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    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 19, 2025: Farm bill future & 2026 farm aid with Boozman

    The Trump administration unveiled a $12 billion farm aid package last week, but some lawmakers are already saying more aid is needed. Before Congress left Washington for the year, we spoke with Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman about the future of the farm bill, the potential need for more farm aid in early 2026, and if there will be a time when farmers don't need to rely on government payments.Plus, Peter Bachmann with the USA Rice Federation and Dennis Nuxoll with Western Growers join the show to discuss the market and commodity market losses rice and specialty crop growers are grappling with, and the need for an additional farm aid package in early 2026.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    27 min

  2. DEC 12

    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 12, 2025: Ranking Member Craig on bridge farm aid payments, trade, E-15

    The Trump administration unveiled a $12 billion Farm Bridge Assistance aid package to compensate farmers impacted by market and commodity market losses. House Ag Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig, D-Minn., said farmers are in need of economic support, but added "the administration has called this a bridge. Where's the bridge? This is more like a circle."Plus, Jonathan Coppess with the University of Illinois Gardner Agriculture Policy Program and Eric Gibson with Rabobank outline when farmers should receive payments and if a second farm aid package should be moved by Congress in 2026. The pair also discuss concerns about the effect repeated farm aid payments will have on the next generation of farmers.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    26 min

  3. DEC 5

    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 5, 2025: Farm aid, trade, reorganization with Dep. Ag Sec. Stephen Vaden

    A farm aid package is expected to be announced next week for farmers suffering from export losses and low commodity prices. We sat down with Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden to discuss the package, which he says “a wide variety of commodity crops” will be eligible for.During the extended year-in-review interview, we also discuss the Trump administration's efforts to advance many agriculture priorities this year: Tackling food inflation, advancing trade deals, and consolidation in the meat sector. Vaden, who is leading the USDA reorganization, also shares a timeline for when USDA staff will be relocated to five regional hubs across the U.S.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    26 min

  4. NOV 28

    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 28, 2025: Biofuels, trade and beef prices from NAFB convention

    China has begun purchasing U.S. soybeans following a trade deal with the United States. We asked Tanner Ehmke with the CoBank Knowledge Exchange whether the recent purchases show China can meet its commitments under the agreement. Plus, Lance Zimmerman with Rabobank discusses consumer beef demand amid an ongoing low cattle supply and the Trump administration’s increased beef import quota from Argentina.Brian Jennings with the American Coalition for Ethanol also joins the show to discuss the ongoing push for year-round E15, and Luther Markwart with the American Sugarbeet Growers Association outlines concerns about sugar dumping from Brazil. Tom Zacharias with the National Crop Insurance Services explains influential budget reconciliation crop insurance provisions growers can look forward to in 2026.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    27 min

  5. NOV 21

    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 21, 2025: Fordyce on disaster relief, trade aid from NAFB Convention

    The Agriculture Department will soon roll out the second stage of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program. We asked Richard Fordyce, undersecretary of agriculture for farm production and conservation, about the program and when — or if — the trade aid payments previously teased by the administration will be announced.Plus, Joby Young outlines what’s included for agriculture in the deal lawmakers struck to reopen the government and Dan Halstrom with the U.S. Meat Export Federation discusses the impact of the U.S.-China trade deal for the meat industry. Emily Skor with Growth Energy also weighs in on the biofuel sector's continued push for year-round E15 and what she expects from the EPA’s Renewable Volume Obligations.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    26 min

  6. NOV 14

    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 14, 2025: Rep. Rose on the government shutdown ending, trade & tariffs

    The longest government shutdown in American history is over. President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that will fully fund USDA and the FDA through the rest of the new fiscal year. We asked Tennessee Rep. John Rose about why the new continuing resolution is important for agriculture. He also shares his thoughts on what’s at stake for agriculture in a ruling from the Supreme Court over whether the president properly used a 1977 law to impose tariffs on countries across the globe.Then, Tom Sell with Combest, Sell & Associates and Anne MacMillan with Invariant discuss when they think the remaining parts of the farm bill will pass and the measure will look like. They also talk about whether it will be harder to get other countries to lower barriers on American ag exports if the Supreme Court rules against the president.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    26 min

  7. NOV 7

    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 7, 2025: Sen. Klobuchar on SCOTUS tariffs case, shutdown, farm aid

    The Supreme Court heard arguments this week on President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the top Democrat on the Senate Ag Committee, discusses attending the arguments and why she believes the court will strike down the president’s use of a 1977 law to implement his tariffs. She also outlines what’s needed to end the government shutdown and whether she’ll support farm aid for trade losses this year.Trade experts Greta Peisch of Wiley Rein and Mayur Patel of Hogan Lovells also weigh in on the case’s implications for agriculture.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    26 min

  8. OCT 31

    Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 31, 2025: Rep. Brad Finstad on U.S.-China trade deal, shutdown, E15

    After shunning U.S. soybeans this year, China pledged to buy 25 million tons of soybeans annually for the next three years as part of the U.S.-China trade deal. We asked Minnesota Rep. Brad Finstad about the deal, his concerns about the November lapse in SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown, and year-round E15.Plus, Barbara Patterson of Torrey Advisory Group and Ken Barbic of Invariant discuss how the lapse in SNAP benefits for the first time in program history could affect millions of Americans who depend on the program. They also discussed the implications of the U.S.-China trade deal, which keeps China’s soybean purchases level with, or even below, recent years.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

    27 min
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    2022 - 2025
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