CFTC Agriculture Advisory Committee Meeting
On April 5th 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Agriculture Advisory Committee (AAC) held a public meeting. The meeting agenda included agriculture data and analytics, sustainable biofuels production, and maritime issues impacting the agricultural economy addressed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). AGRICULTURAL DATA AND ANALYTICS Sara Menker, Gro Intelligence …
Read MoreHouse Ag Committee Subcommittee Hearing on “The Future of Digital Asset Regulation”
On June 23rd, the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit held a hearing entitled “The Future of Digital Asset Regulation.” The hearing had two panels. The witnesses were: Vincent McGonagle, Director, Division of Market Oversight, CFTC Christopher Brummer, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Jonathan Levin, Co-Founder and Chief …
Read MoreSenate Banking Committee hearing with Fed Chairman
On June 22nd, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing entitled “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress”. The sole witness in the hearing was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) Jerome Powell. Below is a summary of the hearing prepared by Delta Strategy Group. It contains several high-level takeaways from the …
Read MoreSenate Ag Committee hearing on 2023 Farm Bill
On June 17th, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a field hearing entitled “2023 Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Natural State” in Committee Ranking Member John Boozman’s (R-AR) home state. The hearing had two panels. The witnesses in the first panel were: Nathan Reed, Chairman, American Cotton Producers Brad Doyle, President, American …
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