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NIFA grants may be delayed because of relocation, staff shortages

08/14/19 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

The relocation of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture is prompting questions about whether it will be able to deliver funds in a timely manner to grant recipients around the country.

USDA proposal to move NIFA out of DC generates opposition

09/19/18 6:41 AM By Steve Davies

Opposition to moving the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington, D.C., continues to mount, with the National Farmers Union the latest to voice concern about USDA's proposal.

Farm Hands on the Potomac -- Another departure at EPA

05/09/18 6:00 AM

Scandal-plagued EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s top communications aide has resigned, following the recent departure of several other high-level staffers. Liz Bowman, who joined EPA last March as the associate administrator for public affairs, is joining the staff of Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, as communications director.

Farm Hands on the Potomac - Cassie Bladow returns to Capitol Hill

04/04/18 6:00 AM By Daniel Enoch

Cassie Bladow is returning to the office of Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., this time as chief of staff. The North Dakota State alum has been serving as vice president at the U.S. Beet Sugar Association.

Scientists say regulation stifles many new biotech traits

03/28/18 6:30 AM By Jim Webster

Federal regulation of agricultural biotechnology needs to be based on risk and not on process, a wide range of scientists and food industry executives agreed at the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit.

Research advocates: Agriculture needs to speak up

11/13/17 6:28 PM By Spencer Chase

Agriculture research is facing a crisis of funding and recognition, and those that rely on it need to do a better job of communicating its importance. That’s the point a handful of research supporters made Monday at an event in Washington with the goal of ginning up support for research funding in the upcoming farm bill.

Vertical farming: The promise, pitfalls and the role of pot

10/04/17 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - Vertical farming holds great promise, but it must overcome challenges – most notably the cost of energy – in order to feed the world’s growing population, attendees were told at a recent Association for Vertical Farming summit.

A cricket protein revolution – coming to a grocery store near you

06/21/17 7:10 AM By Bill Tomson and Ali Luety

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2017 - Just five years ago if you wanted to eat crickets, your best bet was to look around in the garden.

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04.04.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 4, 2025: Sen. Hoeven on tariffs, budget reconciliation

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan this week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Then, the American Soybean Association's Virginia Houston and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discuss which producers could be hurt the most by the tariffs and how farmers' cost of production will increase.

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