Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing Overview
Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture. Click below for details from the hearing.
Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture. Click below for details from the hearing.
November 4th, 2024
Please use the link below for a glance at the upcoming events for the week of November 4. Document here.
Read MoreOctober 29th, 2024
On October 28, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a briefing on the coordinated inter-agency response to the agricultural impact of Hurricane Helene. See below for takeaways, discussion points, and other details. More here.
Read MoreOctober 28th, 2024
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025. Last Friday, the ILA and the USMX issued a joint statement indicating that the parties will resume Master Contract negotiations in November. “The ILA and USMX welcome the opportunity to […]
Read MoreOctober 2nd, 2024
Today, a letter was sent to President Biden, signed by the American Cotton Shippers Association and more than 270 other local, state, and federal trade associations. The letter urged President Biden and his administration to use all of its authorities to end the port strike, get the ports open, and get the parties back to […]
Read MoreSeptember 27th, 2024
The American Cotton Shippers Association and almost 200 other organizations sent a letter to President Biden today, urging the Administration to “urgently pursue all avenues to mitigate the supply chain challenges facing U.S. agriculture.” With a significant portion of the U.S. cotton crop being exported out of the East Coast and Gulf Coast, a port […]
Read MoreSeptember 25th, 2024
Today, the American Cotton Shippers and 55 other agricultural stakeholders sent a letter to the Biden administration asking them to “act before a lockout or strike occurs to prevent damage to U.S. agriculture and the economy.” Letter here.
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