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A 2025 Farm Bill means lost time
If a new farm bill isn’t completed this year, Jake Westlin with the National Association of Wheat Growers says it’s not likely Congress will address it quickly in 2025. “There’s going to be a new president. That person would have the opportunity to appoint their leadership and that takes up time with the U.S. Senate.…
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Election 2024: Competing Visions of How USDA Funding Can Help Rural America
Election 2024: Competing Visions of How USDA Funding Can Help Rural America Daily Yonder
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Farmers and Ranchers Press Congress for New Farm Bill
(JAMESTOWN, N.D.) –Twenty-six North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) members are in Washington, D.C., today, urging members of Congress to pass a new farm bill as part of a three-day National Farmers Union legislative fly-in. The current bill, set to expire on Sept. 30, is an extension of the 2018 farm bill. “It’s like deja vu.…
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Will the Fed undercut USDA?
Will the Fed undercut USDA? Farm Progress
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USDA highlights Farm Bill urgency
USDA highlights Farm Bill urgency Farms.com
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Colorado Governor signs tax cut for greenhouses
Colorado Governor signs tax cut for greenhouses Verticalfarmdaily.com: global indoor farming news
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Ag groups ask lawmakers for 2024 farm bill
Ag lobbyist Tom Sell says a new farm bill isn’t likely by the end of September. “I don’t think it’s realistic for House floor action. It’s certainly not realistic for Senate floor action, but at the end of the day, none of that is really needed,” he says. “You can still craft a package and…
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The Illinois Corn Growers Association says investment in the U.S. Grain Council boosts ethanol exports
The Illinois Corn Growers Association says investment in the U.S. Grain Council boosts ethanol exports Cities 92.9
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Congress must pass farm spending bill this year, say commodity groups
Congress must pass farm spending bill this year, say commodity groups Successful Farming
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OSHA sets late December comment deadline for extreme heat standard
The agency’s proposed rule would require agricultural employers to develop heat injury and illness prevention plans, among other actions.
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Over 300 Groups Call on Congress to Pass Robust Farm Bill
WASHINGTON — Citing worsening economic conditions impacting the nation’s farmers, over 300 national and state groups sent a letter to congressional leaders today calling on them to pass the farm bill before year’s end. Signatories included groups representing farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders and other essential stakeholders in agricultural communities across the U.S. Commodity and lending…
