Agri-pulse Daily Voice

Five Republican Senators recently returned from a trip to China, and one of them says Chinese officials are interested in discussing the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and the Asian nation.

Chinese retaliatory tariffs on American ag products took effect on Monday, furthering the conversation about the country’s role in global trade discussions.

Despite differences in geography and production systems, young producers say many of the challenges they face are just like others of a similar age range.

President Donald Trump got applause for discussing the need for rural broadband in a speech on Thursday, but his ag secretary says funding for the initiative needs to be thought through.

Livestock producers might not like the idea of lab-grown and plant-based proteins, but meat packers aren’t being shy about their interest in the product.

Andy LaVigne, head of the American Seed Trade Association, says the ag research foundation in the U.S. is eroding.

What does or doesn’t happen next month will be important in determining whether or not a new farm bill can be passed this year.

Ambassador Gregg Doud gave his first speech as America’s chief ag trade negotiator recently, saying the U.S. needs to work to enforce existing trade policies.

White House ag advisor Ray Starling says President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Economic Council is a good choice for agriculture.

President Donald Trump has become known for his tough talk on trade, but an ag negotiator from the Obama administration wonders if this is the right approach.

Vice President Mike Pence says the administration plans to work with Congress to help pass a farm bill this year.

The administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs may be working against renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research was created in the last farm bill, and the group thinks they’ve proven themselves worthy of continuation in future legislation.

The House Agriculture Committee has postponed its anticipated farm bill markup, which alters an already sensitive timeline for legislative action this year.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was one of five cabinet secretaries that testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, offering his perspective on how a potential infrastructure plan could benefit agriculture.

Discussions on the nation’s biofuels policy are coming along according to an influential senator on the side of renewable fuels.

Livestock groups hope to use the upcoming farm bill as an avenue to create a foot and mouth disease vaccine bank, and the Department of Agriculture is trying to figure out if this is the right approach.

A flurry of studies relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard have been published in the last week, and the biofuels community is crying foul on one in particular.

President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday to impose tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on imported aluminum, overruling objections raised by agriculture, industry, and his own party.

As the debate over the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard continues, the nation’s refinery and biofuel facility employees are getting involved in the conversation.