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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, July 28, 2024
The Biden administration is moving ahead with investments to improve the data collection that will be critical for climate-smart agriculture. Undersecretary Robert Bonnie plays a key role on the subject for USDA and joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to offer an update on the planned investments and the implementation of contracts announced last year.
Then, agricultural economists Bernt Nelson with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Arlan Suderman with StoneX offer their thoughts on this week's USDA commodity reports and what they're watching in the farm economy going forward.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall has had his own mental health struggles since the passing of his wife, Bonnie, in 2020. Since then, Duvall has shared how he has worked through his grief and has become an advocate for mental health services in rural America.
Then, National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule, Jeanette Jeffrey with HomePorts, and Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeff Winton offer their thoughts on how to break the stigma around seeking out mental health resources in rural areas.
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President and CEO Chuck Conner was in and out of meetings with top Biden administration and Capitol Hill officials this week, offering him unique insight on the farm bill, the appropriations process and the latest regulatory developments from the EPA. He joins Newsmakers to offer his thoughts on how those issues are evolving and what comes next across the board.
Then, farm policy lobbyists Tom Sell of Combest, Sell & Associates and Mary Kay Thatcher with Syngenta offer their thoughts on where things stand with the farm bill and the major issues facing congressional leaders charged with drafting the upcoming reauthorization.
The House Agriculture Committee announced a bipartisan working group this week to study ag labor challenges. Vermont Democrat Peter Welch spent 16 years in the House of Representatives before becoming a Senator this year, and he joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to talk about previous attempts to fix ag labor issues as well as his priorities on dairy and rural development policy during farm bill reauthorization.
Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Rebeckah Adcock with the International Fresh Produce Association take part in a panel discussion on Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform, possible upcoming reductions in WIC fruit and vegetable benefits, and the upcoming farm bill.
Big news expected from the Environmental Protection Agency was delayed this week, leaving biofuels supporters a little more time to advocate for changes in last year’s proposed volumes for 2023-2025. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss what he hopes to see in the announcement as well as how he plans to advocate for his priorities - including stricter payment limits - through the upcoming farm bill.
Then, Texas A&M’s Bart Fischer and NSAC’s Mike Lavender take part in a panel discussion on the history of payment limits and what tightened policies would mean for producers and taxpayers alike.
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: June 9, 2023: Rep. Tracey Mann, Angela Rachidi and Ellen Vollinger on farm bill priorities and politics
The House Agriculture Committee stepped up its farm bill work this week with a lengthy hearing on the bill’s nutrition title and the end of a timeline for members of Congress to submit their priorities for consideration in the legislation. Committee member and Kansas Republican Tracey Mann joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to offer his thoughts on how lawmakers will sort through the long list of issues in the bill and what will be at the top of his agenda.
Then, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program policy experts Angela Rachidi of the American Enterprise Institute and Ellen Vollinger with the Food Research & Action Center offer their thoughts on the nutrition title hearing as well as where the issue stands headed into the farm bill after the changes made in the debt ceiling bill.
