Category Archives: Agriculture News
Farm Bureau Pleased With Passage of Business Expensing Bill
Congress is one step closer to securing Section 179 small business expensing permanently with the passage of America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015. American Farm Bureau President Bob S...
Feb 17, 2015
Country of Origin Case Dismissed
The American Meat Institute, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and six other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in ...
Feb 16, 2015
Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate
Senators Amy Klobuchar, Mike Enzi, Debbie Stabenow, Jeff Flake, Patrick Leahy and Dick Durbin introduced the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 , which would lift the trade embargo and boost U.S. a...
Feb 13, 2015
Valley Students Tour the World Ag Expo
According to World Ag Expo organizers, valley school students in grades 9th through the 12th were offered guided tours of the 2015 World Ag Expo.Attendees from all over the world come to World Ag Expo...
Feb 12, 2015
$280 Million in REAP Funding Available
USDA through its Rural Energy for America Program is making more than 280-million dollars available to eligible rural agricultural producers and small business owners to purchase and install renewable...
Feb 11, 2015
The World Ag Expo in Tulare
The World Ag Expo opens its gates at 9am for the annual three day show tomorrow starting on February 10th in Tulare, California. Organizers say it's the largest annual agricultural exposition of ...
Feb 09, 2015
Food, Ag Organizations Write Letter to Congress to Support TPA
70 food and agricultural organizations are urging Congress to renew Trade Promotion Authority legislation. The groups say the farmers, ranchers, food and ag companies they represent heavily depend on ...
Feb 06, 2015
Congress Asked to Fix Ag Labor Before Introducing E-Verify System
The Agriculture Workforce Coalition has called on Congress to enact legislation to address the labor crisis facing American agriculture before implementing a mandatory E-Verify system. National Counci...
Feb 05, 2015
More Producers Support Beef Checkoff
Despite a great deal of discussion about the future of the checkoff, Producer Communications Working Group Chair Jeanne Harland says beef and dairy producers continue to value their checkoff for build...
Feb 04, 2015
Coca Cola Getting Into The Milk Making Business
Coca Cola is getting into the milk business through a new company and product called Fairlife. Company officials say the product is super nutritious milk that’s great tasting and provides ...
Feb 03, 2015
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