Agri-pulse Daily Voice

While Congressional efforts on health care have occupied most of the attention in Washington, tax reform efforts remain ongoing.

Language cleared out of a House appropriations subcommittee this week is heavily supported by the livestock industry.

Last week, the European Union and Japan announced a trade agreement, which left U.S. agriculture interests wondering when American negotiators will get a shot at the Japanese market.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a business meeting today, but a bill that would allow the sale of E15 during the summer isn’t on the agenda.

About 20 veterinarians from across the country will be in Washington this week as part of an effort to bring an additional perspective on the livestock industry’s need for a vaccine bank in the upcoming farm bill.

Global trade talks are advancing without the United States. Tom Sleight, President and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council says America is on the sidelines while our competition is engaged in negotiations.

The National Biodiesel Board says the EPA’s RFS Volume proposals fail to recognize the production potential of the nation’s bio-based diesel industry.

A proposed AGI income cap on crop insurance participation could have unintended consequences. Rodney Weinzierl, Executive Director of the Illinois Corn Growers Association has more.

The Trump administration has begun the process of repealing the Obama EPA’s Waters of the U.S. rule. Don Parrish, Senior Director of Regulatory Relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation says EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is gathering input for new regulations.

South Dakota Republican John Thune rolled out a series of proposals for the upcoming farm bill that he says would help producers work through disaster situations.

Today, the office of the U.S. Trade Representatives wraps up public hearings on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and members of the agriculture community have made their opinions known.

Calls for reform of the Renewable Fuel Standard are nothing new in Congress, but they’ve lacked backing from the administration until a recent Senate subcommittee hearing.

A bipartisan Senate bill would help farmers replace worn equipment faster.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday authorized emergency grazing for producers experiencing severe and extreme droughts in Montana and the Dakotas.

The House on Thursday cleared a bill by voice vote that would reauthorize funding for Career and Technical Education grants distributed across the country.

With the administration eyeing a regulatory rollback, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen has a few ideas of how the ethanol industry could use the push to its advantage.

House Speaker Paul Ryan gave a speech on his tax reform plan Tuesday, and gone was a lynchpin of his previous tax reform policy.

Mexico is opening the door to the sale of E10, a move that could lead to more ethanol exports from the U.S.

Agricultural groups and lawmakers have been generally positive with their comments about actions taken by the Trump administration, but last week’s Cuba announcement proved to be an exception to that rule.