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Daybreak Sept. 27: Lawmakers propose $14 billion disaster aid bill

09/27/24 10:09 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Lydia Johnson, Noah Wicks, and Philip Brasher

Twelve House members today are introducing a $14 billion disaster aid bill to compensate producers for weather-related losses in 2022 and 2023.

Farm Hands West: Fraser to lead Pistachio Growers; Yanez joins Invariant

07/10/24 6:30 AM By Lydia Johnson

The American Pistachio Growers tapped Zachary Fraser as president and CEO. Before joining the associaiton, he led a career in sports media, most recently leading LEARFIELD's Fresno State athletics property. Invariant added Nathan Yanez to staff as a manager. Previously, he was a senior account executive at the California-based Lucas Public Affairs focused on biotechnology and the environment.Anna Claire Stietenroth joined the office of Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., as a legislative assistant. She will work on the agriculture, food, animals, transportation and public works portfolio areas.

Sources: USDA pumping $2.5B in CCC funding into foreign market promotion, food aid

09/15/23 3:45 PM By Bill Tomson and Philip Brasher

The Department of Agriculture has agreed to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds to spend about $1.4 billion on a program to help farm groups market their commodities overseas and about $1.1 billion to pay for commodity-based international food aid, according to sources.

Farm and humanitarian groups square off over food aid

06/28/23 6:30 AM By Bill Tomson

House lawmakers are setting the stage for a farm bill battle over international food aid with new legislation to diminish the role of non-profit humanitarian groups and eliminate the roles of cash and non-U.S. origin food in the assistance delivered around the world.

McCarthy, House Ag members hear appeals for farm bill market aid, risk management

02/15/23 6:25 AM By Philip Brasher and Brad Hooker

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sends a message about the political significance of ag policy, sitting through the entirety of a House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening session in California and also fielding questions from reporters on a range of issues.

Stabenow, Boozman form Senate FFA Caucus

02/23/22 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

The leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee have formed a new caucus they say will be aimed at supporting the work of teachers and parents of students currently enrolled in agricultural education curriculum across the country.

Vilsack will join virtual CSU Monterey Bay program

09/29/21 7:15 AM By Amy Mayer

The nation's top ag official will participate in a “Fireside Chat” with a former central coast congressman as part of a CSU Monterey Bay webinar introducing students to programs and jobs at USDA.

Canada eases food safety testing for California lettuce

09/16/21 6:52 AM By Brad Hooker

Canada’s Food Inspection Agency will now accept two forms of testing for importing romaine lettuce from Central Coast counties.

Daybreak April 8: Republicans to press Dems on biofuels

04/08/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

Republicans have so far focused their attacks on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package on the scope of things it would fund – like home health care – that aren’t traditionally thought of as infrastructure. But Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is also drawing attention to the $174 billion the president wants to spend to shift Americans into electric vehicles.

Daybreak March 22: House votes to block farm program cuts

03/22/21 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

It’s now up to the Senate. The House on Friday voted 246-175 to block the newly enacted $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package from triggering deep cuts in government programs. The cuts become automatic if Congress doesn’t waive PAYGO requirements under a 2011 budget law that was intended to limit deficit spending.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 13, 2024: Sen. Boozman on farm bill, RFK, Rollins

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.

Then, Laura Wood from LWP Consulting and Invariant’s Danielle Beck discuss the contentious House Ag Committee ranking member race and the future of the farm bill in a new Congress.

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