The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation effort passed the one-year anniversary this week. A year ago Thursday, the U.S., Canada and Mexico convened for the start of the…
National FFA Organization Names VIP Recipients
…Rogersville, Tenn. “The VIP Award recognizes the dedicated individuals who contribute to the FFA mission of student success through their hard work and cooperation,” National FFA chief executive officer Mark…
Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
…are labeled and marketed in a manner that levels the playing field in the marketplace. The groups also say that the Food and Drug Administration tried to assert itself as…
House Moves to Send Farm Bill to Conference Committee
…Sean Duffy (WI-07) House Foreign Affairs Committee Conferees: 1. Chairman Ed Royce (CA-39) 2. Steve Chabot (OH-01) House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Conferees: 1. Mark Walker (NC-06) 2. James…
Cooperative Wants Price Floors on Dairy Products
…boost milk prices. Agri-Mark, which represents over 900 members, sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue asking him to implement price floors for butter, cheese, and nonfat dry milk….
Optimism Surrounds Upcoming House Farm Bill Vote
…the same version that was voted down a month ago,” said National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Kevin Kester. According to Politico, Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows has indicated that he…
National FFA Organization and ASTA Sign Historic Memorandum of Understanding
…model – agricultural education, FFA and supervised agricultural experience,” said Mark Poeschl, chief executive officer of the National FFA Organization. “As we move forward in the 21st Century, we know…
Freedom Caucus Farm Bill Support Still Uncertain
…not there yet.” Brat would not say whether if immigration legislation was holding him back. However, other members of the Freedom Caucus, Like North Carolina’s Mark Meadows, say they are…
House Farm Bill Prospects Improving
…Chair Mark Meadows told reporters that he was ready to vote in favor of House Ag Chair Michael Conaway’s farm bill. Politico says Meadows support could potentially be huge. It…
FMD Language In Senate Agriculture Panel’s Farm Bill
…the world. Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the agriculture panel will mark up its bill June 13. The full House is expected to…
Grassley-Conaway Subsidy Feud Escalates
…House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows failed in his effort to promote an amendment that would rein in how much USDA is authorized to grant farmers coping with low commodity…
U.S. Government to Spend $50 Million in Seed Quality
…spending, House Democrats Mark Pocan of Wisconsin and Darren Soto of Florida introduced the Seeds for the Future Act earlier this year. A Farm Journal report quotes a release from…
Tentative Next Steps for House Farm Bill
…group helping to sink the farm bill last Friday over a desire to vote on immigration first. Caucus Chair Mark Meadows says the timeline announced by Scalise is fine with…
UCANR Releases New Report for Raspberry Production Costs
…Harvest Fresh Market Raspberries in the Central Coast Region – 2017,” examines the samples costs to establish, produce and harvest fresh market raspberries in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito…