Brownfield Ag News | Farm Groups Push for Checkoff Reform Reposted from: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/farm-groups-push-for-checkoff-reform/ Some farmer organizations are teaming up to push for checkoff program reforms. It’s the Enough is Enough […]
POLITICO | Advocates Plan to Blitz Farm Country in a Bid to Include Checkoff Reforms in the Farm Bill Reposted from: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-agriculture/2024/04/22/lawmakers-press-mexico-to-deliver-on-water-treaty-00153547 In a series of events across half a […]
Successful Farming | Vocal Opponents Aim to Defeat EATS Act Reposted from: https://www.agriculture.com/vocal-opponents-aim-to-defeat-eats-act-7724772 The campaign by farm-state lawmakers for a federal override of California’s Proposition 12 animal welfare law, derided […]
BEEF Magazine | Industry Groups Defend Checkoff Programs Reposted from: https://www.beefmagazine.com/news/industry-groups-defend-checkoff-programs Ag trade organizations are pushing back against a proposed amendment by U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R- Ind., to prohibit […]
DTN/Progressive Farmer | House Ag Funding Bill Would Block Livestock Marketing Rules Reposted from: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-policy-blog/blog-post/2023/05/17/house-ag-funding-bill-block-rules As livestock producers lamented potential USDA rule changes to the Packers & Stockyards Act rules […]
Brownfield Ag News | Legislation Could Help Farmers Feed Communities and Customers Buy Local Food Reposted from: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/legislation-could-help-farmers-feed-communities-and-customers-buy-local-food/ Bipartisan and bicameral legislation has been introduced to update some farm bill […]
The American Prospect | Farmers Pay Big Ag to Lobby Against Them Reposted from: https://prospect.org/power/2023-04-04-big-ag-lobbies-against-farmers/ At the end of Barack Obama’s presidency, two-term Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack headed out […]
Civil Eats | How the Midterm Elections Will Impact Food and Agriculture Reposted from: https://civileats.com/2022/11/03/how-the-midterm-elections-will-impact-food-and-agriculture/ While prices are the only real food issue in the spotlight as the midterm elections […]
FarmProgress | Congress Seeks Investigation into Beef Price Fixing Reposted from: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/congress-seeks-investigation-into-beef-price-fixing “For the past two years, I have been calling on the Department of Justice to investigate allegations of […]
Meat + Poultry | Lawmakers to Introduce Mandatory COOL Legislation Reposted from: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/25484-lawmakers-to-introduce-mandatory-cool-legislation Four US Senators announced legislation regarding the American Beef Labeling Act which mandates the reinstatement of beef […]