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Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Chris Abbott - Pivot Bio (opens the original)
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This week's Open Mic guest is Chris Abbott, CEO of Pivot Bio. Innovation in the form of gene edited microbes may be a solution to helping farmers reduce fertilizer costs. Abbott says farmers are showing renewed interest in the soil biome as a means to improve plant health and harvest nutrients from the atmosphere. He also discusses how new innovations in agriculture need to be economically sustainable and enable greater productivity.
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Emily Skor - Growth Energy (opens the original)
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This week's Open Mic guest is Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. With record fuel prices, Skor says E15 is already saving consumers sizable amounts of money and those savings could be greater if Congress allows sales of higher ethanol blends all year. The group's Biofuels Summit in mid-September will bring her members to Washington to lobby for E15 legislation. Skor says they're keeping track of the Trump administration's decision on small refinery exemptions to earlier announced renewable fuel o
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Randy Russell - The Russell Group (opens the original)
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This week's Open Mic guest is Randy Russell, President and CEO of the Russell Group. He shares how the farm bill process could play out later this year. He discusses the challenges faced by food companies facing a patchwork of state food labeling and ingredient laws. Russell expects E15 legislation will eventually be approved, but isn't as confident for the outcome of additional bridge assistance or ag labor legislation in this session.
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Kam Quarles - National Potato Council (opens the original)
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This week's Open Mic guest is Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council and co-chair of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance. Specialty crop growers have faced many challenges, including high input prices, low commodity prices and persistent inflation. Quarles says government bridge assistance has been well short of losses and the economic storm has claimed some farms. He's concerned that the lack of adequate farm labor is pushing more production south of the border. Quarles explains why
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Colin Woodall - National Cattlemen's Beef Association (opens the original)
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This week's Open Mic guest is Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. While cattle producers have seen excellent financial returns over the past several months, producers face the challenge of maintaining an infrastructure equipped for industry growth. Woodall says herd health is a primary concern for producers, and his group supports USDA efforts to protect the U.S. herd from New World screwworm. He also discusses USMCA, ag labor needs, and MCOOL in the Senate Ag Commit
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