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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Harvest is wrapping up across the country and Thanksgiving celebrations to celebrate that bounty cost consumers more money this year. As the year comes to a close, Newsmakers discusses the finances of food production in 2022 and looks ahead to 2023.
American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan discusses the group’s Thanksgiving food price survey and what those figures mean for producers as well as the 2023 indicators he’s watching to determine how things are going in Rural America. Then, Erin Borror with the U.S. Meat Export Federation and Cary Sifferath with the U.S. Grains Council talk about the export forecasts for the new year.
Agri-Pulse joined the nation’s farm broadcasting community in Kansas City this week for discussions with some of the leading voices in agriculture, including top officials from the Biden administration. In this week’s show, USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie, EPA Ag Advisor Rod Snyder, and Chris Bliley with Growth Energy discuss the latest issues in conservation, water regulations, biofuels policy and more.
Tuesday’s midterm elections brought a shock to the conventional expectations that were expecting a big night for Republicans in the House and Senate. Now, experts like Nathan Gonzales at Inside Elections are working to unpack what voters wanted when they cast their ballots in 2022 and what that means for 2024 and beyond.
Farm policy professionals are also keeping a close eye on vote tallies still being finalized across the country. Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Christy Seyfert with the American Soybean Association and Mike Stranz with the National Farmers Union join Newsmakers to discuss what the results mean for the lame duck, the upcoming farm bill and more.
Voters across the country will cast their ballots on Tuesday, and former House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson is concerned about where his party is headed. He joins this week's Newsmakers to share his thoughts on that and the current state of affairs in global trade.
Then, Vince Peterson with the U.S. Wheat Associates and Kip Tom with Tom Farms discuss the latest developments on efforts to ship Ukrainian exports from the Black Sea.
Wildfires have burned across the country in 2022, but the acreage this year is comfortably below the record levels of year’s past. Angela Coleman, the associate chief of the U.S. Forest Service, joins Newsmakers to discuss this year’s fire season and steps being taken to better maintain the country’s federal forests and secure a large enough firefighting workforce.
Then, Rita Hite with the American Forest Foundation, Connecticut State Forester Christopher Martin, and University of California, Davis, researcher Malcolm North discuss the state of America’s forestland and, the impact of climate change and legislative action available to Congress on the subject.
The Department of Agriculture rolled out $800 million in assistance for producers behind on loans this week as well as a new protocol for servicing debt in the future. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack joins Newsmakers to discuss why the department is taking this particular approach and also how he envisions future action on climate-smart commodities and more.
Then, Dana Brooks with the Pet Food Institute, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Dave White with the 9b Group offer their thoughts on the current sustainability discussions taking place in ag policy and how they will impact the next farm bill.
