Football coaches appear to be in the forefront of national political news nowadays here’s an excellent opinion piece published by Agri-Pulse from for Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville on the need to pass a farm bill.
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Category: Legislative Updates
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Twelve House members today are introducing a $14 billion disaster aid bill to compensate producers for weather-related losses in 2022 and 2023.
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CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the premier construction trade show in North America, was awarded the prestigious title of Largest Trade Show among the Top 100 Trade Shows at the Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Grand Awards.
USDA is due out today with its latest forecast for farm income, and the numbers are expected to be bad. Look for more new calls for Congress to pass a new farm bill to shore up incomes of row crop producers.
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Lawmakers return to D.C. next week for a possible battle over keeping the government funded when the new fiscal year starts Oct. 1. And they also may take up another extension for the 2018 farm bill.
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There are many resources used by transportation advocates to make their case for more investment. Over the years I have supported TRIP, the Road Information Program, on making the public aware of the needs of state road and bridge conditions. Here is a recent TRIP report on Michigan roads.
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Last month the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced the 2024 Urban and Community Conservation (UAC) grant initiative recipients. These grants are open to any conservation district or tribe within the U.S. and its territories.
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Senate Republican Whip John Thune said Wednesday that another one-year farm bill extension will likely be needed amid the ongoing partisan gridlock over current proposals.
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Zippy Duval, President of the American Farm Bureau continues to push for farm bill action. Below is a recent statement he made urging Congress to act this year.
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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was at the Democratic National Convention this week in his personal capacity, and we got his views on a possible Kamala Harris presidency.
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