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The Ranking Members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees are seeking answers from the Trump administration regarding disruptions to international food aid programs. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Angie Craig, both Democrats from Minnesota, have called for an explanation following a stop-work order that halted the delivery and distribution of hundreds of millions of metric tons of American-grown food …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. After a long dry trek across what is now Nebraska and Kansas, early settlers saw little or no value when crossing over to what is now Colorado. The soil was even sandier than that in western Kansas, western Nebraska. Rivers were unnavigable. That all changed in the late 1800s when word …
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson recently highlighted the Florida Farm Bill, specifically the proposal to protect Florida’s ag producers from environmental, social, and governance lending discrimination. Southeast AgNet’s Dale Sandlin has more information. This protection would be provided when lenders determine whether to provide capital to farms. Commissioner Wilton Simpson said, “ESG lending discrimination is an existential threat to American agriculture. …
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and Indiana Senator Jim Banks has reintroduced the Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act. Southeast AgNet’s Dale Sandlin has the story. The act would prohibit the sale of agricultural land in the US from being sold to an entity or individual connected to the governments of China, North Korea, Russia or Iran. Senator Tuberville …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Early settlers found a lot to like once they crossed the Appalachians and settled in states like Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. But there was not much to like about Colorado. According to historians, when first settlers arrived there, in fact, many decided the difficult trail through the Rockies onto Oregon …
The Trump administration is withholding funds from farmers participating in conservation programs, despite the White House’s assurance last week that funding to individuals would not be frozen. Contractors supporting these programs have also been affected. The Iowa Soybean Association, in a letter to lawmakers, warned that $11 million owed to farmers is at risk. Many farmers are only now learning …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Machinery, livestock, and crops have always been needed to be moved around the farm or to market. Two-wheel carts suffice for early settlers. Soon four-wheeled wagons became the norm and were universally used for two centuries. Now it’s impossible, historians say, to pin down the first motor truck. But the first …
Thursday, February 20th will be the 10th annual Give FFA Day during National FFA Week. It is a day dedicated to making a difference in the lives of over a million FFA members across the country and growing the next generation of leaders. The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization with the mission of helping students develop their leadership skills …
The U.S. response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak has faced significant disruption in the early weeks of the Trump administration, raising concerns among federal officials, state agencies, veterinarians, and public health experts. Since President Donald Trump assumed office on January 20, two key federal agencies responsible for monitoring and managing the outbreak have delayed critical communications, including bird flu …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Joseph Dart is part of American agriculture history. Though born in Connecticut, he soon moved to Buffalo, New York and it was there he conceived of a machine powered grain elevator and in 1842 put one into service, the first in America. Known as Dart’s elevator, other grain elevators were later …
