Newsmakers: Dec. 1, 2023: Senate Ag member Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., on upcoming farm bill
Agri-Pulse Tara Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and Mike Lavender with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition share their thoughts on the major obstacles to farm bill passage and what they expect will be the top issues addressed in the bill.
Newsmakers: November 17, 2023: Farah Ahmad, Josh Gackle and Mike Torrey at NAFB Convention
Agri-Pulse Visiting with Agri-Pulse at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, Michael Torrey provides a glimpse into what he sees on the Congressional agenda for the rest of the year and into 2024, including a dive into the farm bill.
Newsmakers: October 20, 2023: Sen. John Hoeven, Katie Naessens, Tyson Redpath on appropriations, farm bill debates
Agri-Pulse Katie Naessens with Torrey Advisory Group and Tyson Redpath with The Russell Group provide a glimpse into what we can expect as Congress works through government funding and the farm bill during a time of high uncertainty.
Torrey Advisory Group Adds Brandt as Policy Coordinator
August 30, 2023 Torrey Advisory Group (TAG) is proud to welcome Heath Brandt to the policy team. The Washington, D.C.-based firm offers effective government relations, strategic communications, and issue advocacy as well as full-service association management to a growing number of clients in the food, agriculture, and forestry sector. Heath joins the team as policy […]
Newsmakers: August 11, 2023: Former House Ag Chair Collin Peterson, Tara Smith, Ferd Hoefner talk farm bill timeline, potential concerns
Agri-Pulse Tara Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and farm policy consultant Ferd Hoefner share their thoughts on reference prices, cuts to crop insurance, and changes that are needed to support small and beginning farmers.
Torrey Advisory Hires Lucanie, Promotes from Within
May 15, 2023 Torrey Advisory Group (TAG) is proud to welcome Olivia Lucanie to the policy team. The Washington, D.C.-based firm offers effective government relations, strategic communications, and issue advocacy as well as full-service association management to a growing number of clients in the food, agriculture, and forestry sectors. Olivia serves as Policy Manager for […]
Newsmakers: May 5, 2023: Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA), James Glueck and Jessica Schulken on debt ceiling, farm bill and ag appropriations spending
Agri-Pulse James Glueck, joined by Jessica Schulken with The Russell Group, discussed the lessons learned from previous debt ceiling debates and how the farm bill might be impacted based on how things have unfolded before.
2023 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit: Tara Smith Set to Speak
Agri-Pulse Tara Smith will be representing the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau at this year’s Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit. Smith will be on a panel discussing the intersection of climate, conservation, and crop insurance alongside Dan Christenson from PepsiCo, Andrew Lentz from the Environmental Defense Fund, and Chuck Conner from National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. […]
Ex Ag staffers: Member education big issue, crop insurance is climate program
The Hagstrom Report Tara Smith moderated a panel with James Glueck and Joe Schultz, the executive director of the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT), at this year’s Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau’s Annual Meeting. With so many new members on both the House and Senate Agriculture committees, “the biggest issue is education of […]
Newsmakers: February 3, 2023: Rep. Chellie Pingree on FDA’s proposed new structure
Agri-Pulse James Glueck, joined by Tom Chapman from the Organic Trade Association and Jacqlyn Schneider from FGS Global, discussed the upcoming farm bill and USDA’s recent organic action.
