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Tag: policy
Carbon Intensity Is Going To Be A Team Sport Jul 31, 2023
A new game is about to start and it’s time to figure out what position you want to play. The Inflation Reduction Act has opened a three-year window for farmers to […]
Aug. 9 NALC Webinar To Discuss Essentials of Farm Labor Law For Employers and Employees Jul 28, 2023
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Labor costs for hired workers account for 12 percent of production expenses for all farms, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. As of April 2023, farms and […]
Broadband Bill Would Push Internet to Every “Last Acre” in Rural America Jul 28, 2023
USDA’s Farm Computer Usage and Ownership report revealed that in 2022, roughly 18% of U.S. farms don’t have access to the internet. While efforts to link the broadband gaps have […]
Senate Votes to Limit Foreign Land Ownership Jul 27, 2023
Roughly 37.6 million acres of U.S. ag land is foreign owned, according to USDA. The majority of these deeds are held by Canada, Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany and China. […]
The Countdown is on for EPA to Revise WOTUS Jul 18, 2023
EPA is facing a regulatory countdown for amendments to the “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States'” (WOTUS) rule. EPA has now submitted a package of amendments to the […]
“Women In Agriculture” Bill Introduced, Gives Ag Machinery High Research Priority For Women Jul 17, 2023
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), and Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico-At-Large) introduced bipartisan legislation to support women farmers and ranchers in Maine and across the U.S. The Women in Agriculture Act would […]
Farm, Forestry, Environmental, and Hunger Advocates Unite Behind 2023 Farm Bill Jul 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty groups representing agricultural, environmental, forestry, wildlife, nutrition, and hunger advocates, including USA Rice, have launched the “Farm Bill for America’s Families: Sustaining Our Future” campaign to […]
US and China: A New Trade War? Jul 5, 2023
Beijing on Monday announced export controls on gallium and germanium—two obscure minerals key to the production of semiconductors, electric vehicles and aerospace manufacturing. And now the Biden administration is set […]
Stabenow Proposes $20 Billion Farm Bill Solution? Jun 27, 2023
Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) opened the door to shifting almost $20 billion from her party’s climate and tax credit law enacted last year to more general spending in […]
U.S. and China Relationship Status: It’s Still Complicated Jun 20, 2023
The U.S. and China have reportedly made “progress” and agreed to stabilize their relationship, but no major breakthroughs or a path to resolve ongoing issues were outlined at the end […]
