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House Ag Chair Seeks Extension, Beef Import Plan Seen as Political Show
Line on Agriculture
House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson is seeking a waiver to serve another term, having reached the six-year term limit for GOP chairs.
President Donald Trump announced a plan to pause high tariffs on imported ground beef to aid ranchers and rebuild herds. However, AgMarket.net broker Tim Strunk views this as a political move rather than an economic solution.
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Election Year Politics Stalls New Farm Bill
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Election-year politics appear to have stalled the Senate farm bill.
Potash disaster
Idaho Ag Today
For decades, governments have focused on energy security. Increasingly, they're being forced to confront something even more fundamental: food security.
Election Year Politics
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Decades of House Ag bipartisanship was already declining, but election-year politics seems to have done it in last week.
The Fertilizer Bottleneck
Farm of the Future
Beyond the immediate disruptions, the bigger challenge is the ripple effect across production, infrastructure, and global logistics.
Politics and Agricuture
Fruit Grower Report
From labor reform to the rising cost of growing our food, politics isn’t helping to fix the crisis agriculture is facing.
FFA and politicians
Idaho Ag Today
On January 26th the Idaho statehouse was flooded with a sea of blue FFA jackets as part of the Cenarrusa FFA Day on the Hill.
Politics and Agriculture
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Post Columnist, Megan McCardle wonders what ever happened to trying to understand what the problems are and coming up with a compromise.
California Farm Bureau Responds to Passage of Proposition 50
California Ag Today
Farm group says new redistricting measure could weaken rural representation across California.
California Farm Bureau Says "No" to Proposition 50
California Ag Today
The California Farm Bureau says Prop 50 would weaken rural voices by ending independent redistricting and giving politicians control of district maps.
Sugar policy
Idaho Ag Today
Executive Director - Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association Samantha Parrot helps us better understand the federal sugar policy.
Farm Bill in 2025 - NPC Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Kam Quarles, CEO at the National Potato Council, says with all of the politics, getting a new Farm Bill done this year will be challenging, but we need to get it done.
Farm Bill in 2025 - NPC Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Kam Quarles, CEO at the National Potato Council, says with all of the politics, getting a new Farm Bill done this year will be challenging, but we need to get it done.
Get Ready to Bend the Ear of Your Member of Congress
Southeast Regional Ag News
Each year, members of Congress take time during the month of August to return to their home districts and hear directly from constituents.
Telling Ag's Stories Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President Jon DeVaney says a big key to calmer seas ahead will be making sure the ag industry is out there telling our stories.
Telling Ag's Stories Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President Jon DeVaney says a big key to calmer seas ahead will be making sure the ag industry is out there telling our stories.
Farm Bill Likelihood Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With Congress back in session, many are waiting patiently to see if or what gets done with regards to a new Farm Bill. Tyson Redpath, Principal with the Russell Group, says it won’t be easy, but it is doable!
Farm Bill Likelihood Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With Congress back in session, many are waiting patiently to see if or what gets done with regards to a new Farm Bill. Tyson Redpath, Principal with the Russell Group, says it won’t be easy, but it is doable!
Agri-Pulse Poll Shows Farmers Support Donald Trump
Southeast Regional Ag News
The effort shows 39 percent of surveyed farmers say they would most likely vote for Trump, while 19 percent indicated they would vote for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.