…the development of meaningful regulatory reform ideals would provide tremendous benefit in time and resources not just to the regulated industry, but also to the FDA, and urge the agency…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-30-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Immigration and NAFTA are in the news on the morning before the President’s first state of…
Analyst to Dairy: Speak Up Now on Immigration
…Strong Conference last week, she says farmers understand the immigration issue and urged them to keep pushing their representatives in Washington to act. Immigration is a key issue for dairy…
Senate Votes to End Government Shutdown
…on the spending bill, in exchange for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s word that the Senate will begin debating immigration by the day the short-term spending bill expires. The Senate vote…
Cornyn Drawing Up RFS Overhaul Legislation
…says his goal is to build enough consensus that the legislation will eventually become the basis for an RFS reform bill. Corn-state senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa says he’s still…
Ag Labor Fix Tied to DACA Bill in Congress
…the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA). The DACA program is currently tied up in an immigration reform battle on Capitol Hill. A DTN report says Virginia Republican Bob…
Trump on NAFTA: Don’t Get Nervous
…mind for AFBF members, Trump Monday spared but one-line of his speech to the trade agreement, opting to focus on tax reform and regulatory relief. The next round of NAFTA…
Wrong Trade Policy Poses Risks to Economic Growth
…“do no harm” to farmers and ranchers. Donohue did say that tax reform and regulatory relief, the same two issues championed by agriculture, have helped usher in a “new era…
Farm Bureau Re-elects President Zippy Duvall
…reform, crop insurance, biotechnology and more. “Today’s actions give us a clear roadmap at a time when farmers are on the verge of their fifth consecutive year of shrinking net…
Perdue Presents Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Report to Trump
…Force Report in its entirety on the newly unveiled Rural Prosperity website, which includes a link for farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers to submit comments and ideas on regulatory reform….
Farm Bureau’s Duvall Praises ‘Fresh Air’ in D.C.
…agricultural production going to go? Ag trade is an American success story.” Immigration remains a key issue with American farmers. “We also have some work to do on immigration and…
Dairy Farming Desperate for Immigration Reform
…Instead, it’s the lack of available people to work. The industry worked throughout 2017 to bring forward immigration reform that would work for dairy farmers because they don’t have access…
Continuing Resolution Means No Cuts to Ag Programs
…hard. Congress will return in January with a lot of issues to deal with that are important to agriculture, including immigration, the federal budget, health care, and national security. From…
Agriculture Secretary Perdue Comments on Tax Reform
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue calls the recently passed tax reform bill a “once-in-a-generation” reform of the federal tax code. Calling tax reform an eagerly awaited Christmas present for taxpayers, Perdue…