Agri-pulse Daily Voice

U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer says Trump administration trade policies will involve aggressive protection of agricultural biotechnology.

Conversations in Washington are ongoing about a bill that would allow the sale of E15 during the summer months, and supporters of the bill are hoping to keep it separate from rhetoric surrounding the Renewable Fuel Standard.

In comments to the administration this week, farm groups have urged a mostly hands-off approach for agricultural provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The window of time to submit your comments on USDA’s Fair Farmer Practices Rules has closed.

When people think of Hawaii, they may think of beaches, palm trees, and hula dancers, but Jason Van Tassell thinks of his ranch.

The largest purchaser of beef in the United States has learned that silence is not their friend.

The 2014 Farm Bill was passed with 12 titles. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association wants to make sure the 2018 farm bill doesn’t include 13.

President Donald Trump is headed to Cincinnati today, and reports are that he’s going there to talk infrastructure.

Anyone involved in agriculture has been encouraged to tell their story, but a Nebraska rancher is overcoming a unique barrier in that process.

60 cattlemen and agribusiness employees are taking part in a conference that will take them across the country and showcase all sides of the beef industry.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says he wants his department to make sure both producers and consumers have a viable safety net.

Congressional Republicans and the White House have been vocal about their goal to reform the tax code, but differences surrounding the border adjustment tax will loom large in the discussions.

A pair of neighboring senators have introduced a bill that they say would help farmers and ranchers going through bankruptcy. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democrat Al Franken have reintroduced the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act.

The Department of Agriculture released its monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday, and it showed a slight uptick during the month of April.

The Trump administration budget released earlier this week pulls funding from the Market Access and Foreign Market Development programs, which many commodities use to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products.

White House Special Assistant for Agriculture, Trade, and Food Assistance Ray Starling spoke with the Organic Trade Association Wednesday, and he sought to assure the group that the administration is supportive of their business.

President Donald Trump is out with a budget that would cut USDA spending to a level that would require parting ways with over 5000 employees.

The Senate voted Monday night to confirm the nomination of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad to be the next ambassador to China.

Times are tough in farm country, but a barometer from Purdue is showing an uptick in producer optimism.

Controversy surrounding the White House has led some to wonder if the GOP will be able to push major legislation like tax reform, but House Speaker Paul Ryan says otherwise.