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MFB Urges Members to Tell Congress: Don’t Let Farmers Down — Pass a Farm Bill!
LANSING, Mich. — With Congress expected to hold a lame duck session through mid-December, Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) is launching one final push to Michigan’s Congressional delegation urging passage of a modernized, five-year farm bill. According to MFB President Carl Bednarski, a Tuscola County farmer, as producers continue to face a struggling farm economy, it’s…
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USDA calls dairy farmer vote on milk marketing order update
USDA calls dairy farmer vote on milk marketing order update Food & Environment Reporting Network
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Frey, Herbster in mix for Agriculture secretary
Frey, Herbster in mix for Agriculture secretary POLITICO
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Rep. Mace launches inquiry into USDA oversight after monkey escape
Rep. Mace launches inquiry into USDA oversight after monkey escape WSAV-TV
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California biofuel restrictions limit farms’ role in renewable energy transition
New changes to the state’s low carbon fuel standard cap incentives for soybean oil in renewable diesel and give a timeline to phase out subsidies for dairy methane digesters.
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Minnesota Farm Bureau president “all over the board” on lame duck farm bill
The president of Minnesota Farm Bureau isn’t sure what to think of a lame duck farm bill. “I’ve been all over the board, and you talk to so-called experts and they’re all over the board.” Dan Glessing, who farms near Waverly in central Minnesota, tells Brownfield Farm Bureau continues to advocate for a farm bill…
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Trump’s reelection hands food policy back to the industry
Changes of leadership at the FDA and the USDA could have a large impact on the way we make and consume food, writes Sean McBride of DSM Communications.
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New Names Surface for Trump’s Possible Pick for Secretary of Agriculture
New Names Surface for Trump’s Possible Pick for Secretary of Agriculture Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Trump Taps Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA; What Does it Signal for Agriculture?
Trump Taps Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA; What Does it Signal for Agriculture? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Is the Green Deal still on track?
Is the Green Deal on track? The Parliament Magazine
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Four ways Trump could impact the agriculture sector during second term
Four ways Trump could impact the agriculture sector during second term Perryville Republic Monitor
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Minnesota Judge Rules In Favor Of Project To Store Carbon Emissions In ND
(Undated) — A report compiled by an administrative law judge is recommending that officials with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission sign off on part of the planned Summit Carbon Solutions project to store millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground in North Dakota. Authorities say the twenty-eight-mile segment in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties would…
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Ag Producers Bracing for Potential China Trade War
Ag Producers Bracing for Potential China Trade War Farm Policy News
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Second Trump administration threatens USDA conservation and insurance programs
Second Trump administration threatens USDA conservation and insurance programs The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting