Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Friday, November 22, 2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 18, 2024: Georgia Rep. Austin Scott on disaster aid, farm bill

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Duration: 25:57
10-18-2024
Multiple hurricanes have caused destruction for southeastern farmers this year. House Ag Committee member Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., joined the show to discuss damage in his district, the call for disaster aid funding and the farm bill.


Then, the Farm Service Agency's John Berge and StoneX's Josh Linville join to talk about USDA disaster assistance and the hurricane's impacts on fertilizer availability and prices.


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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 15, 2024: Election results analysis from NAFB Convention

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Duration: 25:58
11-15-2024
It’s official: Republicans have won control of the House as well as the Senate and White House.


Biofuel policy, the farm bill and trade could see changes under the new administration and Congress. We asked Torrey Advisory Group President Michael Torrey, NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys, American Sugarbeet Growers Assn. CEO Luther Markwart and ACE CEO Brian Jennings about their outlook from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting.


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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 8, 2024: Glickman, Johanns on Trump presidency ag impact

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11-08-2024
Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP won control of the Senate this week. Some House race votes are still being tallied.

We sat down with two former agriculture secretaries, Dan Glickman from the Clinton administration and Mike Johanns from the Bush administration, to discuss what could be ahead regarding trade and immigration policy, as well as the possible role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Trump administration.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 1, 2024: WFP Laureate Cary Fowler at Borlaug Dialogue

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Duration: 25:57
11-01-2024
2024 World Food Prize laureates Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin were honored for their life work protecting crop biodiversity at the Borlaug International Dialogue. We asked Fowler about the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.


Then, Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel, and his wife and community advocate, Tammy discuss Hormel’s Hometown Food Security Project, and Manuel Otero, IICA director general, spoke on farmers’ challenges to adopt new technology.


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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 25, 2024: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Harris-Walz presidency

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Duration: 25:57
10-25-2024
Election day is less than two weeks away. Senate Ag Committee member Peter Welch, D-Vt., joined the show to discuss what a Harris-Walz presidency could mean for agriculture.


Then, American Farm Bureau Federation’s Joby Young and Jonathan Coppess from the University of Illinois discuss the possibility of a farm bill being passed this year and how a disaster aid package may be written to support farmers.


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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 11, 2024: Alex Dunn on EPA’s herbicide strategy, OPP funding

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Duration: 25:56
10-11-2024
EPA’s final herbicide strategy was developed to protect threatened and endangered species. We asked Alex Dunn, president and CEO of CropLife America, about the effectiveness of the strategy and Office of Pesticide Programs funding.


Then, Ashley Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and Paul Winters from the Clean Fuels Alliance discuss what industry and farmers should expect when the Clean Fuels Credit goes into effect in January 2025.


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