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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 receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

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 Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

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 Invariant and Matthew Dillon with the Organic Trade Association join this week’s show to discuss the organic industry and the political environment around a farm bill.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

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 Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois join this week’s show to discuss the political environment around a farm bill.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

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 Ethanol join this week’s show to further discuss farm bill politics and the continued improvements that are needed to be made to the recent SAF announcement.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 26, 2024: USDA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt on bird fluUSDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Fred Gingrich with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners join to chat more about the impact the bird flu has had on the dairy industry.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD