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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
The Supreme Court took up the first of two major farm policy cases it will hear at the beginning of its term this week, and observers are working to sort through what the arguments will mean for the future of wetlands regulation. Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., joins Newsmakers to discuss that case as well as the upcoming arguments over California’s Prop 12 and the path to recovery from Hurricane Ian.
Then, Ben Battles with Pollock Cohen, Travis Cushman with the American Farm Bureau Federation, and Peggy Kirk Hall with The Ohio State University dive into the Sackett vs. EPA arguments before the high court and offer their thoughts on what to watch next week.
Kansas Republican Rep. Tracey Mann represents the Big First District of Kansas and is a member of the House Agriculture Committee. He joined the show this week to discuss CRP rental rates, water challenges across the Plains, and the benefits of using U.S. commodities in international food aid programs. Rep. Mann also gives his perspective on funding farm safety net programs in the farm bill.
Then, Katie Naessens with Torrey Advisory Group and Joe Gilson with the American Farm Bureau Federation join the show to discuss the prospects of a farm bill being passed this year and how presidential and congressional campaigns may figure into policy debates.
Congress is running out of time to get a farm bill passed this year. Maine Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to talk about some of the challenges the bill currently faces and provides an update on the impact of inflation on the organic sector.
Then, farm policy consultant Ferd Hoefner and Chase Adams with the National Pork Producers Council discuss the bill's chances of getting passed this year despite the polarization in Congress.
Senate Ag ranking member John Boozman laid out his framework for a new farm bill this week, but the bill crosses some red lines for Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. She joins us on this week's episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to give her reaction to Senator Boozman's proposal as well as her thoughts on the future of the bill.
Then, Anne MacMillan with Invariant and Sam Kieffer with the American Farm Bureau Federation talk about the prospects of passing a farm bill before the end of the year with the partisan divide in Congress.
House Ag Committee Chair and Pennsylvania Republican Glenn Thompson is hard at work trying to gather the support he needs to advance his farm bill on the House floor. Thompson joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to share his thoughts over the bill's markup session and bill's future.
Then, John Weber with Monument Advocacy and Nick Levendofsky with the Kansas Farmers Union share their thoughts on whether the bill will pass this year.
A week after the House Ag Committee advanced the farm bill, Oklahoma Republican Frank Lucas joins us to discuss how the markup went and what the next moves are for the farm bill.
Then, Jim Richards with Cornerstone Government Affairs and Laura Wood with LWP Consulting join to further discuss the politics around the farm bill and what the next few months will look like on Capitol Hill.
