Representatives from California have introduced the American Port Access Privileges Act to help support agricultural exports leaving California ports. Congressmen John Garamendi, Jim Costa, and Mike Thompson introduced the legislation…
More Than $4 Billion in ERP Payments Issued to Producers in First Six Weeks
…Funding support for EPR and ELRP is being provided through the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act. The legislation provides $10 billion to assist agricultural producers impacted by…
Bill Would Ban US Foes From Owning Farmland
Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran would be banned from owning U.S. agricultural land under legislation just advanced by a House panel. It was the second try for House appropriators…
Keep Kids Fed Act Passed in Both Chambers of Congress
…of school meals originally merged the reduced price and free meal categories into one free meal category for the upcoming school year. The legislation also provides $3 billion in additional…
Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act Moves Forward
…National Cattlemen’s Beef Association pointed out that the legislation duplicates work within federal agencies, while diverting resources from other critical programs. Some Republicans voted in favor of the legislation; however,…
OSRA Signing: A ‘Big Win’ for Addressing Shipping Challenges
President Joe Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) into law on Thursday and has been met with substantial support from the agricultural industry. The legislation had just passed…
American Agri-Women Name 2022 Champion of Agriculture
…displayed exemplary courage in presenting and supporting legislation that promotes U.S. agriculture, rural lifestyles, and the U.S. Constitution. According to AAW, LaMalfa has worked to obtain rural development and broadband…
Ocean Shipping Reform Act One Step Away from Becoming Law
…his support for the legislation and said he looks forward to signing it into law. “Lowering prices for Americans is my top priority, and I applaud the Congress for passing…
Stabenow on Senate Ag Committee Work
…in the last year. “In the last year, a number of things we’ve done (include) forestry hearings. We passed the growing climate solutions legislation by 92 of votes in the…
MSOB: Plant Biostimulant Act Necessary for Regulatory Clarity
Recently introduced legislation, H.R. 7752, known as the Plant Biostimulant Act of 2022, seeks to more appropriately define the regulatory structure for biostimulant products. Executive Director of the Biological Products…
Mixed Reactions to Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
Forward progress of the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 is generating mixed responses from the agricultural industry. The legislation, H.R. 7606, was recently approved by the House…
Actions Taken to Address Detention and Demurrage Fees
…containers because the ship doesn’t show up. In introducing legislation with the California Trucking Association and us and several groups this year, we two weeks ago passed out of the…
Senate Ag Committee Begins Farm Bill Work
…tradition today at this first field hearing. We heard from farmers and others impacted by the Farm Bill about how we can strengthen this important legislation, grow our economy, and…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 04-27-22
…hearing on cattle legislation, and more updates to Ca/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…