Category Archives: Agriculture News

The Department of Agriculture is reopening the signup window for the CFAP 2, the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides financial assistance that gives producers the ability to absorb in...

The American Feed Industry Association commends Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack for his leadership in asking Congress to renew Trade Promotion Authority legislation. AFIA's President and CEO Constance Cullma...

A total of 20 states filed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting the North American Meat Institute's petition challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 12 in California. That voter measure ...

A new report says stagnant public funding for agricultural research is threatening the future vitality of U.S. food systems. That poses risks to farmer productivity and profitability, the steady suppl...

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The USDA says milk production in the 24 major milk-producing states totaled 16.8 billion pounds in February. That's down 1.3% from February of 2020. However, production was 2.3% above last year after ...

The California Farm Bureau is urging the U.S. Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Bill, now that the House has passed the measure. In a news release, California Farm Bureau says the Farm W...

The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers and immigrants who have fled war or natural disasters abroad, giving Democrats a win in the year's first vote on an issu...

Congressional Democrats have reintroduced the Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act. The lawmakers say the bill will protect worker, consumer, and animal safety by suspending all current and future USD...

Legislation introduced in both the House and Senate would eliminate the estate tax. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act temporarily doubles the estate tax exemption to $11 million per person indexed for in...