Final passage of legislation extending current tax laws will benefit family farmers and ranchers—and give them time to seek longer-term reforms.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after his colleagues in the House Republican Conference elected him to serve as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee in the 112th Congress.
Dairy interests prepare for new congressional line-up.
The revised 2011 LGM-Dairy insurance plan will be available for sale on Dec. 17, 2010.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., issued the following news release:U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today made the following statement on becoming the next Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry."I am ready to lead the Senate Agriculture Committee in the 112th Congress. Agriculture is critical to Michigan’s economy, employing a quarter of our workforce. Not only does agriculture create jobs and feed our families across America, but it is also helping us develop new fuels and energy sources.
One of the most politically charged decisions the lame-duck Congress will face when it reconvenes is deciding whether to extend subsidies for corn-based ethanol.
There have been few headlines lately but several hundred milk producers made a point of bringing attention to the ongoing crisis in the milk sector. They demonstrated, on 20 October in Strasbourg, at the urging of the European Milk Board (EMB), pressing MEPs to promote “fair conditions of competition”.
California Dairy Producer Group Endorses State Measure to Suspend Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
“California will lose over a million jobs if AB32 is fully implemented.”
Legislation ends decade-long effort to improve the transparency of dairy pricing.
Klobuchar’s bill would exempt dairies from regulations requiring prevention plans for milk spills.
ADISON, Wis., Aug. 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: A Cumberland man pleaded no contest and was found guilty Tuesday of violating Wisconsin’s premises registration law, after being granted a new trial in Polk County Circuit Court.
USDA’s Risk Management Agency announced today that the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation board of directors approved revisions to the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle insurance plan.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has are received a letter signed by 75 Members of Congress urging USDA to allow limited planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa.
“Is competition healthy enough to protect farmers, and if not, what do we do about it?” Sen. Herb Kohl’s question at the USDA–Department of Justice hearing on dairy industry consolidation sums up a never-ending debate.
The National Milk Producers Federation provided more detail on the organization’s Foundation for the Future plan, which is intended to change U.S. dairy policy direction.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it will investigate reports that milk from a cow produced from a cloned parent is on sale in Britain.The International Herald Tribune reported that a British dairyfarmer - who wished to remain anonymous - admitted using milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily production.
Farmers and water agencies in California’s Central Valley are applauding yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge that water restrictions meant to protect endangered salmon and other species are based on flawed science.
Farm groups say they are disappointed, discouraged and concerned after California’s Proposition 2, or Standards for Confining Farm Animals, passed by a 62% majority vote in Tuesday’s election.
The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) has analyzed the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production’s report “Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America” as well as the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) response to the report. After a review by FASS’ Scientific Advisory Committees, FASS agrees with AVMA that there are significant flaws in the Pew report.
USDA announced this morning that it will scrap the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) and instead will opt to develop “a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States
Members of the Northeast Dairy Leadership Team recently identified key areas affecting dairy policy and pricing and plan to advocate for meaningful changes to benefit Northeast dairy farm families.
The crash of global dairy markets in mid-2008 put U.S. exports on course for a decline in 2009, ending a streak of six straight years of expansion.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its final decision Friday to limit the unfair pricing exemption enjoyed by large, vertically-integrated farmer-owned bottling plants
National Farmers Union (NFU) sent a letter today on behalf of its dairy producer members pleading for an increase in the Dairy Product Price Support Program (DPPSP) and help with credit issues the industry is facing.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday announced that a path towards a negotiated solution of the Brazil WTO cotton case dispute has been reached.
The full House Committee on Agriculture will hold a public hearing to review dairy policy April 20, 2010, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Volatility in dairy prices has now reached record levels, according to Dairy Policy Briefings pulled together by the Universities of Missouri and Wisconsin.
Dairy economists at the Universities of Missouri and Wisconsin point out the problems with U.S. dairy price supports