…by Congress on July 29, 2016. AMS has two years to establish the standard and the procedures necessary for implementation. USDA has been hopeful to wrap up the rulemaking process…
NACD Supports Farm Bill Coalition Recommendations
…legislation Congress works on to address our nation’s forest lands and landowner needs. Locally-led, voluntary incentive-based conservation works.” The coalition welcomed input from a diverse group of forestry stakeholders in…
NCC Encouraged by Appropriations Process’ Inclusion of Cottonseed Policy
…the final agriculture appropriations measure considered by Congress later this year. The cottonseed policy, if enacted, would apply beginning with the 2018 cotton crop, the last year of the current…
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
In a meeting with Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern expressed appreciation on behalf of the nation’s dairy farmers for the congressman’s work…
Farmers and Ranchers Push for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…said “Farming is very risky. There are several big unknowns, like the weather and markets. Congress can help farmers and ranchers with permanent tax reform that lowers the effective tax…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
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…