Policy
A second bill to change the H-2A guest worker program has been introduced in the House. This version would move oversight from the Department of Labor to USDA.
As USDA Vilsack prepares to testify before the House Ag Committee Thursday on the state of black farmers in the U.S., he is highlighting disparities in coronavirus aid payments to minority and disadvantaged farmers.
USDA will move forward with $20 per acre payments for price-trigger crops outlined in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) round three with checks going out starting in April.
The Biden Admin. is readying a $3T infrastructure and economic plan. While officials say the plan centers around roads and infrastructure projects, critics say that’s only a small piece of the potential proposal.
Farmers have reason for hope. For one, USDA projects ag exports to rebound from the low levels of recent years to $152 billion in 2021.
Rural broadband will be at the center of a bipartisan rural infrastructure plan.
Findings from CoBank’s new quarterly report provides updates on the U.S. economy and agricultural markets.
The U.S. and China fought openly in the first face-to-face meeting with the Biden Administration this week in Alaska. Despite the tension in the negotiation hall, China continued with big buys of U.S. corn.
The first U.S.-China meeting of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in a display that underscored the level of bilateral tension.
Randy Russell, president of The Russell Group, and John Gilliland, a partner at Gilliland & McKinney International Counsellors, weighed in on a variety of complex issues.
Farmers for Free Trade wants to see a full implementation of the Phase One trade agreement. A year into the deal, there are still accountability and compliance issues with China.
In a speech at Commodity Classic, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack focused on expanding markets rather than climate change, but one of those expanding markets is carbon.
In a unanimous Senate vote on Wednesday, Katharine Tai was confirmed as the next U.S. Trade Representative. The trade expert was confirmed with a vote of 98-0.
Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson discusses his future and the future of the ag committee on the DC Signal to Noise Podcast.
Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is headed to consulting firm Combest, Sell & Associates.
In his opening days of his second stint as head of USDA, Tom Vilsack is focused on farmer profitability and opening markets to build that profitability.
USDA is still reviewing how it will disburse $15 billion in coronavirus aid.
While trade is not a headline of the Biden Administration in the first 100 days, it’s not stopping Katherine Tai from making her voice heard. Tai is now waiting full confirmation vote to put her ideas to work.
As NCGA sets priorities for the upcoming year during virtual Commodity Classic this week, it’s clear climate will be at the top of the list. NCGA CEO says climate will be the group’s biggest opportunity and challenge.
75% of Pulse respondents say they strongly disapprove of the job done by President Joe Biden so far.
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn Thompson joins DC Signal to Noise to talk about a partisan opening to the 117th Congress for the Ag Committee.
Congress got a clearer view of President Biden’s trade agenda this week as the Senate Finance Committee questioned Katherine Tai, Biden’s nominee to serve as the United States Trade Representative.
More than a year after the 10th Circuit Court issued its ruling on the small-refinery provisions within the RFS, EPA announced it’s supporting the ruling, which will put tighter restrictions on issuing such waivers.
Is the Biden Administration immigration package just the starting point for negotiations? The DC Signal to Noise Podcast looks at what could be traded in the immigration talks.
The arctic blast will cost Texas ag producers hundreds of millions of dollars. Early estimates show the citrus crop sustained at least $300 million in damage and milk producers have dumped thousands of pounds of milk.
The Senate has scheduled a vote on Tom Vilsack’s nomination for Secretary of Agriculture on Feb. 23. In early February, the Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously approved President Biden’s pick to lead USDA.
Biden’s USTR nominee was a key player in the USMCA negotiations, and some think USMCA may be a template for future trade talks, including the possibility of rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Ag groups are gearing up for a new fight over the so-called ‘Death Tax.”
Trade seems to be taking a back seat in Washington. From COVID-19 recovery to a focus on climate, other issues are taking priority in the new White House. That’s not stopping ag groups from pushing for key trade deals.
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first telephone call as leaders.