NCBA and PLC File Lawsuit Against BLM Public Lands Rule

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WASHINGTON – On Friday, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) filed a lawsuit against the misguided Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule. The lawsuit was filed in the

Ag Spending Bills Advance in Both Chambers

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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Agriculture-FDA spending bill 27-0 last week. Farm Policy News says both chambers of Congress have now approved their Fiscal Year 2025 Ag-FDA funding bills out of the full committees. The bill

Vilsack Has Tough Words for Ag Chair Thompson on EPA Attacks

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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack had some tough words recently for House Ag Chair Glenn Thompson over Thompson’s recent attacks on EPA. Secretary Vilsack, on a press call on new meat and poultry processing grants, dismissed Thompson’s claim

USDA Terminates Cranberry Marketing Order

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The USDA is terminating Marketing Order Number 929, which regulates the handling of cranberries grown in several states, including Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, Massachusetts, and several others. In October 2023, USDA suspended the Cranberry Marketing Committee’s authority to