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The article reports on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 introduced by Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley that aim to increase transparency in the cattle market and await Senate floor action. It discusses provisions of the bills including limitation of alternative marketing arrangements, changes to Mandatory Price Reporting and creation of the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters.

An interview with U.S. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is presented. Grassley discusses goals of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act to implement fair price and deliver cattle for cattle feeders who want to enter the cash market. He identifies issues in agricultural trade that need to be addressed including Trade Promotion Authority and free trade agreement with the United Kingdom (UK). He refers to cost of living, inflation and gas prices as challenges for countryside farmers.

The article reports that USDA invests several million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands through its Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative and several million for the Conservation Innovation Grants Classic program.

The article focuses on an effort to reduce regulatory red tape to enable livestock auction market owners to invest in small meat packing operations with the introduction of the Expanding Local Meat Processing Act.

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The article discusses the possible label changes in the offer by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a five-year re-registration of dicamba for over-the-top (OTT) applications as of November 2020. Also cited are the EPA's approval of the OTT dicamba products Engenia Herbicide and XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology, and the approved application of the products on dicamba-tolerant (DT) cotton and soybeans.

The article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved new registrations for two "over-the-top" (OTT) dicamba products including XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology and Engenia Herbicide. It mentions about the registration for an additional OTT dicamba product Tavium Plus VaporGrip Technology.

The article presents an interview with President Donald Trump, and the Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump discusses that major focus of the Trump administration has been to renegotiate trade deals that were weak and provided inadequate market access and import protection to U.S. farmers and ranchers; and Buden talks about one of the greatest risks for American agriculture is the impact of extreme weather.

The article discusses issues associated with agricultural policy of the U.S. in 2021. It is noted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out 29.3 billion in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, the highest farm income reported by farmers in eight years in 2020, biotech acceptance of genetically modified corn and glyphosate under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of agriculture is investing through loans and grants to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure as part of its Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. Topics include financing projects and investments will help improve rural infrastructure for people and businesses; and invest in rural infrastructure that build opportunity and prosperity for people in rural communities.

The article explores legislation to re-establish mandatory country-of-origin labelling for beef has been formally reintroduced by a bipartisan group of senators including Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. The American Beef Labelling Act calls for consultation between the U.S. Trade Representative and USDA to develop a World Trade Organization-compliant solution for improving beef labelling transparency.