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Agri-Pulse is a weekly electronic newsletter from veteran agricultural journalist Sara Wyant that's available by subscription.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 23, 2005 -- Keeping current on key issues and
events in the nation’s capital can be challenging for anyone in agriculture,
especially when it comes to getting information from the inside track. A veteran
agricultural journalist is trying to make that job a little easier with a weekly
electronic newsletter called Agri-Pulse. “It’s a very quick read for people who
are very busy and gives them a way of scanning the news headlines and
understanding not only what’s happened, but what it means to them and their
businesses.”
Sara Wyant has been in the business of farm policy
reporting, editing and publishing for more than two decades. She originally
published Agri-Pulse as a print newsletter for ten years, from 1985 to 1995, and
this year was encouraged to start it back up again in an electronic format,
e-mailed to subscribers once a week on Tuesdays. “You might think that’s a
little different from a weekly that comes out every Monday or every Friday, but
in Washington we know that most people work every Tuesday through Thursday with
legislative sessions. So we come out every Tuesday with a heads up of what’s
going to happen this week and what people can expect, not only on Capitol Hill,
but also with state legislatures, commodity organizations and farm and rural
interests all around the country.”
Wyant says her ag and rural policy
background provides an experienced perspective for her readers. “That’s a real
value of the newsletter because I’ve been in this business since 1980 and I’ve
covered Capitol Hill for a lot of that time. It really makes a difference in
terms of understanding some of these issues. “We’ve been there, we’ve done that,
and we can share with you political realities as well as the real
opportunities.”
The many topics Agri-Pulse is tracking include: the
development of the 2007 Farm Bill, rural, conservation and environmental policy,
renewable energy, and the impact of trade negotiations on farm programs. Wyant
believes that the 2007 Farm Bill could be substantially different from previous
farm bills as people take a broader look at the economic opportunities in rural
America.
Besides the basic newsletter, Wyant provides in-depth coverage
and special reports as a bonus to subscribers. “I think there’s a real
opportunity to package things. We did a special report on 20 things that you
should know about crop insurance and soybean rust. That report was an added
value we provided to subscribers for free but offered for sale to
non-subscribers.” The most recent special report for subscribers analyzes the
Conservation Reserve Program.
Agri-Pulse started up in February and Wyant
says response and feedback have been extraordinary. For example, “former
Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter, who was very appreciative of an open
letter that I wrote to Secretary Johanns, talks about how it is great to have
someone with my experience and insight writing again on some of these issues.
And he also sent along a subscription check.”
Subscription information
can be found at www.agri-pulse.com. For a free trial subscription (4 weeks),
send your request to e-mail protected from spam bots.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb253762.htm