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Last week, the White House hosted a press conference featuring Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Brian Deese, the Director of the National Economic Council, to discuss the meatpacking sector. Both Vilsack and Deese talked specifically about the impacts of a highly concentrated meatpacking sector for American producers and consumers ...

Brenda Mallory is Chair of the White House's Council on Environmental Quality. She recently called the America the Beautiful proposal recently rolled out by the Administration "historic". "Never before has a President outlined a vision of this kind and certainly not this early in an administration ...

To celebrate National Ag Day, which is Tuesday, March 23rd, the White House issued a proclamation regarding the value of agriculture to the country: “We recognize the unique and irreplaceable value that farmers, ranchers, foresters, farmworkers, and other agricultural stewards have contributed to the nation’s past and present,” the White House said. "America’s agric ...

On Monday President Trump announced an additional $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box program. The USDA announced the program earlier this year, along with $3 billion in funding to help farmers and consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

When the federal government looks at fighting drug trafficking, location is one of the most important conversation points. White House Drug Czar, Jim Carroll, said HIDAs (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) targets places where the most drug trafficking takes place ...

The White House is working with rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing substance abuse and addiction. The effort’s been a priority for farm country before the pandemic, including more awareness and increasing access to treatment. Jim ...

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a minibus of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, which included the agriculture bill. However, the Hagstrom Report says the White House is opposed to the overall bill and cited some specific provisions as the reason for its opposition ...

For Pennsylvania Christmas tree grower, Larry Snyder,  growing trees is more than a business, he says it's all about "joy and happiness."  And he says his job provides a lot of that.   "Raising a product which will be one day in someone's home creating happiness and joy for those people," Snyder said.   And o...

Two members of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association joined President Trump earlier this week during an event focused on curbing government overreach.  The NCBA members attended a White House signing ceremony of executive orders to provide more clarity and transparency to “complicated federal regulatory processes.”   ...

Ann Hazlett is moving to the White House from the Department of Agriculture.   Last Week, USDA announced that Hazlett will assume the role of  Senior Adviser for Rural Affairs in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Hazlett ...