USDA Extends Comment for Proposed Revisions to Conservation Practice Standards
The Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recently extended the deadline for public comment on proposed revisions to 23 national conservation practice standards. The proposed revisions were published March 9 in the Federal Register […]
USDA Cancels Farmers to Family Food Box Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told House lawmakers Wednesday the Department of Agriculture is ending the Farmers to Families Food Box program. Representative David Valadao, a California Republican, stated, “although it wasn’t a perfect program, this […]
NPPC Outlines Top Legislative Priorities
Expanding market access to Vietnam, visa reform to address a livestock agriculture labor shortage, and foreign animal disease prevention are the focus of the National Pork Producers Council’s Legislative Action Conference this week. Pork producers […]
USAID Launchers Effort to Combat Infectious Disease threat, Antimicrobial Resistance
The United States Agency for International Development has tapped a consortium led by Cargill to improve livestock management and combat the threat of diseases to both human and animal health. The five-year, $33 million Transformational […]
Grassley Emboldened as Biden EPA Backs Ethanol in HollyFrontier Supreme Court Waiver Case
Longtime ethanol backer and Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s encouraged the Biden EPA is siding with the ethanol industry in a case that goes before the Supreme Court later this month. The ethanol […]
Ag Coalition Calls Infrastructure Proposal a Good Start
The Rebuild Rural Coalition calls President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure plan a good starting point for discussions with Congress. The group of more than 260 organizations representing rural communities and agriculture says in a statement, “We […]
Growth Energy, RFA, and NCGA Defend Year-Round E15 in Court
Corn and biofuels groups made their arguments Tuesday in a court case for year-round E15. Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association and the National Corn Growers gave oral arguments in American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers […]
Tyson Foods Unveils $425 Million Poultry Facility in Tennessee
Tyson Foods last week opened the company’s new poultry complex in Humboldt, Tennessee. The $425 million project, which includes a processing plant, feed mill and hatchery, represents Tyson’s biggest investment in Tennessee. Several hundred workers […]
February Red Meat Exports Trail 2020; Outlook Still Strong in 2021
U.S. beef and pork exports in February remained behind the rapid pace set in early 2020. However, USDA data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation shows exports were consistent with USMEF’s February projections. The […]