Agri-Pulse Newsmakers

Multiple hurricanes have caused destruction for southeastern farmers this year. House Ag Committee member Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., joined the show to discuss damage in his district, the call for disaster aid funding and the farm bill. Then, the Farm Service Agency's John Berge and StoneX's Josh Linville join to talk about USDA disaster assistance and the hurricane's impacts on fertilizer availabi...

EPA’s final herbicide strategy was developed to protect threatened and endangered species. We asked Alex Dunn, president and CEO of CropLife America, about the effectiveness of the strategy and Office of Pesticide Programs funding. Then, Ashley Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and Paul Winters from the Clean Fuels Alliance discuss what industry and farmers should expect when the Clean Fuels Credit...

Robert Bonnie, USDA’s undersecretary for farm production and conservation, surveyed Hurricane Helene’s damage this week. He joins the show to discuss damages to crops, livestock facilities and infrastructure, as well as the support affected producers can receive from USDA.Then, Peter Friedmann with the Ag Transportation Coalition and Danny Munch from the American Farm Bureau Federation join an ag...

Nearly 1,000 women gathered in Denver for the Women in Agribusiness Summit this week. We connected with Mary Kay Thatcher from Syngenta to discuss EPA's Final Herbicide Strategy and an outlook for the November election. Then, Terryn Lawrence from Rabobank discusses her experience at Climate Week in New York City and Fidela Irigoyen with Wells Fargo Agribusiness discusses water and ag labor challen...

Farm groups are concerned about Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on U.S. trading partners. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., joined Newsmakers to discuss ag tax and trade policy, including what’s at stake in the election. Then, Kristine Tidgren from Iowa State University’s Center for Ag Law and Taxation and Jim Richards with Cornerstone Government Affairs discuss how...

North Dakota Republican Sen. John Hoeven joins the show to discuss the potential impact on agriculture of Donald Trump’s tariff proposals. Then, incoming National Sorghum Producers Chairwoman Amy France and American Soybean Association director Ronnie Russell discuss the unique farm bill push from coalitions of row crop farmers on Capitol Hill this week. Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox ev...

A handful of races will determine which party controls each chamber of Congress. We spoke with Senate race analyst Jessica Taylor from the Cook Political Report about the probability of Republicans winning the Senate. Then, Anne MacMillan of Invariant and the Russell Group’s Andrew Harker discuss Republican and Democratic election priorities and what to expect in Congress this month. Want to recei...

We spoke with House Ag Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson about potential farm bill movement and the growing ag trade deficit. United Soybean Board Chair Steve Reinhard joined the show to discuss export prospects for the record soybean crop and Rabobank economist Stephen Nicholson previewed the farm economic outlook. Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Cheri Bustos, a former Illinois congresswoman and ex-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discussed rural perspectives on the presidential race and recounted her experience in Congress with vice presidential nominee Tim Walz. Then, we asked Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack — who attended the DNC in his personal capacity — what a Harris administration will approach some key issues for...

Republican Rep. Brad Finstad represents Minnesota’s first district, the same area Tim Walz represented while in Congress. We asked Rep. Finstad how Walz got reelected so many times, then discussed potential GOP administration policies and the farm bill. NAWG’s Chandler Goule and Tom Sell from Combest, Sell & Associates also join to discuss GOP and Democratic Party policy differences on trade,...

Kamala Harris tapped former House Ag Committee member and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Instead of telling you about his agriculture record, we went to Minnesota Farmfest to ask those who know it best: Farmers, senators and farm group leaders. Then, we asked Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about taking over as Democratic Senate Ag Committee leader after Debbie Stabenow’s retirement. Wa...

The U.S. is facing a growing ag trade deficit. Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., discusses the possibility of Trade Promotion Authority being passed by a Republican Congress and how the election could impact provisions included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Then, Phil Karsting with OFW Law and T.A. Hawks from Monument Advocacy offer their thoughts on how the election may a...

President Biden chose not to run for reelection and endorsed Kamala Harris. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., discusses what a Harris presidency could mean for agriculture. Then, Mike Stranz with NFU and Ethan Lane with NCBA share their thoughts on The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agriculture and nutrition proposals being implemented in a Trump-Vance presidency. Want to receive Newsmakers in your...

Delegates, elected officials, farmers, and industry representatives gathered in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention this week. We dove into discussions about trade, immigration, and energy proposed in the GOP platform that could change the policy landscape after the November election. Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and also his former counselor, joined the show...

After the Supreme Court’s recent overruling of the Chevron doctrine, many major House committees are probing for regulations that may “run afoul” of the new administrative regime, according to North Carolina Republican Rep. David Rouzer. He joins Newsmakers to discuss how the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule could be vulnerable due to the decision, as well as priorities Republicans...

Presidents for two of the nation's largest farm organizations joined Newsmakers for a conversation about mental health in rural America, how the stigma has changed throughout their careers and current policy that could provide better support for farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and Rob Larew, president of the National Farmers...

Kansas Republican Rep. Tracey Mann represents the Big First District of Kansas and is a member of the House Agriculture Committee. He joined the show this week to discuss CRP rental rates, water challenges across the Plains, and the benefits of using U.S. commodities in international food aid programs. Rep. Mann also gives his perspective on funding farm safety net programs in the farm bill. Then,...

Congress is running out of time to get a farm bill passed this year. Maine Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to talk about some of the challenges the bill currently faces and provides an update on the impact of inflation on the organic sector. Then, farm policy consultant Ferd Hoefner and Chase Adams with the National Pork Producers Council discuss the bill's cha...

Senate Ag ranking member John Boozman laid out his framework for a new farm bill this week, but the bill crosses some red lines for Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. She joins us on this week's episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to give her reaction to Senator Boozman's proposal as well as her thoughts on the future of the bill. Then, Anne MacMillan with Invariant and Sam Kieffer with the Americ...

House Ag Committee Chair and Pennsylvania Republican Glenn Thompson is hard at work trying to gather the support he needs to advance his farm bill on the House floor. Thompson joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to share his thoughts over the bill's markup session and bill's future. Then, John Weber with Monument Advocacy and Nick Levendofsky with the Kansas Farmers Union share their thoughts on whether t...

A week after the House Ag Committee advanced the farm bill, Oklahoma Republican Frank Lucas joins us to discuss how the markup went and what the next moves are for the farm bill. Then, Jim Richards with Cornerstone Government Affairs and Laura Wood with LWP Consulting join to further discuss the politics around the farm bill and what the next few months will look like on Capitol Hill. Want to rece...

As the House Agriculture Committee held its first farm bill markup this week, former Ag Secretaries Dan Glickman and Mike Johanns join Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the political environment around a farm bill. Focusing on bipartisan solutions, Secretaries Glickman and Johanns discuss potential roadblocks Republicans and Democrats must overcome to pass farm and food legislation. Want to receive...

California Democrat Jim Costa sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which will markup a farm bill on May 23. He joins this week’s show to discuss the latest developments on the farm bill and shares more about the conversations Democrats are having before next week’s markup.  He also dives deeper into specialty crop issues and the recent developments with trade. Then, Danielle Beck with Invarian...

South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which will mark up a farm bill on May 23. He joins this week’s show to discuss the latest developments on the farm bill and what the next few weeks will look like. He also dives deeper into the rural broadband efforts. Then, Joby Young with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Jonathan Coppess with the Gardner Agricu...

Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She joins this week’s show to discuss the latest movement on the farm bill and what the next couple of months will look like. She also dives deeper into the latest Sustainable Aviation Fuel announcement that was made this week. Then, Tara Smith with the Torrey Advisory Group and Brian Jennings with the American Coalition for E...