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Tag: policy
Reviewing the Debt Limit Deal Jun 2, 2023
Closing out the month of May and rapidly approaching the default deadline, the House of Representatives passed legislation embodying a deal between House Speaker McCarthy and President Biden to suspend […]
Supreme Court Rules Against EPA in WOTUS Case May 25, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with an Idaho couple in a significant environmental case against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a plan to develop a small lot near Priest […]
Conservation and CRP Rates Discussed in Latest House Panel Hearing May 24, 2023
During a House Agriculture Conservation, Research and Biotechnology Subcommittee hearing, lawmakers discussed concerns about the ability of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) to manage […]
Louisiana Truth in Labeling for Food Products is Back On May 15, 2023
AUSTIN, TX – A recent decision by a Louisiana appellate court to uphold the state’s “Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act” has been hailed as a victory for consumers […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs California Prop 12 May 12, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s new humane-pork law, rejecting an industry challenge in a ruling strengthening the power of states to impose rules that have a broad economic impact […]
Landowner Fights Government in Benchmark Battle, Refuses to Surrender Private to Public May 11, 2023
“My own government lied to my face and took my land rights. Listen to my story, because you and your property could be next.” In 2006, Wil Wilkins was […]
Bipartisan Group of Members of Congress Ask Biden Admin to Take India WTO Case on Rice and Wheat Subsidies May 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, a bipartisan group of 18 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Reps. Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Tracey Mann (R-KS), sent a letter to U.S. […]
Senator Reverend Warnock Uplifts Importance of the Farm Safety Net Programs for Georgia Peanut and Cotton Farmers During Senate Agriculture Hearing May 4, 2023
Senator Warnock highlighted the effectiveness of federal farm safety net programs during yesterday’s Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade hearing The “Farm Safety Net” is a collection […]
Arkansas Rice Farmer Discusses Needs for Farm Bill Safety Net Improvements before Senate Ag Panel May 3, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rich Hillman, an Arkansas rice farmer and member of the USA Rice Farmers Board of Directors, testified before the Senate Agriculture Commodities, Credit, and Trade Subcommittee during […]
E15 is Back Again for Summer 2023 May 1, 2023
EPA on Friday issued an emergency fuel waiver, allowing E15 fuel sales in Summer 2023. Generally, E15 is banned in summer months, but EPA flipped the script for the first […]
