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Vilsack, Villalobos Meeting Focused on Trade, ASF and Climate Change
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and his Mexican counterpart Sec. Victor Villalobos met in Ames, Iowa on Wednesday as part of a series of...
Ag Groups Formally Object to EPA Chlorpyrifos Rule
This week, more than 80 agricultural groups filed formal objections to the Environmental Protection Agency’s August 30 rule to revoke all tolerances of chlorpyrifos....
Vilsack to Host Mexico’s Agriculture Secretary in Iowa
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host bilateral meetings with Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula in Iowa this week.
Vilsack...
Ag Groups Want More Action on New Trade Opportunities
Agriculture groups recently came together during a Farmers for Free Trade roundtable to talk about trade last week.
They all expressed frustration that the Biden...
Pelosi Warns of Cuts to Build Back Better Act
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week warned her party about the need to trim back the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act, the budget...
Supply Chain Issues to Persists into 2022
A quarterly report from CoBank suggests that while the U.S. economy is still very much in the grips of the pandemic.
Supply chains are arguably...
Registration Open for 2022 Farm Bureau Convention
Registration opened Monday for the 2022 American Farm Bureau Convention. Niki Jones, IDEAg Events Marketing Director, says the convention will be held in-person January...
August Beef Exports Top $1 Billion; Pork Exports Remain on Record...
U.S. beef exports soared to another new value record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time. The U.S. Meat Export...
EPA Announces Appointment of Rod Snyder as EPA Agriculture Advisor
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday the appointment of Rod Snyder to become EPA’s Agriculture Advisor. Snyder will lead outreach and engagement efforts with...
Vilsack: U.S. Trade Rep Must Press China to Meet Phase One...
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and the Biden Administration will be pushing China to meet its commitments in the Phase One Trade Deal. Secretary...
