Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.

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Washington DC -March 5- At the request of senior House and Senate agriculture committee staff, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a detailed document developed from Administration analysis of impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC - October 19 Fourth-generation family farmer Kevin Paap, president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, told a congressional panel this week that farmers and ranchers nationwide are employing numerous conservation practices to ensure cleaner, healthier water. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -July 23- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns has announced a measure to provide livestock in drought-affected states with needed additional hay and forage. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -July 17- According to new statistics released by American Farmland Trust’s Farmland Information Center, state and local governments continue to invest in purchase of agricultural conservation easement(PACE) programs to ensure the economic viability of agriculture and to protect the nation’s farmland, even as Congress debates the need for  increased federal matching funds through the federal Farm and Ranch Lands  Protection Program (FRPP). Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -May 1- The Coevolution Institute (CoE) called for pollinator-beneficial enhancements to the Conservation Title and other farm bill programs in comments filed at today’s conservation hearing held by the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 23- The nation’s largest general farm organization today released its recommendations for a 2007 farm bill that is fiscally responsible, benefits all sectors of agriculture and respects U.S. trade obligations, while continuing a reliable safety net for the nation’s farmers. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 23- “U.S. farmers and ranchers provide much more than the traditional crops we first think of,” says Ralph Grossi, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 19- AMI President J. Patrick Boyle told the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry that the U.S. meat packing industry is dynamic and competitive and that the industry will oppose legislative and regulatory efforts to restrict livestock marketing and packing procurement opportunities that have helped grow the industry and provided consumers the most affordable meat supply in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 19- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the Watershed Plan Builder, an interactive, Web-based tool to improve efforts by states and local communities in protecting and restoring local water resources. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 10- USDA Secretary Mike Johanns today highlighted the Administration’s farm bill proposals related to conservation. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 6- USDA Secretary Mike Johanns today discussed details of several proposed 2007 farm bill changes that will streamline USDA’s Rural Development programs and expand funding for rural health care and community facilities. Read the rest of this entry »