Citing economic and food and national security concerns, an ad hoc coalition of more than 100 agricultural organizations and allied industries groups urged Congress to include in the next Farm…
Farmers Worried About the Future of Health Care
It may not be front and center in agriculture like the farm bill discussion is, but farmers have a lot to worry about as Congress debates the future of health…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…on May 18, 2017, Ambassador Lighthizer sent a letter notifying Congress of the Administration’s intent to initiate NAFTA renegotiations. Since then, USTR has been conducting extensive consultations with Congress, stakeholders,…
KORUS Review Could Follow NAFTA Renegotiations
…bilateral trade deficit. However, it remains unlikely at this point that any talks surrounding KORUS will take place on the same scale as the upcoming renegotiation of NAFTA. Congress has…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
Warning of the dire economic consequences of an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), swine veterinarians from around the country during Capitol Hill visits will urge congressional lawmakers to establish an…
States Sue EPA to Prevent Insecticide Use
…pesticides. Pruitt told Congress last month he made the decision based on meaningful data and science. Despite numerous requests from the Associated Press, the EPA hasn’t provided any copies of…
Humiston Stressed Value, Infrastructure to House Ag
…farm bill, as an example of the efficacy of competitive grants. The foundation received 200 million dollars from Congress, which was matched dollar-for-dollar by private sector funding. The success of…
Ag Groups React to RFS Volumes for 2018
…of Congress as it relates to the RFS,” says NFU President Roger Johnson. “But today’s disappointing proposal seems to back off these assurances.” Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley called the lack…
Copyright Office Wants Congress To Handle “Right to Repair”
…a patchwork of exemptions where “some technology repairs and modifications are allowed and some aren’t.” The office wants Congress to pass laws that give consumers a permanent “right-to-repair.” The issue…
Farm Bill Number Crunching
It looks like lawmakers will have $130 billion less to write the upcoming farm bill than they did for the past one. The Congressional Budget Office made that announcement when…
USDA Seeking Public Input on GMO Labeling
…bioengineered substance needed to deem it bioengineered. The GMO Labeling legislation passed by Congress last year gave USDA two years to finalize the regulation. USDA says it is preparing to…
UC ANR Vice President Testifies Before House Ag Committee
As Congress considers the next Farm Bill, Glenda Humiston, University of California Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Thursday,…
Water Rights Protection Act Offers Relief from Federal Water Extortion
…law; and Maintain environmental safeguards already in place. Farm Bureau commends Congressman Scott Tipton’s leadership on the legislation and urges Congress to act swiftly to bring America’s ranchers’ much-needed relief….
American Farm Bureau Cautions on Cuba
…would benefit from increased sales of high-quality, American-grown food and feed. The American Farm Bureau will continue to work with the administration and Congress to maintain and improve the conditions…