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Thursday, May 25, 2023
An EPA rule regulating plant-incorporated protectants received swift criticism Thursday from groups representing the seed industry and soybean growers, who said it would hamper innovation.
Concerns about China and other countries purchasing U.S. farmland are a hot topic for lawmakers and their constituents and may be the topic of a future farm bill hearing.
Deputy Ag Secretary Jewel Bronaugh plans to leave her USDA position at the end of the month, but she thinks the department's staff and progress on a slate of equity recommendations will be left on good footing.
Many farm groups list crop insurance as their top priority for the next farm bill, but the organizations start to differ when it comes to other concerns, according to this week's Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.
The Department of Agriculture has made new senior staff changes and Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., has been elected by the House Republican Steering Committee as the next chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Voter trends from the 2022 midterm elections are still being analyzed, but farm lobbyists and a political analyst believe the information gleaned could lead to a renewed focus on rural and independent voters in the 2024 cycle.
In this opinion piece, Stephen Censky of the American Soybean Association discusses the 2022 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report and ways to enable new tools and innovations needed to sustainably produce food.
A Kansas Republican says he wants to make sure crop insurance is protected if any kind of permanent disaster program is written into the upcoming farm bill.