…the Clean Water Act rule was a “myth.” She went on to say that the act exempted normal farming practices, and the new rule would not interfere with the operation…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…for her strong record supporting good food policies including maintaining a strong safety net for America’s most vulnerable, promoting water and land conservation and sustainable farming, increasing access to healthy…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…time as each farming family gifts livestock to another family in need. Cargill’s animal nutrition business is committed to sharing its knowledge of animal husbandry through farmer training and other…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…farming or ranching.” Unlike the old direct payment program, which issued payments during both weak and strong market conditions, the 2014 Farm Bill authorized the ARC-PLC safety net to trigger…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…support. Priority subject matter includes: Basic livestock, forest management, and crop farming practices Innovative farm, ranch, and private, nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies Entrepreneurship and business training Financial and risk…
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
…in the rural farming and housing markets. As espoused in its Plan for Prosperity regulatory relief platform, ICBA supports targeted tax relief for community bank lending consistent with advantages enjoyed…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…24 states to provide training, outreach and technical assistance for socially disadvantaged, tribal and veteran farmers and ranchers. Vilsack says the grants will “help bring traditionally underserved people into farming,”…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…planted on the ranch so they are not the same kind of farming and might not be considered a normal farming activity,” the report said. The report also cited cases—including…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…protections to children when agricultural pesticides are applied close to schools and child day-care facilities*. Many K-12 schools and child day-care facilities are located near farming operations and increasingly teachers,…
Arkansas Representative Introduces Tax Deferred Savings Bill for Farmers
…Crawforddiscussed the details of the legislation and how it would work in practice, including its impact on rural communities and banks. The audio here. “Farming is a risky business, and…
Agri View: American Agriculture
…crops produced for export. They remain the principle crops in the southeast where the most of the early farming took place. Crops changed as the Midwest and the Southwest were…
State Ag Directors Say Next Farm Bill Could Provide Relief
…Carolina Agriculture Secretary Hugh Weathers said “if getting new people into farming is seen as that vital, then it has a place in the farm bill,” in regards to helping…
Tunnel Project Key for Valley Water System
…problem that was created well after farming was established in Central California. “Where these pumps are either shut off or operating minimally, that doesn’t help,” Isom said. “We built the…
Clinton in Favor of WOTUS, Trump Against
…also said she was pleased that EPA maintained in WOTUS the “long-standing exemptions for common farming practices.” Farm groups, however, tend to disagree and claim the EPA is ignoring the…