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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 24, 2025: ASTA's Andy LaVigne on seed costs, R&D pipeline & tariffs

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 24, 2025: ASTA's Andy LaVigne on seed costs, R&D pipeline & tariffs

Update: 2025-10-24
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USDA recently signed an agreement with the Department of Justice to protect farmers from high and volatile input costs. Andy LaVigne, president and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association, joins the show to discuss the announcement and seed costs. Plus, he explains how tariffs are impacting the seed industry and ASTA's recent acquisition of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization's crop biotechnology advocacy portfolio.Plus, Jay Vroom with Vroom Leigh Agriculture and Peter Carstensen with the University of Wisconsin discuss farmers' concerns about consolidation in the inputs space and the differences between the Trump and Biden administrations' work on ag industry consolidation.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD
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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 24, 2025: ASTA's Andy LaVigne on seed costs, R&D pipeline & tariffs

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 24, 2025: ASTA's Andy LaVigne on seed costs, R&D pipeline & tariffs