There has been more water movement south of the Delta this year, and that increase is likely due to recently passed legislation. However, that improvement will be tested when drought…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…farm law, the NCC’s testimony noted strong opposition to attempts to reduce the budget available for the upcoming legislation. An ongoing cotton industry priority is maintaining a properly functioning marketing…
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…tax in any tax reform legislation moving through Congress this year. In addition, we ask your help to make sure that the benefits of repeal are not eroded by the…
Trump Document Proposes Cuts to 2017 USDA, FDA Spending
…sent to the House and Senate appropriations committees last week and obtained by Politico, offers detailed recommendations to make $18 billion of cuts in spending legislation that lawmakers must enact…
National 4-H Conference Delegates Brief Agriculture Committee Members on the Importance of Agriculture in the U.S.
…to come. Right now, as a committee, we are working on crafting the next farm bill. This legislation will directly affect these delegates we heard from today, specifically when it…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…commissioned this study to determine whether funding based on 100-year-old legislation is still a suitable model to support 21st century university needs. The report reviewed both quantitative and qualitative data…
Black Market Hackers Selling Tractor Repair Software Illegally
A battle is brewing in at least eight states over “right-to-repair” legislation. Tractors have gone high tech and often require software downloads to aid in the repair process. Fox News…
Ag Groups Divided on Health Care Reform
…jobs would find it extremely difficult to purchase health insurance.” Additionally, he says the proposed legislation would also hurt older farmers, saying, “The easing of restrictions on what insurance companies…
House Passes Agro-terrorism Bill
The U.S. House this week passed the Securing our Agriculture and Food Act, agro-terrorism preparedness legislation that’s also up for a vote in the U.S. Senate. The bill passed the…
Amid Brazil Scandal, Groups Urging Reconsideration of COOL
…Congress in late 2015 when the World Trade Organization authorized retaliatory measures against the U.S. because of the legislation. But, with a recent scandal in Brazil regarding tainted meat being…
Consumer Groups Rally Against Rollbacks
A dozen consumer groups have banded together to work against legislation that would make it more difficult for the government to issue regulations. The groups have dubbed it the “filthy…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…Peter Welch, Mike Simpson and Sean Duffy in the House, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the Senate. The legislation would force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to enforce its…
Kansas Senator Calls for Restoration of Trade with Cuba
U.S. Senate Republican Jerry Moran (more-ran) (Kansas) is calling for the United States to restore trade with Cuba. Moran recently reintroduced legislation to lift the trade embargo against Cuba. The…
NFU Approves of Bill Adding USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
…competitors an unfair advantage.” “NFU is pleased Sens. Stabenow and Grassley are calling for increased scrutiny on food security implications, and we call on Congress to adopt this commonsense legislation.”…