Senate Ag Leaders Ready for Farm Bill

Cindy Zimmerman

The leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee addressed the 2022 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit live and in-person Monday at the National Press Club, sharing their perspectives on the next farm bill. Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) both spent some time visiting the National Ag Day exhibits on …

Agri-Pulse, Audio, Farm Bill, Farm Policy

ZimmCast 688 – National Ag Day Activities Preview

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this week’s program we’ll get a preview of National Ag Day activities in Washington, DC from Amy Bradford, GROWMARK, and Chair of the Agriculture Council of America. March 22 is the offical Ag Day but there will be activities on the 21st and 22nd. These include on Monday, a Celebration of Ag with …

Ag Day, Ag Groups, Audio, Farm Policy, ZimmCast

2022 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit Underway

Chuck Zimmerman

Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse President, kicked off the 2022 live event this morning at the National Press Club. Jamie Johansen, Honey Creek Media, is on location taking photos throughout the Summit, this evenings joint reception with Ag Day and National Ag Day activities tomorrow on the Mall. There are many companies with displays on the Mall and that includes big farm …

Ag Day, Agri-Pulse, Farm Policy

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers – Farm Credit’s Todd Van Hoose

Chuck Zimmerman

Agri-Pulse has just published their latest Newsmakers program. You can see it below. Next week the company will be holding their annual Ag & Food Summit. I’m pretty sure that will provide them with lots of good content for upcoming episodes! You can also subscribe to the audio podcast of the series here. The Federal Reserve announced an increase to …

Agri-Pulse, Audio, Farm Policy, Video

Preview of 2022 Ag & Food Policy Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

The annual Ag & Food Policy Summit, powered by Agri-Pulse, is coming up soon. It is live and virtual this year. I talked with Agri-Pulse President, Sara Wyant, to learn what is on the program this year. You can register here. Interview with Sara Wyant, President, Agri-Pulse: (5:17) In these uncertain times, here’s your chance to gain insight and analysis …

Agri-Pulse, Audio, Farm Policy, Food

ZimmCast 686 – Agri-Pulse Newsmakers

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. Our friends at Agri-Pulse have launched a national news show called Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. The inaugural show was published this past Friday and you can find it on the Agri-Pulse website. The program designed for a broader audience and to engage lawmakers and key influencers on the hottest political topics. I talked …

Agri-Pulse, Audio, Farm Policy, Media, ZimmCast

Introducing Agri-Pulse Newsmakers

Chuck Zimmerman

Agri-Pulse announces a new video and podcast program starting next week. Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. is launching a national news show created to reach a broader audience and engage lawmakers and key influencers on the hottest political topics each week. Agri-Pulse Newsmakers will feature members of Congress, federal and state officials, farmers, ag and food commodity groups and roundtable panelists for …

Agri-Pulse, Farm Policy, Media, Video

AMS Session Features Farm Policy Experts

Cindy Zimmerman

Three agricultural policy experts with a combined century of experience took a look at the Post-Election Farm Road during the Ag Media Summit yesterday. Mary Kay Thatcher of Syngenta, who could arguably be called the Queen of Farm Policy with a prior 30 years with American Farm Bureau Federation, was joined by National Association of Wheat Growers Chief Executive Officer …

Ag Groups, Ag Media Summit, Agribusiness, Audio, Farm Policy, Syngenta

Syngenta’s Thatcher Provides Post-Election Insight

Cindy Zimmerman

Mary Kay Thatcher has been providing farm policy insight for more than 30 years, so she knows what she is talking about when it comes to election outcomes, even if this one is unusual. As Senior Manager of Federal Government and Industry Relations for Syngenta, Thatcher provided her perspective on the “churn of the election” during the company’s media summit …

Audio, Farm Policy, Syngenta

Agriculture Mourns Loss of Dr. Flinchbaugh

Cindy Zimmerman

Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, whose remarkable career in agricultural policy at Kansas State University spanned nearly a half-century, died Nov. 2 in Topeka. He was 78 years old. The charismatic Flinchbaugh was well known as one of the United States’ leading experts on agricultural policy and agricultural economics. For more than four decades, he was a top adviser to politicians of …

Audio, Farm Foundation, Farm Policy