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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
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Kansas Corn Applauds Bill to Expand E15 Ethanol Fuel Access
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Introduced in the U.S. House, the bipartisan “Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act” will provide consumers with year-round access to E15 fuel (15 percent ethanol fuel). The Kansas Corn Growers Association applauded the bipartisan legislation that included Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids as a sponsor. Kansas Representatives Jake LaTurner, Ron Estes and Tracey…
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AFBF: Congress Must Not Leave Farmers in a Lurch
WASHINGTON — Today [Sept. 30, 2024] marks the expiration of the one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill, leaving farmers and ranchers anxious about whether Congress can secure a new, five-year reauthorization. Despite Congress giving themselves a full extra year to craft and pass a new farm bill, inaction remains the status quo in the…
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Banking on the U.S. presidential election
Banking on the U.S. presidential election Farm Progress
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Legislation Paves Way for Year-Round E15 Sales, a Win for Illinois Corn
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The IL Corn Growers Association (IL Corn) and National Corn Growers Association applaud a bipartisan group of U.S. House members for introducing the “Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act,” which would grant consumers year-round access to higher ethanol blends. “This legislation is critical in removing unnecessary restrictions on ethanol sales, particularly during…
