The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, known as the 2018 Farm Bill, has now been made official after being signed by President Donald Trump today. It was a long and…
USDA Highlights Benefits of Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…Agriculture (USDA) program was significantly updated in February by the Bipartisan Act of 2018, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said those changes attracted more producers to enroll in the safety…
Farm Bureau: USDA Broadband Program Will Boost Rural Economy
…welcome. We are confident companies and cooperatives that apply for these grants and loans will find an overwhelming demand for broadband connectivity. “When Congress wrote the 1996 Telecommunications Act, it…
New WOTUS Rule Proposal Brings Optimism
…and streams that only hold water when it rains. “This welcome action from the EPA and Army Corps will help bring clarity to Clean Water Act regulations and help farmers…
EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition
…limits of the Clean Water Act and provides states and landowners the certainty they need to manage their natural resources and grow local economies,” said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “For the…
USDA Actively Addressing Rural Veterinary Shortages
…Congressional help to address the shortage of veterinarians by encouraging the passing of the VMLRP Enhancement Act. The legislation would remove a 39 percent income withholding tax on awards received…
Cattlemen, Sheep Producers Urge Senate Action
The Public Lands Council (PLC), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), and American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) praised the passage of H.R. 6784, the Manage our Wolves Act. The Act requires…
USDA Invests to Support Military Veterans Pursuing Farming and Ranching Careers
…Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Competitive Grants Program (AgVets). Section 760 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 244, 115th Congress) provides funds to NIFA for AgVets to provide…
“We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Applications Now Available
…recommendation; one copy of their high school transcripts; ACT or SAT scores and be graduating from high school during the 2018-2019 school year. “We are thrilled to encourage and support…
Groundwater Collection Project Gathers Data by Flying Over Regions of Land
…technology to take an ultrasound-like picture of the groundwater basin. This data will improve the ways farmers comply with Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Eric Osterling, General Manager for the Greater…
Low-Flying Helicopters Measure Groundwater in Tulare County
…“improve our understanding of groundwater in the region and greatly aid in our ability to comply with the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.” Similar projects have been conducted in regions…
Coalition Looks to Limit Future Agribusiness Mergers
A diverse group of organizations is asking Congress to put agribusiness mergers on hold for a while so their impact can be further evaluated. A total of 213 “farm, food,…
Proposed Bill to Spur Agriculture Innovation
…Prize Challenge Act is an important way to inject innovative federal investments in the central coast of California’s agriculture industry…Research, development, and evaluation of new specialty crop technologies can help…
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables
…long-run scenario based upon specific assumptions about macroeconomic conditions, policy, weather, and international developments, with no domestic or external shocks to global agricultural markets. The Agricultural Act of 2014 is…