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Veteran Ag Leaders Ramp Up Fight for Agriculture

Veteran agriculture leaders concerned about the future of the nation and its food producers have launched Restore American Agriculture, a new effort formed to press Congress and th...

Prop 12 fix vital omission from Senate farm bill

The president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says the industry needs a new farm bill to include a legislative fix for California’s Prop 12. Katie Brown, a fifth-generat...

Finstad: farm bill must include Prop 12 language and year-round E15

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is pushing for a farm bill that addresses Proposition 12 and includes year-round nationwide E15.  Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad...

Commentary: As Farm Bill Stalls, New Legislation Emerges Tackling Unfair Markets in Agriculture

Wisconsin dairy group calls for policies to support farms, efficiency improvements

The vice president of the Dairy Business Association says producers need elected officials to support policies that strengthen agriculture for farms of all sizes. Fourth-generation...

Calls to Congress for ag labor reform intensify

In this Managing for Profit, policy advisor Sherry Bunting with the American Dairy Coalition discusses the need for the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act to support farms with l...

NALC news release: New farm program rules, tax changes take center state in Sept.

By Phillip Powell University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts One Big Beautiful Bill tax changes explained New regulations on...

CAP future discussed with EU Commissioner at Dublin farm

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and food security topped the agenda as senior Fine Gael representatives met with European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Han...

Precision Ag News 7/13

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of the $500 million Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program, a new...

AFIDA Updates Explained: USDA Proposes Substantial Revisions to AFIDA Regulations (Part 2)

by Micah Brown, Research Specialist Over the past several years, foreign ownership and investment in U.S. agricultural land has received increased...

Prompt farmer payments guarantee food security

AGRICULTURE remains the beating heart of the country’s economy, underpinning rural livelihoods, industrial raw materials, and national food security.Yet, for years, the......

Farm bill optimism fades as impasse drags on

An ag policy specialist at the University of Illinois says he’s losing optimism a farm bill can make it across the finish line this year. Jonathan Coppess says the Senate Ag Commit...

Ag policy and tradition come together at Missouri Governor’s Ham Breakfast

From farm policy and industry concerns to a longstanding fair tradition, ag was front and center at the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair. It was cool and wet for...

Precision Ag News 9/8

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to speed up progress in plant science by calling on universities and stakeholders to help build new AI tools that can tran...

Trump administration pushes agriculture deregulation to support farmers and rural growth

Members of the Trump administration say work continues to reduce regulatory uncertainty in agriculture. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler tells Brownfield excessive federal regulati...

AFIDA Updates Explained: Background and Proposed Definitions (Part 1)

by Micah Brown Over the past several years, foreign ownership and investment in U.S. agricultural land has received increased attention from...

NCBA backs expanded managed grazing on CRP acres

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has updated its policy on the Conservation Reserve Program.  Justin Robbins, an Iowa cattle producer, says members want CRP that allows ma...

Agriculture ‘cannot be forced to compete’ with other spending priorities

Agriculture “cannot be forced to compete with other national spending priorities”, MEP Ciaran Mullooly has said. The Midlands North-West MEP made the comment as the European Parlia...

Ag secretary: Decision to import ground beef highlights need to boost domestic food production

BOONE – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that a U.S. decision to lower certain tariffs on ground beef imports has highlighted the importance of working to bring...

New Agriland podcast ‘Farm Conversations: Why CAP matters’

Ireland has made shaping the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) a top priority during its EU Presidency – putting agriculture firmly at the heart of the European agenda...

Sec. Rollins Visits Farm Progress Show

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa Tuesday to announce a new data collection plan for USDA and comment on recent actions taken by...

'Change of approach needed in agricultural policy' - UUP

'Change of approach needed in agricultural policy' - UUP

APEC Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology

Dairy labor shortages fuel push for Securing Ag Workforce Act in Congress

A policy advisor for the American Dairy Coalition says there’s still hope the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act can pass through Congress by the end of the year.   “We’ve really...