Agri-Pulse Newsmakers

This week on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, Glen Smith, USDA undersecretary for rural development, talks about the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. John Hollay, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, discusses the farm labor fight and the push for H-2A reform. Dr. Donna Garren, director of the FDA's Office of Produce Safety, explains what the agency learned from this summer's Cyclospora outbreak. Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Democrats won the House and the Senate, the gavels are changing hands, and the farm bill is still waiting. This week on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, Nathan Gonzales of Inside Elections breaks down the election results, Dr. John Newton of the American Farm Bureau Federation talks farm economics and what can actually happen in the lame-duck session, and Callie Eideberg of The Vogel Group reviews what it all means for the farm bill.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Dairy leaders discuss what’s next for their sector, the market outlook and labor challenges.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

EPA’s David Fotouhi, NCFC’s Duane Simpson and economist Brad Lubben offer valuable insight into today’s challenges in agriculture. 

What does the expired farm bill extension mean for wheat and dairy? And a Louisiana row crop farmer is facing a $291,000 diesel bill. Will the president’s latest executive order help farmers this harvest season? 

This week on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, host Tammi Arender talks with U.S. Representatives Julia Letlow and Nikki Budzinski about the challenges facing agriculture, especially now as the current extension of the farm bill has expired.We also examine how much the cost of farming has risen from 2018—the year the last farm bill was passed—to 2026. That comparison highlights the financial pressures facing producers.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Sen. John Hoeven says he thinks the farm bill will be passed in this lame duck session of Congress, Dan Basse of AgResource weighs in on the president’s meeting with Xi Jinping, and Krysta Harden of USDEC talks about the dairy industry.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

This week on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, discusses the latest committee action. We also talk with Brian Glenn, director of governmental affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, about what comes next for the farm bill.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

NASDA President and Maine Agriculture Commissioner Amanda Beal joins Tammi Arender to discuss the escalating U.S.-Canada trade dispute. Beal tells us how states like Maine, which border Canada, will be impacted. We also hear from the head of the Corn Refiners Association and the American Soybean Association and what they hope can happen in the next few months to secure more markets for their products.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

This week's Agri-Pulse Newsmakers is on location in Boone, Iowa, at the Farm Progress Show. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces the Data Modernization Plan and responds to the president's decision to temporarily allow foreign ground beef into the US duty free. We also hear from Laurie Isley of the United Soybean Board on sustainability and opportunities for soybean growers, and ADM’s Paul Scheetz on regenerative agriculture and creating value for farmers.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD