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A broad coalition of more than 50 national and state agricultural organizations is urging Congress to approve at least $12 billion in additional agricultural relief as part of the House budget reconciliation package, citing continued financial challenges facing farmers, ranchers, growers and producers across the country. In a letter sent July 21 to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority …
The American Farm Bureau and other agricultural organizations have sent a letter to Washington urging them to help farmers currently. They said a combination of poor commodity prices, record high production costs, and shrinking margins have left many farm families with substantial uncovered losses and little working capital to fall back on for the next year. Farmers are still contending …
Recently, dairy advocates from across the country met on Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to support the agricultural labor reform. This is in conclusion of a National Milk Producers Federation summit for state dairy associations. According to the National Milk Producers Federation, quote, the two-day meeting brought more than three dozen advocates to Washington, with farmers and industry leaders sharing …
U.S. House of Representatives Ag Committee Chairman Glenn T., G.T. Thompson has introduced legislation to provide some reforms to the H-2A Ag Workforce Program. This bipartisan act, he said, is supported by the U.S. Peanut Federation. The Securing Agricultural Workforce Act specializes in addressing labor challenges and labor problems as visitors come to the U.S. and work in the fields …
Farmers need to be ready to report their acreage that they planted this year by July 15th at the Farm Service Agency. The Farm Service Agency each year collects that information. It’s a major deadline for most crops, so you can participate in any of the programs, but acreage reporting deadlines may vary in some counties and others in states …
The Senate Ag Committee is expected to soon consider the second part of the Farm Bill. Earlier, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed several parts of the peanut program and others to provide protection right now on pricing, but now they’re going to do some special amendments in the 2.0. One is to update the marketing assistance loan to …
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to approve more than $11 billion in additional agricultural assistance, including $10 billion in economic aid for producers across the country and another $1.1 billion specifically for Florida farmers recovering from devastating winter storms and freezes. The request is part of a larger supplemental funding package now before Congress. Florida Farm Bureau Federation President …
With the Senate Agriculture Committee’s release of the 2026 Farm Bill Draft, several agricultural leaders shared their responses. National Pork Producers Council President Rob Brenneman expressed his thoughts saying, “While there is certainly room for improvement, we appreciate the Chairman putting forward a discussion draft to guide a path forward. He is spot on when he says, ‘it’s the Senate’s …
The Georgia Agriculture community is mourning the passing of Larry Walker Jr. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a statement saying, “Marty, The girls and I are truly saddened to learn of the passing of a great Georgian, a dedicated public servant, a Damn Good Dawg, and a valued friend today – Larry Walker, Jr. Larry’s life and legacy will continue …
The Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act has been introduced which would provide $3.5 billion in disaster assistance to Florida growers after the freeze events in January. Congressman Scott Franklin and Congresswoman Kat Cammack sponsored the bill in the house with Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody introducing the companion bill in the senate. The funding would be provided through state-administered …
