; impact could be 'catastrophic,' key senator says

02/13/25 4:29 PM By Philip Brasher

Food aid and other humanitarian assistance remains stalled in ports and warehouses despite State Department waivers that were supposed to clear the way for delivery of the products, a senior Senate Democrat told Agri-Pulse on Thursday.

Gutting of USAID, funding suspension leaves food aid vulnerable, inspector general says

02/10/25 5:17 PM By Philip Brasher

The Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development has has delayed food aid shipments and left the assistance without needed oversight to ensure it’s not wasted or diverted, the USAID inspector general says.

State Department frees up food aid stalled amid USAID turmoil, senator says

02/08/25 5:51 PM By Philip Brasher

The State Department is allowing the shipping and distribution of food aid to resume, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced. Some $560 million worth of commodities had been stalled ports around the world following the gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Senate panel approves 3% spending increase for USDA, FDA

07/11/24 4:23 PM By Philip Brasher

Spending for USDA and FDA would be increased by 3% in fiscal 2025 under a bill advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, drawing a sharp contrast with the House GOP version of the measure.

Daybreak July 11: House committees use SCOTUS ruling to target agencies

07/11/24 9:55 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Rebekah Alvey

Chairs of House committees are demanding members of President Biden’s cabinet spell out the regulatory actions that could be affected by the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the Chevron doctrine.

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Competing farm bill plans spotlight wide range of policy differences

05/15/24 6:23 AM By Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks

Ongoing partisan battles over nutrition assistance and Inflation Reduction Act funding have received all the attention but there are plenty of other policy disagreements in the approaches that leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees are taking on a new farm bill.

House Ag Republicans release new details of draft farm bill

PLC reference prices would rise 10-20%

05/10/24 4:25 PM By Philip Brasher, Rebekah Alvey, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are proposing to raise Price Loss Coverage reference prices by 10% to 20% depending on the commodity, while also providing increased income protection to growers under the Agriculture Risk Coverage program and crop insurance, according to a section-by-section summary released Friday.

Biden administration taps CCC for $1B in foreign food aid

04/18/24 1:34 PM By Philip Brasher

The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to use USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority to provide $1 billion in additional food assistance overseas, a move requested by leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee last year.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 28, 2025: Castaneda, Kuball on ag labor, trade

President Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs are expected to go into effect next week. We spoke with Jaime Castaneda from the National Milk Producers Federation and Cassandra Kuball from Torrey Advisory Group about how the proposals could impact agriculture. They also discuss the potential for ag labor reform with Trump's stricter immigration policies.

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