…which included 31 recommendations to align the federal government with state, local and tribal governments to take advantage of opportunities that exist in rural America. To view the report in…
Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says
…and on the ranches where they work. According to the Federal Communications Commission, 39 percent of rural Americans lack access to 25 Mbps/3 Mbps service, compared to only 4 percent…
National FFA Presents Bill to Amend Federal Charter on House Floor
…acknowledges the role FFA plays as an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The most recent version of the FFA federal charter, Public Law 105-225, passed in 1998 as…
CFBF: House Farm Bill a Win for California
…Drug Administration (FDA). “They don’t have the on-farm expertise and yet they were tasked with coming up with on-farm rules and regulations. So, it never made sense for them to…
EPA Administrator Faces “Watershed” Moment
…before the Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies in the afternoon. The CNBC report says an anonymous White House source says the administration may have told conservative…
Agri View: Wild Hog Eradication Efforts
…about this wild hog problem because, well, it keeps growing. Nothing tried, up until now, have been very effective. That only makes state, and federal, official work harder. It should…
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
…to agricultural producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather, disease or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government. Eligible…
Treasury Secretary Optimistic on Settling Trade Dispute
…Japan, China, and Europe to discuss a series of punitive tariffs the Trump Administration unveiled recently against China and other trading partners. Mnuchin wouldn’t tell reporters how close the U.S….
Comprehensive New NAFTA Coming Soon
…Robert Lighthizer appeared confident in recent meetings with administration officials and Congress that he will be able to reach a preliminary NAFTA agreement in the next couple of weeks. The…
Dicamba Legal Battle Continues in Arkansas
…Plant Board will enforce the federal label requirements for the farmers who are spraying dicamba while the country restraining orders are in place. “The attorney general will be seeking expedited…
Wildfire Aid Amendment Included in Farm Bill Proposal
…The amendment also simplifies the program administration for Farm Service Agency employees. There aren’t any guarantees the amendment stays in the finished 2018 Farm Bill. From the National Association of…
Trump: Not Interested in Re-joining TPP
…and comments made during a White House meeting last week, where farm-state senators say Trump told them his administration would explore rejoining the trade agreement. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska,…
Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA
…at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome. “President Trump has made increasing prosperity in rural America a priority for his administration, and…
Celebrating National Garlic Day
Cathy Isom is celebrating garlic. She tells us all about the stinky vegetable that is also known as nature’s wonder drug. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Every…