NPPC Releases Statement on Illegal Pork Seizure
Following last week’s discovery of an illegal shipment of pork from China, The National Pork Producers Council called prevention of the spread of African swine fever a “top priority.” Last ...Read more
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NMPF Backs DAIRY PRIDE Act
The National Milk Producers Federation voiced strong support for the DAIRY PRIDE Act, calling it another means toward a crucial end of the mislabeling of non-dairy products as “milks” in the ...Read more
USDA Announces Investments in Rural Community Facilities
The Department of Agriculture Monday announced $91 million in investments to rural community facilities. The facilities included in the funding announcement provide essential services for nearly ...Read more
Bomb Cyclone Clobbers Farm Country
An intense winter storm known in weather-forecasting lingo as a “bomb cyclone” of snow and wind has stranded a large number of drivers and shut down roads across the Rockies and Plains ...Read more
States Dealing With Hemp Differently
More than a month after being introduced, the Idaho House Agriculture Committee voted to advance a bill that would legalize hemp production in the state. With just two committee members voting ...Read more
U.S. Ethanol Consumption Drops for First Time in 20 Years
Between 2017 and 2018, U.S. ethanol consumption dropped for the first time in two decades. The Renewable Fuels Association says the decline follows years of rising numbers of waivers being ...Read more
Study Shows Ag Plays a Big Role in the U.S. Economy
A new study shows that agriculture plays a big role in the success of the overall U.S. economy. More than one-fourth of the nation’s job total and more than one-fifth of the nation’s ...Read more
4-H and FFA Students May Get to Keep More Income
A recently introduced House bill is designed to put more money in the pockets of young people in agriculture. It would allow 4-H and FFA students ages 21 and younger to keep more of the ...Read more
Ethanol Groups Condemn New Small Refinery Waivers
At the dismay of the ethanol industry, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued five new small refinery exemptions for 2017. The EPA is also being petitioned two grant two additional ...Read more
Farm Groups Call on USDA to Oversee GE Animals
Agriculture groups are pressing the Food and Drug Administration to hand over the regulation of genetically engineered animals to the Department of Agriculture. The FDA oversees the review and ...Read more
