U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway and U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Alabama, met with over 100 farmers in Troy today to discuss final passage of the farm bill before October. The bill, which is voted on every fiveyears, will reauthorize food, conservation and agricultural programs that benefit farmers and consumers. “What you can do between now and the end …
RFA Statement on Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
WASHINGTON — This afternoon, President Trump announced the resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen had the following statement: “For the past year, Scott Pruitt had been waging war against the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the biofuels industry, and the millions of farmers and rural Americans who helped Donald Trump get elected. It …
Working to Expand Markets for Peanuts
Efforts continue to expand markets for U.S. peanuts. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Perdue Hopeful for NAFTA Agreement Quickly as Possible
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says he’s still hoping a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be hammered out soon. Gary Crawford has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Georgia Grown and Sewn Cotton T-Shirts
Back in March at the Georgia State Capitol, it was announced that a new line of cotton t-shirts grown and sewn locally in Georgia, were available. Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says they are in partnership in this effort with Georgia Grown, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and Georgia’s cotton farmers. To purchase Georgia Grown t-shirts online, go to https://store.georgiagrown.com/. …
Alabama NRCS Funding Opportunity for Workshop Activities
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama is seeking applications to provide outreach and technical workshops. The services will consist of preparing and hosting workshops that cover Outreach and/or Technical Topic content. The objectives of the CTA program is to provide technical assistance to private landowners and land users in conservation planning and contracting, design, layout, and installation of conservation practices. For more information contact: …
New Farmers.gov Soil Health Page
Healthy soil is the foundation of productive, sustainable agriculture. That’s why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new soil health page on farmers.gov. It is being built with the needs of America’s farmers, ranchers, and foresters in mind. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
EPA and Army Seek Additional Public Comment on ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Repeal
Contact Information: press@epa.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) are issuing a supplemental proposal to the July 2017 proposed action to repeal the 2015 definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). Today’s proposal specifically requests comment on the legal basis of the 2015 WOTUS rule, which the agencies believe has led …
Getting the Farm Bill Done on Time is Important
Many in agriculture are pleased that both the Senate and House have passed their individual versions of the 2018 Farm Bill, and look forward to the two chambers getting together to produce a final bill that can be signed into law by September 30. During a recent tele-conference, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway said getting this done is really, really important. …
NCBA on Senate Passage of Farm Bill
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed their version of the 2018 Farm Bill. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Executive Director of Government Affairs, Allison Rivera, discusses a couple of parts of the bill important to cattle producers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024