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Grassley continues push for Prop 12 solution
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says the next farm bill needs to include a provision that would push back against California’s Proposition 12 law. “The House Agriculture Committee has it in the House five-year farm bill,” he said. “The Senate, it seems to me it’s going to be difficult for us to get it through committee.”…
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Officials Want Fix for Foreign-Owned Farmland Disclosure Process
Senate Ag Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are asking the USDA to improve its process for foreign-owned farmland disclosures. The letter follows alleged inaccuracies posted online by the Farm Service Agency under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act. “It’s essential for the USDA to ensure that the information…
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Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat challenged in federal court
Florida’s ban on cultivated meat challenged in federal court CBS News
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Cattle Group Stands with Ranchers Facing Criminal Charges Over Grazing Allotment
BILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 12, 2024 — Following the indictments of South Dakota cattle ranchers Charles and Heather Maude, R-CALF USA has urged the Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Justice to immediately drop all charges against the couple, encouraging a common-sense solution. In June, the Maude’s of Caputa, South Dakota, were…
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South Dakota Program Pays Farmers to Turn Cropland into Grassland
New Program Offers Incentives for Grassland Restoration in South Dakota mykxlg.com
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G.T. Thompson Talks Farm Bill, Gives View on Tim Walz
G.T. Thompson Talks Farm Bill, Gives View on Tim Walz Lancaster Farming
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Snyder Stepping Down as Senior Advisor for Agriculture at EPA
(WASHINGTON D.C.)– After spending nearly three years as EPA’s Agriculture Advisor, Rod Snyder has announced he is stepping down later this week from the role. Snyder was appointed to the post at EPA by Administrator Michael Regan in October of 2021 and led the newly created Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs at EPA since…
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New farm bill expected to be down to the wire
The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s not losing optimism for a 2024 farm bill, but Garrett Hawkins says he’s expecting a farm bill to be down to the wire again. “We know we need an updated farm bill, but it’s a matter of when. Trying to fit it in amongst other competing priorities…
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Vance Challenges USDA for Providing Farm Benefits Based on Color
Vance Challenges USDA for Providing Farm Benefits Based on Color DTN The Progressive Farmer
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Lawmakers Show Bipartisan Support for Sugar Policy
In a bipartisan show of support for U.S. sugar policy, Representatives Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) all spoke at the International Sweetener Symposium in Washington. Each of the members noted the importance of agriculture, particularly sugarbeets, to their region of the country. Sugar production has a significant impact on the…
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BLM Announces Next Steps in Public Lands Rule Implementation
The Bureau of Land Management announced its intent to develop a Federal Advisory Committee to engage the public and help inform the BLM’s implementation of the Public Lands Rule. The committee will allow the agency to continue working with and hearing from a range of experts and the public to support successful rule implementation. “The…
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The Human Side of Farming Touched in Farm Bill Push
Farm bill arguments have come in all shapes and sizes the past year, but sometimes it’s the human one that hits a chord, as one seemed to do at a recent House Ag Committee hearing. Farming is unlike any other profession. GreenPoint Retail Senior Vice President Joey Caldwell told House Ag lawmakers recently that it…
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Leaders React to USDA Funding to Address Drought, Conserve Water in Western States
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will invest $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to help farmers continue commodity production while also conserving water across the West. The funding is expected to conserve up to 50,000 acre-feet in water use across 250,000 acres of irrigated…
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Congressman Flood introduces SAF Information Act
A Bipartisan bill has been introduced directing the Energy Information Administration to include sustainable aviation fuels in published data sets. U.S Representative Mike Flood (R) of Nebraska joined Louisiana’s Troy Carter (D) Friday in support of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act. They say it’s designed to give stakeholders more clarity into how production is developing. Several industry leaders have expressed…
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GOP lawmaker squares off with USDA, tribes over farm bill land transfer
GOP lawmaker squares off with USDA, tribes over farm bill land transfer The Hill
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Bost: Get farm bill on House floor
Bost: Get farm bill on House floor FarmWeekNow.com
