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Vilsack says farmers, rural areas instrumental to military
U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says declining rural populations have had a significant impact on the country’s military. “I think we all should be deeply concerned that for the first time in a while, our military is now indicating they can’t meet their recruitment goals,” he says. During the recent Growth Energy Biofuels Summit, Vilsack…
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Sec. Vilsack apologized for USDA misstep that caused tribal communities to miss out on food aid
Sec. Vilsack apologized for USDA misstep that caused tribal communities to miss out on food aid RFD-TV
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Secretary Vilsack, Senator Boozman Discuss Farm Bill Prospects
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senator John Boozman (R-AR) met with 120 pork producers at the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) Fall Legislative Action Conference, discussing prospects for a 2024 Farm Bill and a federal solution to California’s Proposition 12. The Prop. 12 ballot initiative, which went into effect earlier this year, imposes…
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Pryor Testifies to U.S. House on Energy Policy, Farm Concerns
WASHINGTON — North Carolina Farm Bureau volunteer leader and Edneyville farmer Linda Pryor testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation this morning. During the hearing, Pryor highlighted the financial hardship high energy costs are placing on farms…
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Finances, Farm Bill, Farmland Loss Hot Topics at Ag Issues Summit
PERRY, Ga. — The potential for a farm financial crisis, the farm bill, water, and farmland loss, were a few of the issues members of Georgia’s agricultural community heard about at the 2024 Joint Agriculture Committee Chairmen’s Ag Issues Summit held Aug. 27 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry. Rep. Robert Dickey…
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Corn and Soybean Growers Critical of Commerce Announcement on Herbicide Tariffs
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) expressed frustration today with a recently released recommendation by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose preliminary countervailing duty rates on imports of the herbicide 2,4-D. The decision comes at the behest of domestic herbicide producer Corteva Agriscience, which filed a petition earlier this year calling for…
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Senator Hoeven: We Need to Get The Farm Bill Done
WASHINGTON – During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined the need for Congress to pass a Farm Bill that makes key investments in the farm safety net. To this end, Hoeven is working to advance the following priorities, among other efforts: Maintaining and strengthening crop insurance, the primary risk…
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Senator Marshall Joins Bipartisan Bill that Adds More Oversight to Protect American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries
Washington, D.C. – Senator Marshall joined a group of bi-partisan Senators introducing the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024. This legislation would add the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) providing another layer of scrutiny on foreign acquisitions of U.S. farmland and agricultural industries. Specifically, this…
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Big banks pressed to stop financing livestock production over climate concerns
An open letter singles out JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and other institutions for their support of food giants like JBS, saying lending activities undermine the sector’s environmental commitments.
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Proposed USDA rule disregards recent Supreme Court rulings
Proposed USDA rule disregards recent Supreme Court rulings Competitive Enterprise Institute
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Getting serious about a new farm bill
The president of the National Farmers Union says lawmakers are getting more serious about getting a new farm bill completed this year. Rob Larew tells Brownfield high engagement with leaders and creativity is needed to get something done. “Not only getting that combination of solutions to get the compromise bill, but what will that bill…
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As Congress Returns to Work, Ag Groups Apply Pressure to Get a New Farm Bill Done
(WASHINGTON D.C.)– This week, over 300 farm and ranch groups sent a letter to House and Senate leaders calling for Congress to pass a new five year Farm Bill. Along with that, a coordinated effort among multiple commodity groups saw numerous ag stakeholders on Capitol Hill this week to apply pressure on lawmakers to get…
