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Thune, Booker Reintroduce the American Beef Labeling Act
South Dakota Senator and Senate Majority Leader John Thune and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reinstate mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef. The American Beef Labeling Act would require the U.S. Trade Representative, in consultation with the USDA, to develop a World Trade Organization-compliant means of reinstating MCOOL for beef within…
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House Agriculture Leaders Craig, Pingree, Bishop: Illegal USDA Funding Freeze Hurts Farmers and Rural America
WASHINGTON — This week, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) and House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Ranking Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the Trump administration’s illegal federal funding freeze – which is already causing significant harm to America’s farmers, foresters and rural communities. The letter,…
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Clean Fuels Thanks Representatives for Urging EPA Administrator Zeldin to Put the RFS Back on Track
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked 28 Members of Congress who sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging him to put the Renewable Fuel Standard back on track and provide a path for growth of the U.S. biofuel industry. The letter specifically requests EPA to set timely, robust volumes for 2026…
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Farmer to Senate: Pride Does Not Pay the Bills
Tim Deal, a fourth-generation farmer from Minnesota, testified in front of the Senate Agriculture Committee yesterday, telling members that while he’s proud to play a role in feeding America, “pride does not pay the bills.” Tim’s testimony on the hardships of higher input costs and greater financial pressures highlights the grave challenges facing family farmers…
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Democrats push back on USDA funding freeze
Democrats push back on USDA funding freeze National Hog Farmer
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US Farmers Shafted by Gutting USAID
Musk and Trump combine to shaft US farmers North Denver Tribune
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Senator Marshall in Senate Ag Committee Hearing: Farmers’ Mental Health is Near and Dear to My Heart
Senator Marshall in Senate Ag Committee Hearing: Farmers’ Mental Health is Near and Dear to My Heart Rural Radio Network
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Senate Ag Panel Hearing Highlights Tariff Concerns for U.S. Ag Sector
Senate Ag Panel Hearing Highlights Tariff Concerns for U.S. Ag Sector Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Letter to Congressional leaders on E15 states emphatically “Get it done”
Supporters are urging Congressional leaders to get year-round nationwide E15 across the finish line. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw says attendees of their annual summit this week signed a letter sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune calling for an immediate fix for year-round E15. “Get it…
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Mexico pulls back GM corn ban
Mexico is formally repealing its genetically engineered corn import ban. The U.S. Trade Representative says the action makes ineffective two sets of measures that the USTR successfully challenged in the trade dispute, an immediate ban on the use of GE corn in dough and tortillas and an instruction to Mexican government agencies to gradually eliminate…
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A Historic 15 Days in Washington D.C.
It has been a wild first fifteen days of the new Trump Administration in Washington D.C. Randy Russell is president of the Russell Group, and served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Agriculture John Block, and he says he’s never seen a new president hit the ground running like this. “The number of executive…
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Tariff Retaliation Key Concern at Senate Hearing on Farm Economy
Story by Matt Kaye/Berns Bureau Washington; courtesy of NAFB News Service Foreign retaliation against U.S. agriculture over President Trump’s tariffs was a key immediate concern at a Senate hearing on the farm economy. Farm leaders had many concerns amid a farm economy in trouble, including the lack of a new farm bill, expiring tax breaks,…
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Soy Chairman Speaks to Senate Ag Committee on Farm Economy
WASHINGTON — Passing a comprehensive five-year farm bill, supporting programs that encourage growth throughout the agricultural value chain, and blocking harmful policies that restrict market access at home and abroad. These were among topline priorities of America’s soybean farmers as conveyed by American Soybean Association Chairman Josh Gackle. The soybean farmer from Kulm, ND, was…
