Biden Administration

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters rejected a tentative labor contract brokered between rail carriers and workers’ union reps.  The third-largest rail workers union in the country was the first union to say no to a deal brokered in part by the Biden administration. The union...

President Joe Biden has declared this week as National School Lunch Week.  The annual declaration highlights how school meals remain a vital lifeline, supplying well-balanced, free or low-cost meals to kids across the country since the program began in 1946.  USDA’s ...

Late last week, the Administration issued a final report that advocates for the breaching of the four lower Snake River dams.  Many lawmakers across the PNW decried the report as nothing more than a political maneuver by the Biden Administration.  Dan New...

USDA nominees for top trade and food safety posts will now have to wait until after the midterm elections in November for Senate confirmation votes.  The Senate wrapped up work Thursday to head home for campaigns without confirming Biden USDA undersecretary nominees Oregon Department of Ag head Alexis Taylor for trade and Jose Emilio Esteban for food safety.  That’s ...

Earlier this month, the Biden Administration released its implementation strategy for $50 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.  According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, the share of modern semiconductor manufacturing capacity located in the United States has eroded from 37% in 1990 to 12% today.  To addr...

The USDA will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities.  The projects include promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes of migration in Central America.   ...

The USDA will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities.  The projects include promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes of migration in Central America.   ...

In today's Focus On Fruit, we asked Jeff Correa of Pear Bureau Northwest what trade issues he's like to see the Biden Administration address.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaag...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association expressed disappointment this week over the White House’s recent Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.   NC...

An Executive Order by President Biden announced this week focuses on advancing biotechnology and biomanufacturing innovation. Specifically, the order seeks innovative solutions in health, climate change, energy, food security, agriculture, supply chains, and national and economic security...