Jerry Hagstrom
Columnist at National Journal
Agriculture news as it happens, from journalist Jerry Hagstrom
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1 week ago |
thefencepost.com | Jerry Hagstrom
President Trump’s actions on trade this week have set the stage for tariffs to become a major discussion point during the two-week congressional break that started Friday. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined with Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to introduce the Trade Review Act of 2025, which would reestablish limits on the president’s ability to unilaterally impose tariffs without the approval of Congress.
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2 weeks ago |
thefencepost.com | Jerry Hagstrom
Two scientists — an expert in human health and a veterinarian — both said at an American Enterprise Institute event this week that they fear there could be a bird flu pandemic. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, said, “We are miscalculating this virus and how it has spread based on its potential impact on public health.
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3 weeks ago |
wlj.net | Chris Clayton |Jerry Hagstrom
USDA recently highlighted new leadership in the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) roles. “FPAC is the most farmer-facing mission area at USDA, housing the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service—agencies producers rely on every day,” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said.
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1 month ago |
thefencepost.com | Jerry Hagstrom
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said today that she opposes the Trump administration’s “chaos” that “is going to set us back,” but that she sees “glimmers of hope” in bipartisanship due to her past experiences with her Republican colleagues. “I am down on chaos,” Klobuchar said in a speech at the World Food Prize Foundation event called DialogueNEXT that won her a standing ovation.
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1 month ago |
thefencepost.com | Jerry Hagstrom
Agriculture Department officials told reporters today that farmers can begin applying Wednesday for the $10 billion in economic disaster aid that Congress passed as part of an end-of-the-year funding package in December. The Trump administration has named the program the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program.
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins showed up at the Senate Ag hearing today to demonstrate support for Stephen Vaden to be deputy secretary and Tyler Clarkson to be general counsel. Rollins left as the hearing began. https://t.co/xgcNPrkvmH
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