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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
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.
One year ago, highly pathogenic avian influenza was a major concern in the poultry industry; now, detections have dropped considerably, but USDA and the nation’s producers are maintaining their vigilance. USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the situation as well as how the department hopes its regional food centers will benefit producers.
Then, Joel Brandenberger with the National Turkey Federation and Ashley Peterson with the National Chicken Council discuss the current HPAI outlook across the country, the issues surrounding vaccination conversations, and how the industry hopes to move forward.
The House Appropriations Committee delayed the consideration of a bill to fund several government agencies key to food and ag policy this week as debt ceiling talks lingered. Committee member and California Republican David Valadao joins Newsmakers to discuss that delay, his thoughts on some critical parts of the bill and analyze this week’s news on the Colorado River.
Then, Sara Neagu-Reed with AmericanHort and Dennis Nuxoll with Western Growers join a panel discussion on issues critical to western producers and growers of fruits, vegetables and tree nuts throughout the country including water rights, labor, automation research and the upcoming farm bill.
The White House and Capitol Hill leaders continued their talks this week to find a deal that will raise the nation’s debt limit, and welfare program work requirements are playing a bigger and bigger role in the conversation. Former Ag Secretary Dan Glickman, who led USDA during the 1996 welfare reform effort, joins Newsmakers to offer his assessment of the ideas on the table as well as some farm bill changes being discussed.
Then, Christine Cochran with SNAC International and Adam Wartheson with Organic Valley discuss what food companies are monitoring in the upcoming farm bill, the Federal Milk Marketing Order reform process, and throughout their supply chains.
