American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today applauded Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for rejecting a petition that would have eliminated the use of chlorpyrifos in agriculture. “Farmers…
Cargill CEO Stands Up for Trade
MacLennan makes a strong case for open and inclusive trade policies at the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit Cargill Chairman and CEO David MacLennan today laid out a strong case…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…the personal information. The settlement agreement, reached with current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, eliminates the need for a court order by spelling out exactly what information can remain in the…
Subcommittee Examines Farm Policy in Advance of the Next Farm Bill
…Wesley Spurlock, President, National Com Growers Association, Stratford, TX Mr. Ron Moore, President, American Soybean Association, Roseville, IL Mr. David Schemm, President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Sharon Springs, KS…
House Passes Agro-terrorism Bill
…House by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 406-6. Iowa Republican Representative David Young, a sponsor of the bill, says the legislation is a step “towards protecting America and consumers from…
Democrat House Member to Introduce Perdue at Hearing
Scott Democrat David Scott, a U.S. Representative from Atlanta, Georgia, will introduce Sonny Perdue at his Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing Thursday. The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper reports that Perdue…
Subcommittee Examines Livestock Producer Perspectives on Next Farm Bill
Rep. David Rouzer (NC-7), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to gather perspectives from key members of the livestock community as…
NPPC Farm Bill Priority: FMD Vaccine Bank
…David Herring, a pork producer from Newtown Grove, N.C., who testified on behalf of the organization before the agriculture panel’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. To address a potential…
Parasitic Wasps Released in Asian Citrus Psyllid Project in Santa Clara County
…yesterday in San Jose, CDFA’s Dr. David Morgan discusses the program and then introduces the wasps to Santa Clara County agricultural commissioner Joe Deviney. Following that, Dr. Morgan and Deviney…
Senate Homeland Security Committee Passes Agro-Terrorism Bill
…it comes to threats to agriculture. The bill was also introduced in the House of Representatives by Iowa Republican David Young and New Jersey Democrat Dan Donovan. From the National…
Task Force Arrests Man for Stealing & Selling Farm Equipment
Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force have arrested 61 year old David Kenneth Brisco of Dos Palos. On March 10th, he was booked into the Fresno County…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…to regulate water and land. In comments to the American Farm Bureau Federation on the day the executive order was signed, new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said the WOTUS rule…
The Case Against More Farm Bill Funding
…higher than the average of all U.S. households. Scott Faber is the Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the EWG and says subsidies incentivize farmers to plant certain crops rather…
Effective Dairy Safety Net Requires Federal Spending
…into the next year. In spite of the fact that dairy cash flow was down, participation was described as “anemic.” University of Missouri economist Scott Brown said the ongoing concern…