Rural America is rapidly becoming the next frontier for digital infrastructure, and the scale of the transformation is without modern precedent. According to a Pew Research Center analysis released in April 2026, 67% of the approximately 1,500 data center facilities now in various stages of development are planned for rural locations and 39% percent of planned projects are targeting counties …
Agri-Pulse names Tammi Arender Anchor & Broadcaster
Agri-Pulse has named Tammi Arender Newsmakers anchor and broadcaster. Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce the appointment of Tammi Arender as Newsmakers anchor and broadcaster, effective Aug. 4. Arender will serve as anchor of the weekly Agri-Pulse Newsmakers program and lead Agri-Pulse’s video content strategy and reporting, including coverage from agricultural events across the country. A veteran broadcaster with more than …
Senate Ag Committee Leaders Pledge Farm Bill Action This Year
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) say they are working toward swift passage of a “Farm Bill Part 2” that ties up loose ends from last summer’s budget package. Speaking at the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit in Washington D.C., Boozman said he is coordinating with House Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson and …
Zeldin Emphasizes Transparency at Agri-Pulse Summit
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin detailed significant strides in reducing the agency’s pesticide registration backlog during his appearance at the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit today, stressing expedited reviews and greater public transparency. “We’ve made tremendous progress,” Zeldin told Agri-Pulse founder Sara Wyant that the pesticide review backlog stood at 14,500 when he took office but has now dropped to …
Agri-Pulse Summit Confirms Senate Ag Chair and EPA Admin
Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) will be among the keynote speakers at the Ag & Food Policy Summit on March 23. Also previously announced, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, will also be speaking at the summit. This year’s Summit theme …
Wyant Honored with Fellowship
Agri-Pulse Founder and CEO Sara Wyant has been named The McAllister Top Management Fellow by the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA) and will spend three days talking to students and faculty at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism this fall. “For more than 40 years, The McAllister Top Management Fellow has imparted B2B journalism and information services wisdom to students …
Forum to Focus on Global Impact of U.S. Ag and Food
As world leaders prepare to convene at COP30 in Brazil next month, Agri-Pulse and JBS will be hosting a forum on October 21 in Washington, D.C., to spotlight how U.S. farmers, ranchers, and their supply chain partners are already delivering the solutions the world needs. “U.S. Agriculture and Food Systems on the Global Stage” will showcase real-world success stories and …
Sen. Marshall Pleased With Ag Input on MAHA Report
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is pleased that the most recent Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report on the Strategy to Make Our Children Healthy Again included a lot more input from the agriculture sector. “I think the first rendition of MAHA was written without much input from agriculture,” said Sen. Marshall during the Ag Outlook Forum last week in Kansas …
Ag Secretary at Ag Outlook Forum
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins headlined the 11th annual Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City this week, highlighting how the Trump Administration is taking action to address the crisis in American agriculture. Rollins outlined the administration’s five point plan to help farmers and ranchers. “Number one, prioritizing farmers by delivering relief. Eight weeks into my tenure as Secretary, we …
Ag Outlook Forum Coming up in Kansas City
Prominent national leaders in food and agriculture, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, are invited to speak at the 11th Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City, coming up September 24-25. The lineup of speakers for this year’s event will focus on ag innovation, tax planning, the farm economy and animal health …