…relations and market access. We continue to call on Congress to lift the remaining restrictions in the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act so that family farmers and ranchers…
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Support for United Nations Resolution The Society for Range Management (SRM), The Rangelands Partnership (a collaboration of 19 Land-Grant Universities in the U.S.), the International Rangelands Congress (IRC), and the…
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed GIPSA Rules
…rules. The proposed rulemaking was initially undertaken in 2010 and quickly defunded by Congress which recognized them as a flawed concept that limits producers’ marketing options while adding layers of…
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
…interim final rule and two proposed rules, the regulations are supposedly revisions of rules first proposed by GIPSA in 2010 to implement provisions Congress included in the 2008 Farm Bill….
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction…
USDA Decision to Purchase Cheese to Help Dairy Farmers
…changes are needed to improve the program as an effective safety net, but such changes go beyond the authority granted to USDA by Congress. We will continue working with Congressional…
Study Shows Billions in Losses to U.S. Dairy Industry
…Congress and CCFN allies. Castaneda “The statements show the common food names issue is incredibly important to both Congress and the executive branch,” CCFN Executive Director Jaime Castaneda said. “We…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
When the elections are over and the U.S. Congress returns to work, it’s time for regulatory reform. Why should that be a top priority of the new Congress? Well, let’s…
TPP Vote After Elections?
…would seem to boost prospects for a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the lame-duck session of Congress after the elections. Republican Senator and chair of the senate finance committee…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…Policy Action Food Policy Action Announces 2016 Endorsements Food group endorses Clinton-Kaine Presidential ticket and 12 candidates in top Congressional races Food Policy Action, an organization dedicated to educating the…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…will be announced in early February 2017. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity. The Budget Control Act of 2011, passed by Congress, requires USDA to reduce 2015 ARC…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…of authority unless Congress acts to stop it.” Wenger called on California’s two senators to join efforts to clarify Clean Water Act enforcement and reform agency practices. “Congress has the…
USDA GMO Labeling Study Waiting on Funding
…labeling bill passed by Congress this summer. Congress also set a deadline of two years for the study and the GMO labeling rules that USDA must craft. Vilsack said “it’s…
Prospects for a Vote on TPP Improving Slightly
Several prominent politicians have recently made comments that would seem to boost prospects for a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the lame-duck session of Congress after the elections. A…