Senate Ag Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Farmer Veteran Legislation

Dan Industry News Release, Legislative

Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are touting legislation that will help veterans in agriculture. Introduced by Committee Chair Pat Roberts and ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow, the Farmer Veteran Opportunity Act of 2018 makes all new veterans eligible for support from the Department of Agriculture. The Senators say the bill also improves access for farmer veterans across eight existing initiatives …

Florida Farmers Discuss Labor Reform with Lawmakers

Dan Florida, Legislative

Folks involved in Florida agriculture have been in Washington D.C. this week discussing various issues with their Congressional delegation. Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Field to the Hill fly-in event has given them a chance to talk about many issues, including labor reform. Southeast AgNet’s Abbey Taylor, who also made the trip to Washington D.C., talked with citrus grower and …

Wheat Growers Talk Farm Bill with Lawmakers in Washington, D.C.

Dan Farm Bill, Industry News Release, Wheat

Officers of the National Association of Wheat Growers are in Washington, D.C. this week meeting with members of Congress. The wheat growers are stressing the importance of passing a farm bill this year. NAWG President Jimmie Musick of Oklahoma says its “critical” to talk with lawmakers about completing the farm bill reauthorization before the current farm bill expires. Members of …

Florida Farmers Visit Capitol Hill

Dan Florida, Legislative

Florida farmers, ranchers and small business owners are visiting with their Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. this week during Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Field to the Hill fly-in event. One of those attending is vegetable producer and member of the Florida Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers, Tony Kalogridis. Southeast AgNet’s Abbey Taylor talked with him about some of …

Florida Farmers to Advocate for Ag in Washington, D.C.

Randall Weiseman Florida, Legislative

Members of Florida Farm Bureau will travel to Washington, D.C. tomorrow for the annual Florida Farm Bureau Field to the Hill fly-in event. Members travel to the nation’s capitol to advocate for crucial agricultural issues. During this year’s trip, the main issues members will focus on are agricultural labor reform, the farm bill and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) …

Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill

Dan Farm Bill, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Legislative

Key Democrats in the House are already lining up in opposition to the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill because of proposed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The House version was passed out of the Ag Committee in a partisan, party-line vote. The Hill Dot Com says the bill is now facing attacks from conservative groups. Americans for …

Alabama Farmers Discuss Farm Bill Plans with Ag Secretary

Dan Alabama, Farm Bill, Industry News Release

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue met with Alabama farmers May 3 to hear their ideas for the farm bill Congress is drafting. Perdue held the meeting at the request of Alabama’s U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, who chairs the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. About 20 farmers attended a roundtable discussion with Perdue at Sam Spruell’s Marion County farm near Guin. …

CBO Publishes Farm Bill Analysis

Dan Farm Bill, Industry News Release, Legislative

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says the House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill draft would reduce nutrition spending by $9.2 billion, offset by a $7.7 billion increase in spending on federal administrative costs. The CBO report on the legislation says changes to the Republican-supported bill that passed out of the House Agriculture Committee would reduce nutrition spending because some people would …