…is on the road to improvement. President Donald Trump expressed his enthusiasm that negotiations with China were moving in the right direction, telling reporters last week, “they’re going to be…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Real MEAT Act of 2019
…Act of 2019 by U.S. Reps. Roger Marshall (R – 1st Dist., Kansas) and Anthony Brindisi (D – 21st Dist., N.Y.) “A growing number of fake meat products are clearly…
Replacing Outdated Science Provides for Better Water Management
…approaching all of this from a smarter perspective.” Critics of the updated biological opinions are making the claim that President Donald Trump is vindictively dismantling environmental protections. Environmental groups will…
Cargill and FFA Partner to Inspire and Educate Future Leaders
…the National FFA Organization share the belief that agriculture can solve some of the world’s toughest sustainability challenges. Cargill is investing $2.1 million over three years to help the FFA…
Livestock Groups Call Attention to Judicial Activism in Sage Grouse Case
…President Jennifer Houston Background: In December of 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published Final Environmental Impact Statements (FEISs) on revisions to the 2015 Obama-era sage grouse Resource Management…
USDA Invests in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 31 States
…eligibility information. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture…
2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Open
…sesame seed, sunflower seed and temperate Japonica rice. More Information On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill, which provides income support, certainty and stability…
U.S., China Reach Limited Trade Agreement
…Business Insider Dot Com says it temporarily defuses a dispute between the worlds’ two largest economies. President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that, “We’ve come to a…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 10-09-19
…demographics, efforts to modernize the Endangered Species Act, pumpkin patches that kick-started the fall season and the 92 National FFA Convention. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. Ag Groups Respond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBfZsPLJ64 American Farm Bureau Federation Farmers and Ranchers Celebrate Japanese Trade Deal, Look Forward to More (AFBF-Oct. 7, 2019) — President Trump signed the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, which is an important…
Registration Opens for Massive 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
Cattle Industry Members Invited to “Deep in the Heart” Event in San Antonio Feb. 5-7 DENVER (NCBA-Oct. 4, 2019) — Registration and housing for the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and…
Ag Groups Respond to Trump Administration Announcement Upholding the RFS
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA-Oct. 4, 2019) — The National Corn Growers Association welcomed an announcement from President Trump directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow the letter of…
Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers
…Trump successfully negotiated an agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “President Trump’s leadership has led to an agreement that continues to promote domestic ethanol and biodiesel production, supporting our…
NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
…entitled the “Rally to Stop the Stealin’ (sic)”. According to OCM, this event was intended to place pressure on the Trump Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny…
