Trade Issues Pose Farm Bill Challenges

Dan Farm Bill, Industry News Release, Trade

During a Senate hearing last week, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts linked the state of U.S. trade to the farm bill, remarking trade presents more challenges to the farm bill. Speaking last week at a Senate Finance Committee hearing with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Roberts simply said: “This is not a good situation.” Speculating that if Congress needs …

President Trump Signs Omnibus

Dan Industry News Release, Legislative

With President Donald Trump’s signature, the 2018 omnibus spending bill—and the several provisions that benefit farmers, ranchers and rural communities it includes—became law. The measure, which was a must-pass to avert a government shutdown, was approved in quick succession by the House and Senate on Thursday and the wee hours of Friday morning, respectively. The omnibus amends the cooperative tax …

Major Victories for Cattle Producers in Signed Omnibus Bill

Dan Cattle, Legislative, Livestock

This afternoon, President Trump signed the omnibus spending bill, which includes several provisions that will directly benefit livestock producers. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Executive Director of Government Affairs Allison Cooke said the association has a lot of solid wins in this bill. Major Victories for Cattle Producers in Signed Omnibus Bill From NCBA Cattlemen Applaud Final Approval of Omnibus …

Farmers Benefit from Appropriations Bill Provisions

Dan Alabama, Industry News Release, Legislative

Provisions aimed at helping farmers were included in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill the U.S. House and Senate passed March 22. The bill funds the government through fiscal year 2018, which ends Sept. 30. In the appropriations bill, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act permanently exempts farmers from reporting air emissions under CERCLA rules. The bill also prohibits …

Alabama Legislature Passes Bills of Interest to Agriculture

Dan Alabama, Legislative

With just 7 legislative days left, Alabama lawmakers are trying to wrap up the 2018 session. According to Leigha Cauthen, Executive Director of the Alabama Agribusiness Council, they have passed the budget along with other bills of interest to agriculture. Alabama Legislature Passes Bills of Interest to Agriculture Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

Georgia Legislature Approves Changes to GATE Card Program

Dan Georgia, Legislative

More discussions of interest to agriculture took place this past week by the Georgia General Assembly. Bryan Tolar, Georgia Agribusiness Council President, says one issue many have been following is the GATE card program. And lawmakers did approve final changes to that. Georgia Legislature Approves Changes to GATE Program Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Perdue Comments Regarding Omnibus Spending Bill

Dan Economy, Industry News Release, Legislative

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the omnibus spending bill released by Congressional leaders: “The omnibus spending plan released last night contains a number of our priorities at USDA.  Fixing the so-called ‘grain glitch’ 199A problem is simply an issue of fairness. We should not be picking winners and losers through the federal tax code …

NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill

Dan Beef, Cattle, Industry News Release, Legislative

Colin Woodall, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), released the following statement: “The omnibus spending bill includes a number of positive developments for cattlemen and women, including language that would prevent 200,000 farms and ranches from being regulated like toxic waste sites, delay the implementation of electronic logging devices for livestock haulers for another six months, …

Delay in the Farm Bill

Dan Farm Bill

Disagreements among U.S. House Agriculture Committee members regarding the nutrition title are stalling movement on the farm bill. Tyron Spearman has more. Delay in the Farm Bill Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024