Cattle and sheep producers warned Congress that environmental laws are increasingly being misused by fringe activist groups and pose a growing threat to grazing on federal lands. The House Oversight…
Egg Producers Urge Support for Commerce Language in Farm Bill
The National Association of Egg Farmers is urging lawmakers to support language included in the farm bill that seeks to uphold the U.S. Constitution commerce clause. The clause says Congress…
House Moves to Send Farm Bill to Conference Committee
…closer to delivering a strong, new farm bill to the president’s desk on time as he has called on Congress to do. America’s farmers and ranchers and rural America are…
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Scott VanderWal and Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening warned Congress that many farms will lose money and even go out of business entirely…
USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water Infrastructure
…the town who currently do not have safe, potable water. In FY 2018, Congress provided a historic level of funding for water and wastewater infrastructure. The 2018 Omnibus spending bill…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…was authorized by Congress earlier this year by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Eligible crops, trees, bushes, or vines, located in a county declared in a Presidential Emergency Disaster…
Arizona FB President Wants Congress to Save Ranches and Federal Lands
Arizona Farm Bureau President Stephanie Smallhouse asked Congress to streamline regulations to preserve ranching, as well as the land itself. The fifth-generation rancher appeared before the Subcommittee on Federal Lands….
EPA Reportedly Ditches Hardship Waiver Fix
…for a hardship waiver fix. In April, Perdue told Congress that from USDA’s standpoint, “our conclusion is that’s direct demand destruction.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump to Nominate Kip Tom as UN Food Ambassador
…previously unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and was in consideration by President Trump to be Agriculture Secretary during the transition period of the Trump administration. In the announcement, the…
Farm Bureau Supports Endangered Species Act Reforms
…is long overdue. We urge all members of Congress to support the bills introduced, to return the ESA to what it was intended to be.” From American Farm Bureau Federation…
USDA Appoints Members to National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
…selected by the Secretary from nominations submitted by dairy producer organizations, dairy importer organizations, general farm organizations, and Qualified Programs. Since 1966, Congress has authorized 22 industry-funded research and promotion…
The Western View: Efforts to Split California
…pass the voters, that doesn’t mean it’s a done deal. The final decision to split the state would be made by the state legislature and the Federal Congress in Washington….
USDA Applauds Housing Eligibility for Temporary Farm Workers
…programs can now better assist farmers needing to provide housing while they’re here. I thank Congress for addressing this issue in its most recent funding bill and hope to continue…
Farm Bill Conference Could be Slow
…Both chambers of Congress passed a version of the bill last month. House Agriculture Committee Chair Mike Conaway’s office says staff is working through the legislation and “hope to begin…