Backers aim for quick action on farm labor reform Dozens of farm groups stood with 44 lawmakers — one-tenth of the U.S. House membership — on Wednesday in support of bipartisan legislation to provide legal status to undocumented farmworkers and to modernize the H-2A agricultural guestworker program. Lead sponsor… Continue reading
USDA embraces hemp as a crop, but many hurdles remain for growers On Tuesday, the Department of Agriculture tempered optimism about hemp, a new, money-making crop for many farmers, with caution of obstacles for an emerging industry. Lawmakers agree on bill offering path to legal status for farm… Continue reading
USDA takes an earlier look at the long-term crop forecast Almost unnoticed, the USDA has shifted to an earlier reference point for an arcane but important document that helps shape the federal budget and provides a first look at the likely size of next year’s crops. Multiple lawsuits… Continue reading
Senate to vote on funding for ‘heirs property’ initiative The Senate is scheduled to vote today on an amendment to provide $5 million for a re-lending program that would be a step toward resolving ownership issues for farmers operating on so-called heirs property — land that passed from one… Continue reading
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“Thank you to the brave men & women who put their lives on the line to eliminate ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last night in Syria! It’s a great day for the USA, an amazing tribute to the courage of our armed forces. Continue reading
(Bloomberg) — China aims to buy at least $20 billion of agricultural products in a year if it signs a partial trade deal with the U.S., and would consider boosting purchases further in future rounds of talks, people familiar with the matter said. The $20 billion would take its imports of… Continue reading
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Ag purchases are welcome, but significant Sino-U.S. issues remain, says Pence President Trump aims to sign a “phase one” trade agreement with China that will result in vast sales of U.S. farm exports on the way to resolving “a whole range of structural and significant issues” between the nations,… Continue reading
Biofuel advocates challenge EPA on RFS waivers The EPA justified its exemption of 31 refineries from the Renewable Fuel Standard in a two-page memorandum that it did not reveal for weeks, said a coalition of four biofuel groups and two farm groups in a challenge filed in a U.S…. Continue reading
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