The annual Washington Watch is for members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. It’s a time to meet with agricultural organization representatives, USDA officials and members of Congress. We’ll share lots of audio and photos from the event here during this week as the program unfolds.
Issues Forum Interviews
Farm Bill
Interview with Mary Kay Thatcher, American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bill, RFS, corn crop
Interview with Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers Association
Farm Bill, USDA crop review
Interview with Richard Wilkins, American Soybean Association
Farm Bill, immigration
Interview with Chris Galen, National Milk Producers Federation
Farm Bill energy, RFS
Interview with Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association
RFS, corn crop
Interview with Tom Buis, Growth Energy
Farm Bill, RFS
Interview with Anne Steckel, National Biodiesel Board
Immigration
Interview with Kristi Boswell, American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bill, Animal welfare
Interview with Colin Woodall, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Biotech crops
Interview with Andy LaVigne, American Seed Trade Association
Soybean checkoff
Interview with Jim Stillman, United Soybean Board
100 Year Anniversary and HFCS Update
Interview with David Knowles, Corn Refiners Association
From USDA
Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Dr. Catherine Woteki, Undersecretary for Research, Education & Economics Michael Scuse, Acting Deputy Secretary, Farm & Foreign Ag Services Tom Christensen, Acting Associate Chief of Operations, NRCS Dr. Gerald Bange, Chairman, World Agricultural Outlook Board William Hohenstein, Director of Climate Change Program OfficeHouse/Senate Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow
House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas
Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE)
Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
2013 NAFB Washington Watch Photo Album