Commodity Groups Provide Feedback on Farm Bill

Dan Farm Bill, Field Crops, Legislative, Peanuts

Various commodity groups continue their efforts in providing feedback for the 2023 Farm Bill. Tyron Spearman has more on that, along with a look at events coming up of interest to peanut growers across the Southeast. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

NPPC Statement on California Proposition 12 Implementation Modification

Dan Agri-Business, Funding, Legislative, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Pork, Regulation

Proposition 12 was scheduled to be implemented in California on July 1st, but after concerns from many in the industry about various challenges, an extra six months of additional relief for products in the supply chain was granted. After this, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) CEO Bryan Humphreys released a statement saying: “It is welcome news to America’s pig farmers and consumers …

Industry Reps to House Ag: USDA Should Handle Rural Broadband

Dan High-Speed Internet/Broadband, Legislative, Regulation, Technology

by Sabrina Halvorson Six representatives from the broadband and satellite industries testified at a House Agriculture Committee hearing Wednesday on the digital divide, or the lack of some digital services in rural America. Committee Ranking Member, Representative David Scott of Georgia, asked the witnesses if USDA was the right agency to handle the issue of rural broadband. “They know rural …

Senate Bill Will Address Prop 12

Dan Agri-Business, Exports/Imports, Legislative, Trade

Kansas Senator Roger Marshall will introduce a bill designed to address California’s Prop 12, which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court. The Hagstrom Report says Marshall’s bill would stop states from enacting laws that affect agricultural production in other states. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act will preserve the right of states and local governments to regulate agriculture …

Farmers Take Their Message to Washington D.C.

Dan American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Legislative, This Land of Ours

Farmers take their message to Washington D.C. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmers from around the nation were recently in Washington D.C. to meet with lawmakers and discuss priorities for the 2023 farm bill. The American Farm Bureau Federation Advocacy Fly-In was attended by more than 150 farmers and ranchers. Agriculture Committee leaders spoke before the group …

DeSantis Axes $510 Million from Florida Record State Budget

Dan Economy, Florida, Legislative

(NSF/TALLAHASSEE, FL/June 15, 2023) — Gov. Ron DeSantis trimmed $510.9 million from a record-high state spending plan signed Thursday, with nearly one-fifth of the cuts coming from a single program designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential development. While DeSantis didn’t give any explanation for projects he slashed for the fiscal year that begins July 1, …

Farmer/Congressman Supports Dignity Act for Immigrants

Dan Agri-Business, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Regulation

by Sabrina Halvorson As a longtime farmer, John Duarte of California has paid close attention to immigration bills and now as a first-term congressman, he has the opportunity to support one. Congressman Duarte (R-CA) is a co-sponsor of the updated Dignity Act, which was recently reintroduced by a bipartisan group of representatives led by Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and …