A new economic modeling study that will soon be published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has substantially benefited the U.S. economy…
Agriculture’s ‘Do No Harm’ Message Getting Through?
…AFBF and the Canadian and Mexican farm associations to their respective governments, is getting the message across Trade But while the negotiators say publicly they seek to preserve the pact’s…
GAO Estimates 200,000 Wild Horses Roaming on Federal Lands
…that more than 64,000 wild horses and burros were roaming public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in ten western states, with an additional 47,000 residing in government-funded…
EPA Extends WOTUS Repeal Comment Period
…Administrator Scott Pruitt to consider repealing the rule. Comments on the repeal effort can be submitted online at regulations dot gov. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Roberts: Goal is to Finish Farm Bill This Year
…goal is to have the farm bill finished this year and up for a vote in the House early next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Dairy Farmers of Canada in Washington, D.C. to Defend Supply Management System
…Dairy Farmers of Canada says representatives of the group will be present on the ground at all future rounds of the renegotiation effort. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Lighthizer: NAFTA Costing Jobs, Failing Americans
…the last year, according to Lighthizer. In the auto sector alone, the United States had a $68 billion deficit with Mexico. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
…pursue, just for trying to build a home on their own property. Best of luck to the PLF attorneys. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Deadline Approaching for Producer Feedback on FARM Program Resources and Tools
…dairy industry in forming uniform objectives on animal welfare. Processors and cooperatives interested in distributing the survey to their members can contact dairyfarm@nmpf.org or Kayla Rink at Colorado State (kcalvin@rams.colostate.edu)….
Congress Returns Next Month Facing Challenges
…prospects are clouded by the limited bipartisan support and the need for procedural steps to avoid a filibuster in the Senate. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA Administrator Asks Cattlemen to Submit WOTUS Comments
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released a video featuring Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, in which Pruitt urges farmers and ranchers to submit official comments on the repeal of…
Family Farm Action Lobbying Group Launched
…Action will fill a significant void, as most existing agricultural political organizations traditionally represent Republican candidates and corporate agriculture. Industry-backed lobbyists and political groups have virtually unchallenged influence over agricultural…
Roberts, McCaskill To Host Agriculture Security Roundtable
…hosted by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City. Participants include Missouri and Kansas stakeholders, and officials at national agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department…