Industry groups are lining up to give their support for congressional action on the farm bill. Here is what the Farm Bureau messaged to Congress this week.
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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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Groups working to help farmers and consumers get legal rights to the information and parts they want to fix equipment are pushing the Federal Trade Commission for regulations on manufacturers’ repair policies.
The FTC is analyzing a petition submitted earlier this year by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund and iFixit seeking “a rule protecting the right to repair,” while also considering more than 1,800 comments on the matter submitted by parties on both sides of the fight. The FTC could grant or deny the petition in whole or in part, according to a Federal Register notice. It could also “deem the petition insufficient to warrant commencement of a rulemaking proceeding.”
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The American Farm Bureau Federation signed an agreement with Deere and Co. that is designed to let farmers and independent mechanics identify and repair problems with Deere equipment. The deal stops short of enabling farmers to modify equipment.
A memorandum of understanding between the nation’s largest farm organization and Deere “will ensure farmers everywhere are able to repair our own equipment,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall told delegates to the group’s annual convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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On June 9, 2021, EPA and the Department of the Army (the agencies) concluded their review of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule defining the term “waters of the United States” and announced their intention to initiate a new rulemaking process that restores the protections in place prior to the 2015 WOTUS implementation and develops a new rule to establish a durable definition of “waters of the United States.”
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The farm economy outlook is improving thanks to trade, COVID-19 relief, and a market rally. Michael Clements, economist with the American Farm Bureau, states the new year is bringing some optimism for the farm economy due to multiple factors: recently released data form the U.S. Census Bureau show that preliminary exports to China during November are nearly $5 billion, putting the total exports to a historic record.
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