Censky Agriculture groups, along with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue applauded President Donald Trump’s nomination of Steve Censky as Deputy Agriculture Secretary. The nomination was rumored for months. The White House…
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
…bill would delay the requirements mandating the use of electronic logging devices in livestock hauling trucks for one year. USCA’s Transportation Committee Chairman Steve Hilker says the bill allows time…
Meat Industry Lobbyist Injured in DC Area Shooting
…team at Nationals Park. Also wounded were House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Zack Barth, a legislative correspondent who works for Representative Roger Williams of Texas, and two members…
Almond Board: Food Safety Symposium
…to minimize concealed damage formation” Steve Patton, CDFA: “State of California’s role in FSMA Produce Safety rule implementation” David Goldenberg, Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, UC Davis (invited):…
Nutrition Subcommittee Evaluates Technology and Modernization of SNAP
…Program Management, Conduent, Florham Park, NJ Mr. Steve Mathison, Senior Vice President of Network Relations, First Data, Omaha, NE Ms. Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and…
Secretary Perdue Continues Farm State Travels
…event that was organized by committee member Steve Daines, a Montana Republican. Also attending is a team of Mexican barley and malt importers, who are visiting the U.S. as part…
USDA Political Appointment Nominees Expected Soon
…to go along with near 200-some political appointees within the federal government. No official announcements have been made yet by USDA or Perdue, but several have speculated that Steve Censky,…
USDA Political Appointment Nominees Coming Soon
The White House is close to announcing nominees for political appointments within the Department of Agriculture, as reported by Agri-Pulse. Rumored for the number two spot at USDA, Steve Censky,…
Agriculture Secretary Perdue on Trade Breakthrough with China
…long time. I commend the persistence of President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, the U.S. Trade Representative’s officials, and our own USDA professionals. I also thank…
White House Readies Order on NAFTA Withdrawal
…in cooperation with White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. The draft order could be a negotiating tactic but should Trump set the process in motion, the prospect of pulling the…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Terry Swanson of Colorado, owner of Swanson Farms Maureen Torrey of New York, fresh market vegetable farmer Steve Troxler of North Carolina, farmer and commissioner of the North Carolina Department…
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…Jose Rojas of Colorado, vice president of farm operations at Hormel Foods Terry Swanson of Colorado, owner of Swanson Farms Maureen Torrey of New York, fresh market vegetable farmer Steve…
Tax Reform by August Unlikely
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (mi-new-chin) says getting tax reform legislation on the President’s desk by August appears unlikely. Mnuchin told the Financial Times this week the tax reform timeline is…
Ag Leaders Meet with EPA Administrator
…to discuss a range of agriculture issues. American Soybean Association (ASA) CEO Steve Censky, who co-chairs the council, attended the meeting. “We thanked Administrator Pruitt and his staff for EPA’s…