…action from U.S. Grains Council (USGC) President and CEO Tom Sleight, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen and Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor: “We are encouraged to…
NCBA CEO Testifies on Capitol Hill: “Please Do No Harm!”
Frazier Outlines How NAFTA Has Benefited U.S. Beef Producers: Billions in Annual Sales, “Difficult to Improve Upon Duty-Free, Unlimited Access to Canada and Mexico” National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO…
Improvements to Margin Protection Program Advance
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved its fiscal year agricultural appropriations bill, adjusting the Margin Protection Program to make it more affordable for smaller dairy operations. If the changes to…
Chlorpyrifos Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate
…of the chemical. Chlorpyrifos has been used as a pesticide since 1965 in both agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, according to the EPA. The chemical is used to protect a number…
Bankers List Goals for New Farm Bill, Ways to Prevent Farm Crisis
…credit crisis. Testifying before the Senate Agriculture Committee Tuesday, an ICBA representative advocated for Congress to adopt a dynamic multi-year farm bill to provide continuity and enable agricultural producers and…
Crop Insurance Comments Could Jeopardize Clovis Nomination
…to the Hagstrom Report. Clovis was nominated by President Trump to serve as the USDA undersecretary for research, education, and economics. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.K. and U.S. Taking First Steps to Trade Deal
…Food and Rural Affairs. The newly established U.S.-U.K. Trade and Investment Working Group will explore trade priorities for the two nations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…wide-ranging dialogue, discussing – among other issues – access to broadband, community infrastructure, community mental and physical health, workforce training and veterans’ employment, agricultural research, regulatory reform, improved access to…
Senate Committee Blocks E15 Bill
…said in May that the EPA was working to determine whether the agency had the authority to allow year-round sales of E15 fuels. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Farm Groups Support Clovis Nomination
…need a peer. They need someone to champion their work before the administration, the Congress, and all consumers around the world.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Multiple Rounds of NAFTA Negotiations Expected
…election in July 2018. The first round of talks on renegotiating NAFTA is due to begin in Washington on August 16th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
California Lawmakers Extend Cap and Trade
…Brown is expected to sign the bill soon. Several agricultural groups, along with many business and industry organizations, supported the passage of AB 398 and contributed in various ways to…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…today, Plenty says it uses custom sensors feeding data-enabled systems resulting in finely-tuned environmental controls to produce greens with superior flavor. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Stabenow States Concern with Clovis Nomination
…USDA leadership roles. Censky was nominated as USDA deputy secretary and McKinney as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….