Agri-Pulse Daily Voice

After the loss of the market access possibilities that could have come from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the nation’s largest pork trade group isn’t being quiet about its desires for a trade deal with Japan.

The farm bill, like many other pieces of legislation in Washington, will be operating within strict fiscal parameters as lawmakers look to reauthorize it.

A political saga that began in February of last year could be wrapping up this week as the Senate considers the Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.

There’s been talk of a trillion dollar infrastructure spend coming from the Trump White House, and a group of ag stakeholders hope rural connectivity could be part of the equation.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had a meeting last week with Oklahoma Farm Bureau, and the group left reassured that Pruitt will be a friend in the office.

On Thursday, USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service released its quarterly hogs and pigs report.

On Wednesday, 35 members of Congress from 21 states announced their plans to join the Congressional Beef Caucus.

A hearing of the House Subcommittee on nutrition made one thing clear: any effort to include enhanced work requirements to receive nutrition funding can expect stiff Democratic opposition.

Last week’s withdrawal of the GOP healthcare bill will surely have ripple effects on the legislative calendar, but it remains to be seen if the upcoming farm bill will get caught in the fray.

The farm bill suffered a stunning defeat in 2013 when it went down on the House floor. Now, nutrition and farm groups are rallying together to try and prevent that from happening again.