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Ranking Member Angie Craig Opposes Partisan Cuts to Critical Farm Bill Programs
WASHINGTON – On Friday, House Ag Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN) released the following statement in response to the Republican proposal to bankroll tax cuts for the wealthy by cutting funding for farm bill nutrition, conservation, and rural energy programs. “We are happy to work with Republicans on a bipartisan basis when it’s on behalf…
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Kingery Appointed to Panel on Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds
Kingery Appointed to Panel on Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds Morning Ag Clips –
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State agencies’ climate plans range from the ambitious to the mundane
State agencies’ climate plans range from the ambitious to the mundane Maryland Matters
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Current economic factors influence farm bill needs in 2025
Current economic factors influence farm bill needs in 2025 Farm Progress
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USDA Secretary Short List: Where Will These Farmers, Politicians, and Agriculture Business Professionals Go?
USDA Secretary Short List: Where Will These Farmers, Politicians, and Agriculture Business Professionals Go? Successful Farming
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Russia’s oil sector reels from US sanctions
Russia’s oil sector reels from US sanctions The Bell
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A look at the policy to-do list in 2025
Ag economic and policy advisor at Farm Credit MidAmerica Matt Erickson says one of the top priorities will be tackling expiring tax cuts, which are crucial for America’s farmers and ranchers. “When we talk about that, it’s what could happen with the estate tax and what could happen with the corporate rate,” he says. “Along with…
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Has Prop 12 Created a Crisis in California?
Has Prop 12 Created a Crisis in California? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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NGFA Comments on East and Gulf Coast Port Labor Deal
ARLINGTON, Va. – The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. released a joint statement yesterday announcing an agreement on a new six-year labor contract. The agreement must be ratified by both sides, but the tentative deal averts a potential strike that threatened to shut down East and Gulf Coast ports next…
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“Short Term Guidance” on 45Z Expected Friday
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Long awaited clean fuel tax credit guidance is reportedly set to be released on Friday by the Biden Administration. However, it is expected to be “short-term guidance” according to a report from Reuters. According to sources, the long awaited guidance related to 45Z clean fuel tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel and…
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Op-Ed: New Bill Promises Aid for Farmers Hit by PFAS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Farm owners across the U.S., including in Missouri, struggle with significant economic losses as the toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminate their farmlands, diminish their crops, and compromise the health of their livestock. The Environmental Working Group estimates that nearly 20 million acres of farmland in the country could be…
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Farm Bureau members discuss their priorities with legislators
An Indiana Farm Bureau district director says it’s important for members to stay focused on priorities during this year’s legislative session. Corina Brant tells Brownfield, “With the LEAP project last year, there’s some bills that are coming into this session that we really wanna touch base on prior to us visiting the State House. Kind…
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Longshoremen’s contract important to farmers
The Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says farmers needed the newly announced longshoremen’s labor deal. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield keeping ports open maintains a consistent and reliable supply chain. “You’d rather have a predictably good supply chain than a sporatically great supply chain. You want it to be something that you can count…
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Farm bill extension means familiar safety net in 2025
A farm management specialist at the University of Illinois says Congress’ extension of the 2018 Farm Bill for another year means farmers have a familiar safety net in place. Gary Schnitkey tells Brownfield, “It’s going to be the same farm programs as we had last year, so nothing changes.” He says, “We’ll have the same…
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East Coast port strike averted after tentative deal reached
The agreement comes a week before a previous agreement was set to expire, allaying concerns of supply chain disruptions at major shipping hubs.
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USDA appoints members to climate solutions council
USDA appoints members to climate solutions council Farms.com
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SCOTUS to Decide Fate of Nationwide Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Corporate Transparency Act has reached the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”). On New Year’s Eve, the U.S. Department of Justice submitted an application to SCOTUS, seeking either a stay of the nationwide injunction or, at a minimum, a limitation of the injunction’s scope to the plaintiffs specifically named in the…
