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This week's Open Mic guest is Patrick Ewan, Chairman of the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology and General Manager, Helena Products Group. This group of industry representatives continues to work for innovative products to balance the objectives of productivity growth and crop protection for the environment and consumers. Ewan shares how industry is working with the Environmental Protection Agency on regulatory reform as well as approval for new chemistries. He laments the economic challenges producers are facing and calls on leaders in Washington to respond with favorable legislation and regulations to help weather the cyclical downturn facing many crop producers. Listen to the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gskv9XNN

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The partial government shutdown drags into another week with no end in sight, and Senate Democrats are likely to force another vote on President Donald Trump’s tariff policy even as his administration continues discussions with China. The Senate Ag Committee will take up the Grain Standards Reauthorization Act and more.  https://lnkd.in/gt6dYCbZ

U.S. fertilizer imports are responding to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs adopted this summer, with buyers pivoting to lower-tariff sources, increasing costs for customers, a new analysis finds. #fertilizer #fertilizerimports #fertilizerprices #agtrade https://lnkd.in/eUnW-mX4

President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday evening that the U.S. could buy more Argentinian beef to reduce the costs of beef for U.S. consumers. #Argentina #Argentinenbeef #beef #beefprices https://lnkd.in/ehJr7sM3

We asked former Ag Secretary and current CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation Tom Vilsack why he thinks President Trump's tariff policy could affect long term market access for U.S. farmers. Watch the full episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: https://lnkd.in/gSkP8Dv3

This week's Agri-Pulse Newsmakers headlines: Trump to impose 100% tariff on Chinese imports; Feed the Future labs could restart this year; Judge halts further RIFs at federal agencies. Watch the full show: https://lnkd.in/gSkP8Dv3

Judge warns government on RIFs: 'Don't do it' https://lnkd.in/edKdirj9

UN agency vote on Trump-opposed carbon rules for ships delayed by year https://lnkd.in/eyyJW9UX

It’s been a year of shakeup for international assistance after the abrupt closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development. We ask former Ag Secretary and current World Food Prize Foundation CEO Tom Vilsack about how the approach to international aid can be reinvented, the feasibility of moving the Food for Peace program to USDA, and whether he’s concerned President Trump’s tariff policy could affect long-term market access for U.S. farmers. Plus, 2025 World Food Prize Laureate and Embrapa Soybean researcher Mariangela Hungria joins the show to discuss her life's work advancing soil microbiology, how Brazilian farmers have embraced biologicals, and how the “Micro Green Revolution” has changed the trajectory of agriculture in Brazil. Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD Full episode here: https://lnkd.in/ePERSfka #agriculture #WorldFoodPrizeFoundation #microbiology #USDA Lydia Johnson Thomas Vilsack