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Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Jan 27, 2021 10:41 AM The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives applauded President Joe Biden’s Buy American executive order signed this week. The action supports manufacturers, businesses and workers to ensure that federal purchasing programs follow Buy American requirements. The order seeks to close loopholes in how domestic content is measured, create a new position at the Office of Management and Budget to oversee the issue, and increase oversight of waivers to domestic preference laws. The Council has long supported enforcing and strengthening the Buy Americ...

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President Joe Biden signs executive orders. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (CN) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at encouraging the federal government to buy American products made by American workers.  “I don’t buy for one second that the vitality of American manufacturing is a thing of the past,” Biden said during a speech at the White House. “It must be part of the engine of American prosperity now. We’ll buy American products and support American jobs, union jobs.” Requirements for federal agencies to spend federal taxpayer money have long been in place...

As the climate policy debate ramps up in Congress and the incoming Biden administration, there are a variety of ideas about how to measure, incentivize and regulate more sustainable practices. The 2021 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit will offer a chance to engage with a wide variety of policy makers and industry experts about what changes may be on the horizon. Join us virtually March 22-24 for three half-days of thought-provoking educational sessions! “President-elect Joe Biden made action on climate change a key part of his campaign platform and has pledged to focus on climate in ever...

The estimated 1.25 million undocumented farmworkers in the United States would immediately gain legal status under the immigration reform bill unveiled by President Joe Biden.