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Farmers struggle as Congress waffles on new Farm Bill
Farmers struggle as Congress waffles on new Farm Bill Parsons Sun
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New NCGA president lays out priorities
The new president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says farmers are facing many hurdles as his one-year term begins. Kenneth Hartman Jr., a fifth-generation farmer from Waterloo, Illinois, tells Brownfield… “There’s higher costs when it comes to fuel labor, you know, across the board, everything is more expensive, but yet corn prices are…
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Bipartisan cohort of U.S. lawmakers form Sustainable Aviation Caucus
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has formed the Sustainable Aviation Caucus to aid in the advancement of the industry. Kansas Republican Jerry Moran will serve as the caucus chair… “Again it’s one more market for agriculture commodities. We’ve got to make up this deficit we have by consuming more ag products and selling more…
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USDA expects “no significant changes” to food availability as strike begins
USDA expects “no significant changes” to food availability as strike begins Fruitnet
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Reps. Panetta and Valadao introduce $14 billion agriculture disaster relief bill
Reps. Panetta and Valadao introduce $14 billion agriculture disaster relief bill FreshPlaza.com
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Farm bill expires again. Here’s what it means for farmers.
The delay upends some USDA farm conservation and trade promotion programs while setting up costlier disruptions beginning at the year’s end.
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Congress Members Question USDA About Failure to Prevent Fatal Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak
Congress Members Question USDA About Failure to Prevent Fatal Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak Food Safety Magazine
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USDA releases statement on East Coast and Gulf Coast ports strike
USDA releases statement on East Coast and Gulf Coast ports strike Fresh Fruit Portal
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East and Gulf Coast Dockworkers Now on Strike Over Wage Demands, Halting Key U.S. Cargo Shipments
East and Gulf Coast Dockworkers Now on Strike Over Wage Demands, Halting Key U.S. Cargo Shipments Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Paying Livestock Producers to Stop “Factory Farming”
Congressional Democrats unveiled a bill that would pay livestock farmers on large industrial operations to transition toward more climate-friendly practices. Agriculture Dive says the bill would use Inflation Reduction Act funding to provide farmers with grants to transition Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations into specialty crop production or pasture-based livestock operations. Farmers participating in this program…
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Lawmakers Push for Post-Election Farm Bill
Now that the farm bill extension reached its deadline on Monday, what’s next? Farm Policy News says while the bill expires on Monday, September 30, the funds don’t run out until the end of the year. Some lawmakers, including Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR), have called for another one-year extension. House Republicans…
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Could Cost Economy $5 Billion a Day
(New York, NY) — Dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. are on strike as of midnight Tuesday, in what is the first large-scale work stoppage in nearly 50 years. Dockworkers have halted the flow of about half the nation’s ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labor contract broke down over…
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Farmers struggle with ‘bleak’ situation as Congress waffles on new farm bill
Farmers struggle with ‘bleak’ situation as Congress waffles on new farm bill AOL
