The American Farm Bureau Federation, together with a broad coalition of other farm and business groups, filed a brief in support of 13 states challenging the EPA’s 2015 “Waters of…
EPA Awards Biofuel Waivers Worth Tens of Millions of Dollars
…gave Hollyfrontier nearly $34 million worth of credits to reverse a denial for one of its Wyoming plants that dated back to 2015. The agency also gave undisclosed millions more…
Rural Mainstreet Index at Highest Point in Five Years
…on agriculture or energy to power its economy. It’s the first time since 2015 that the index readings have been above growth-neutral in four consecutive months. The growth index rose…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…filter strips, riparian buffers, wetland restoration and others. To view a full list of practices, please visit the CRP Continuous Enrollment Period page. FSA will use updated soil rental rates…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…U.S. pork shipped $1.5 billion of product to Mexico, its largest export market, and $792 million to Canada, its fourth-largest market, last year. Global export market uncertainty has resulted in…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…market access to a critical export market for U.S. pork and other farm products.” “Since March 1, when speculation about Chinese retaliation against U.S. pork began, hog futures have dropped…
Grassley-Conaway Subsidy Feud Escalates
…House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows failed in his effort to promote an amendment that would rein in how much USDA is authorized to grant farmers coping with low commodity…
Action Taken Against Canadian Trade Measures That Discriminate Against U.S. Wine
…export markets and they deserve fair treatment, especially by our northern neighbors in British Columbia,” Secretary Perdue said. “Canada is an important market for U.S. winemakers,” said Ambassador Lighthizer. “Discriminatory…
U.S. Government to Spend $50 Million in Seed Quality
…spending, House Democrats Mark Pocan of Wisconsin and Darren Soto of Florida introduced the Seeds for the Future Act earlier this year. A Farm Journal report quotes a release from…
USDA Announces Streamlined Purchase Program to Supply Nutrition Assistance Programs with American Farm Products
$177.4 million in Commodity Purchases Announced U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach announced up to $177.4 million in purchases for nutrition assistance programs…
Tentative Next Steps for House Farm Bill
…group helping to sink the farm bill last Friday over a desire to vote on immigration first. Caucus Chair Mark Meadows says the timeline announced by Scalise is fine with…
USTR To Review Thailand’s GSP Trade Benefits
…(GSP) program because of that country’s failure to provide access to its market for U.S. products, including pork. NPPC, which last month filed a GSP review petition with USTR, is…
Cargill Still Concerned About Likelihood of Trade War
…proposal by the U.S. targeting China will “not effectively advance the goal of addressing distortive trade practices,” according to Reuters. Cargill sent a five-page letter to Lighthizer as the USTR…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…by the Trump Administration, Fordyce served as the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, Fordyce was awarded the Missouri Farm Bureau Distinguished Service…
