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AFB’s Duvall Calls Anew For ’24 Farm Bill, Pre-Conferencing Option Still Possible
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is calling anew for a 2024 farm bill as one option for speeding up action remains on the table. Duvall, on AFB’s “Zipline,” says “time is running out” and that families on and off the farm “cannot afford a delay. From small towns to big cities ,Americans need to…
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Reaping reparations: black and ‘minority’ farmers get $2.2 billion taxpayer handout from USDA
Black and minority farmers get $2 billion in payments after USDA acknowledges years of discrimination Fortune
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Feds seek to jab livestock worker with vaccines over bird flu mutations
Worried about bird flu mutation, feds seek livestock worker vaccinations Successful Farming
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Senator Marshall Leads Letter Fighting For Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit
KTIC 840 AM/98.3 FM/98.7 FM – Senator Marshall Leads Letter Fighting For Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit Rural Radio Network
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USDA sends $2.2B in discrimination payments to 43,000 individuals
USDA sends $2.2B in discrimination payments to 43,000 individuals The Fence Post
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Pillen plan would impose sales taxes to fund property tax relief
Pillen plan would impose sales taxes to fund property tax relief Unicameral Update
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Revenue Committee hears from Gov. Pillen, Nebraska Farm Bureau on property tax relief bill
Revenue Committee hears from Gov. Pillen, Nebraska Farm Bureau on property tax relief bill brownfieldagnews.com
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Chicken industry bristles at proposal to limit salmonella in raw poultry
Consumer groups say a rule declaring the pathogen an adulterant for the first time will keep the industry accountable on food safety. Processors say it will just raise grocery store prices.
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Indiana Corn Growers Make Their Voice Heard in D.C.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Corn Growers Association (ICGA) joined staff in Washington, D.C. July 15-18 for NCGA Action Team meetings, visits to Indiana delegation and Corn Congress. NCGA Action Team Report Six corn farmer leaders and one staff member represented Indiana in NCGA Action Teams & Committees. Matthew Lucas and Chris Cherry (Hancock County) are members…
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USGC members arrive in Utah for 64th annual Board of Delegates meeting
USGC members arrive in Utah for 64th annual Board of Delegates meeting Ethanol Producer Magazine
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USDA Proposes New Policy to Reduce Salmonella in Eggs
USDA Proposes New Policy to Reduce Salmonella in Eggs Hoosier Ag Today
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Understanding the IRS’s Perspective on Hobby Farms
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has specific guidelines for determining whether a farming activity is considered a business or a hobby. This distinction is crucial because it affects how expenses and losses are treated for tax purposes. Farmers who engage in agricultural activities must understand these guidelines to ensure they comply with…
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USDA loan specialist, contractors head to prison for loan bribery scheme
USDA loan specialist, contractors head to prison for loan bribery scheme KVEO-TV
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Nebraska: drafting errors could leave Gov. Pillen’s property tax relief plan up to $139 million short
Drafting errors could leave Gov. Pillen’s property tax relief plan up to $139 million short Nebraska Examiner
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Why the US doesn’t have a case against Mexico’s GMO corn ban
Restrictions on corn imports are unlikely to wreak havoc on global commerce despite what U.S. farmers and officials argue, a trade expert writes.
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USDA Extends Comment Period for Sweeping Packers and Stockyards Rule by Only 15 Days
WASHINGTON – On Monday, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Director of Government Affairs Tanner Beymer released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture extending the 60-day comment period for their latest Packers and Stockyards proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” by only 15 days: “Cattle markets are immensely complicated and…
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Right to Repair Law Goes Into Effect in Minnesota; Doesn’t Include Agriculture
Minnesota’s right to repair law, known as the “Digital Fair Repair Act,” went into effect on July 1st, 2024. That makes Minnesota the sixth state nationwide to enact a right to repair law joining a list that includes Colorado, California, Maine, Massachusetts and New York. However, according to the National Agricultural Law Center, Minnesota’s law…
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USDA Toughens Rules on Salmonella in Poultry
USDA Toughens Rules on Salmonella in Poultry Watauga Democrat
