…Foundation online forum, Dr. Outlaw stressed that farm bills have a hard-fought history. “We’ve done this 90 plus years and they’ve never been easy. That’s the one thing I really…
AgNet Weekly: Ag Labor Wages and the AEWR
…don’t get tips, but the minimum wage that farmers can pay their H2A workers is $17.34. The Executive Director of the Michigan Asparagus Association, Jamie Clover Adams, says the true…
Senator Tuberville Pushes for Farm Programs
…don’t understand that.” He said the farm safety net in the farm bill is vital to keeping America farming. “This safety net is a level of pricing if the price…
AgNet Weekly: Rep. Kildee on Sugar Policy
Find out why Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) says ‘don’t touch’ the nation’s sugar policy. He joins host Sabrina Halvorson in this week’s AgNet Weekly. Each week we highlight essential legislative…
Few US Adults Rate Their Diet Good or Excellent
…don’t have high ratings for their diets. In the period covering January 2017 to March 2020, just under three in ten adults, or 29 percent, reported the healthfulness of their…
Kildee’s Request for Farm Bill Sugar Policy
If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. That’s the resounding message from Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI-08) when it comes to the nation’s sugar policy. “We have a system right…
NPPC President Not Willing to ‘Bet the Farm’ on Prop 12
…is up to the producer. So, the only revenue from that comes directly from the consumer, they’re going to have to pay more. We don’t know yet whether they’re going…
Group Wants More Aggressive Work on Trade Deals
…Africa and South America. There are countries all over the world where we don’t have free trade agreements,” he said. “And the scary thing is, China is out negotiating free…
Some Watching Trade Programs as Farm Bill Deadline Looms
The deadline is here. The current farm bill expires at the end of this month, and lawmakers don’t seem close to passing a new one. There are many questions left…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 09-07-23
…Bill, making sure the positive ag stories don’t go untold, and the ‘very devastating’ storm damage to the table grape industry. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Two Sides of the EATS Act
…Chinese interests. Hart says that’s not so. “I don’t see it. I think that the teams that crafted the EATS Act, the staff that worked to draft that bill had…
Cammack Expects Tough Battle for Farm Bill
…the price tag is not enough,” she said. “So, you find yourself in this very weird situation where you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t. And…
Producers Encouraged to Talk to Congress in August
…House and Senate are on the annual August recess and back in their respective districts and states. Tom Donnely, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Director of Grassroots Program Development, says…
GATES Act Aims to Include Larger Farms in Conservation Programs
…or the Conservation Stewardship, these are things that are good for the communities and for sustainability in general,” he said. “We don’t want to block out larger farmers from being…