…negotiations. NAFTA renegotiations could start in July, after a formal waiting period required following notification to Congress by the Trump administration. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Pork Producers Applaud White House Action on GIPSA Rule
…2010 proposed several PSA provisions – collectively known as the GIPSA Rule – that Congress mandated in the 2008 Farm Bill; eliminating the need to prove a competitive injury to…
Wheat Growers: Prospective Plantings Report Alarming
…time when farmers worked with a horse and plow.” The Association says it is working to communicate the tough economic conditions in wheat country to members of Congress and the…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…Time will tell if Congress can agree on this legislation and move it from anticipation to reality. In addition, the FED is likely to continue a series of interest rate…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Popcorn Research and Promotions Board
…the AMS website, or contact Deborah Simmons at (202) 720-4140, emaildeborah.simmons@ams.usda.gov. Since 1966, Congress has authorized the establishment of 22 research and promotion boards that are industry funded and empower…
USTR Nomination Vote Could Reach Full Senate After Recess
…committee meeting. Democrats on the committee are concerned that Lighthizer, who Reuters calls a veteran trade lawyer and Reagan-era Deputy Trade Representative, needs a congressional waiver from a 1995 law…
Farm Bureau Statement on Gorsuch Confirmation
…is to faithfully apply the Constitution and the laws as written by Congress. This is essential to America’s farmers and ranchers as cases affecting their very ability to produce food…
Ag Groups Oppose Air Traffic Control Privatization
The Ag Retailers Association, the National Farmers Union, and a host of other groups sent a letter to Congress opposing the possible privatization of the nation’s air traffic control system….
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…Partnership (TRCP), called upon Congress to respect the funding decisions made by the Agriculture Committees during the rigorous 2014 Farm Bill process by rejecting any funding cuts to farm bill…
House Agriculture Committee Examines Impacts of Tax Code on Agriculture Industry
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine how the tax code impacts agricultural producers. Members of the committee heard from a panel of Members of Congress—including Rep. Kristi…
Farmers and Ranchers Need Comprehensive Tax Reform
…Congress. Pat Wolff, senior director of congressional relations for AFBF, addressed agriculture’s need for sweeping tax reform in a hearing before the House Agriculture Committee. “Running a farm or ranch…
Senate Ag Appropriator Says no Budget Cuts this Fiscal Year
…the Department of Agriculture. Hoeven told Politico earlier this week that appropriation bills will be at the 2017 funding levels set by Congress for this year. Any slashing of funding…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…manner intended by Congress and it should be reconsidered by USDA, and if necessary, further clarified in the next farm bill. The NCC believes new farm law also should continue…
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
A coalition of more than 30 agriculture groups is pressing Congress to repeal the estate tax. A letter sent to the House Ways and Means Committee asked that any tax…