DSG Updates

DSG Updates

Senate 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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Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness hearing

Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness held a hearing entitled “Supply Chain Resiliency: Alleviating Backlogs and Strengthening Long-Term Security.”  The witnesses in the hearing were: Scott Paul, President, Alliance for American Manufacturing Doug Potvin, CFO, Trinity Logistics Orit Frenkel, CEO, American Leadership Initiative Gilman …

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House Ag Committee hearing on Climate Research & Ag Resiliency

Yesterday, the House Ag Committee held a hearing entitled “The Role of Climate Research in Supporting Ag Resiliency.”  The witnesses were: Thelma Velez, Program Manager, Organic Farming Research Foundation Sylvie Brouder, Professor, Purdue University Ali Fares, Professor, Prairie A&M University Benjamin Houlton, Dean and Professor, Cornell University Michael Vance on behalf …

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CFTC Voluntary Carbon Markets Roundtable

CFTC VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKETS CONVENING Overview  For questions on the note below, please contact Kevin Batteh, Scott Parsons, or Edmund Perry at (202) 547-3035. On June 2nd, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) held a roundtable entitled “Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) Convening.”  The roundtable was broken into four …

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