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Subcommittee Examines the Future of SNAP
…of the hearing series to set the stage for the next farm bill. During the 114th Congress, the committee completed a comprehensive review of SNAP—known as the Past, Present, and…
Funding Available for Youth Farm Safety
…farm safety instructors in currently available youth farm safety curricula. YFSEC Youth Training Project: up to $100,000 per year for up to four years to develop, enhance, and evaluate new…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…that time to release more spreadsheets containing similar information on farmers in an additional six states. “Farm families usually live on the farm and releasing this type of information was…
Subcommittee Examines Farm Policy in Advance of the Next Farm Bill
…the stage for the next farm bill. “A farm bill is written to be an aid for producers during bad times and help their operations survive to farm another year….
EU Approves Dow DuPont Merger with Agreement to Sell R&D Assets
…the United States, Brazil, China, Australia and Canada, but the companies said they were confident of clearance in all remaining jurisdictions. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Singapore Plans to Ratify TPP
…implementing TPP without the United States. U.S. agricultural exports included in the trade agreement were estimated to be worth $4 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
President Signs Resolution to Repeal BLM Planning 2.0
…the American Farm Bureau, and others. The American Farm Bureau had suggested the rule, which was finalized in December, would negatively impact federal lands use. Ethan Lane, executive director of…
China, Others, Resume Meat Imports from Brazil
…to the temporary bans. China alone is the second largest importer of Brazilian poultry and the third largest buyer of pork. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Mexico Considering Duty-free Corn Trade with Brazil, Argentina
…currently imports 98 percent of its corn from the U.S. and total U.S. farm sales to Mexico were worth an estimated $17.7 billion last year, five times greater than when…
Farm City Newsday March 27
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JBS Suspends Brazil Product After Meat Scandal
…at his confirmation hearing that he wouldn’t call for a ban either, fearing retaliation from other countries against American agricultural products. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Black Market Hackers Selling Tractor Repair Software Illegally
…Tech Dot Com reports that software hackers overseas are creating and selling hacks to John Deere software. Local repair shops in America’s farm country are downloading the hacks and using…
Study: 82% of U.S. Households Buy Organic Regularly
…Rolls. “Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black has partnered with Georgia Organics on our 200 Organic Farms campaign to double the number of organic farms by 2020. His relationship with Sonny…