How Lambs Became Conversation Between Super-Power Leaders
How do two major world leaders at the United Nations end up talking about lambs?
Joe Biden
President Uncorks Bottle on $6 Trillion Spending Spree
President Joe Biden delivered his 2022 budget proposal to Congress on Friday, with a $6 trillion spending plan focused on double-digit increases for every department in the federal government.
White House and Senate Republicans Continue Infrastructure Dance
An ongoing debate on both Capitol Hill and at 1600 Pennsylvania is pitting President Biden against Senate Republicans in a battle to define what infrastructure is and what investment needs to be made.
Biden Administration’s “American Families Plan” Concerning Agricultural Producers
President Biden released a policy proposal last week which aims to expand benefits related to education, nutrition programs, and family tax credits by increasing or modifying several key tax provisions.
Elimination of Stepped-Up Basis Concern for Agricultural Families
In his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, President Joe Biden called for an end to “stepped-up basis” as a part of his tax plan aimed at paying for infrastructure and transportation upgrades, which drew a round of concern from commodity and general farm groups.
Congress Includes Agriculture Relief in $1.9 Trillion Bill
After passing closely on a partisan basis in both chambers of Congress, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is set to be signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Biden’s Executive Order on Regulations Halts CFAP Payments
One of President Biden’s first executive orders is putting an immediate halt to the processing and payments under the latest Coronavirus Food Assistance Program measure.
Biden’s Historic Executive Order Spree Includes Agriculture Industry
An executive order elevating climate policy to be an “essential element” of American foreign policy and national security that has drawn attention from the agriculture industry.
Biden Transition Team Continues Push to Fill Positions
WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden Transistion team continues to fill positions for the next administration and the latest nominee is Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to become the next Secretary of the Interior.
Biden’s Potential Climate Tariffs Might Require Congressional Approval
What will trade policy look like beginning in 2021? According to Russell Hillberry, Purdue University Professor of Agricultural Economics, the question is not all that easy to answer.
$6 Billion in Trade, At Risk, With China
As the President-elect Joe Biden begins the process of setting up a cabinet, there are questions in agriculture relating to ongoing trade and tensions with China and how this could affect farmers and ranchers in the United States.
Familiar Names Mentioned as Next Secretary of Agriculture
Democratic candidate Joe Biden is officially closing in as the next President of the United States and agricultural leaders are examining potential candidates to replace Sonny Perdue as the next Secretary of Agriculture.