…is strongly supported by the National Pork Producers Council. Among the provisions included in the legislation is language establishing and funding a vaccine bank to deal with an outbreak in…
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Announces Farm Bill Priorities
…appreciates House Agriculture Committee Chairman Conaway recognizing the importance of specialty crops in the initial draft of the legislation. The SCFBA legislative priorities include enhancing nutrition programs, continued support for…
Farm Co-ops Applaud the American Food for American Schools Act
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives applauded the introduction of The American Food for American Schools Act. The legislation in the Senate will strengthen monitoring and enforcement of “Buy American”…
House Members from Across the Country Praise 2018 Farm Bill
…on how to strengthen the program, while working in earnest toward the goal of ending hunger in America. While the bill continues SNAP assistance to our most vulnerable, the legislation…
Farm bill discussions will affect all Californians
Noting that programs in new federal farm legislation have the potential to benefit everyone in California, the leader of the California Farm Bureau Federation welcomed today’s release of draft legislation…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…of a farm economy teetering on a knife’s edge. The legislation released today will assist farmers and ranchers battered by commodity prices that often do not cover the costs of…
Secretary Perdue Comments on Release of 2018 Farm Bill
…these days, so this legislation is critically important to give them some much-needed reassurance. In my travels across the country, I have found that farmers have confidence in President Trump’s…
Chairman Conaway Introduces the Agriculture and Nutrition Act
…K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) introduced the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2) – critical legislation to address the economic challenges facing the nation’s farmers and ranchers, while making…
Peterson Introduces MPP Replacement Program
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson this week introduced the Dairy Risk Management Act. Peterson says the legislation would provide dairy farmers with a strong safety net to address…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
…with the production and distribution of agricultural products as it pertains to interstate and foreign commerce. Rep. King noted in a press release that the legislation is in response to…
Perdue Says Trade War May Affect the New Farm Bill
…to factor in possible trade disruptions while working on the new legislation. China announced that dozens of U.S. farm products, including soybeans and beef, could potentially face a 25 percent…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…NPPC is supporting congressional legislation that would create a new visa that allows non-seasonal foreign agricultural workers to remain in the United States for up to three years while deferring…
Spending Plan Approved for Agricultural Equipment
…will go towards helping pay for that.” The money will be coming from revenue raised as part of the Cap and Trade legislation and will be set up as a…
McConnell Introduces Hemp legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week announced legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate to support hemp farmers. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 will legalize hemp as…