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An amendment to prohibit funds from being used to finalize the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed “Landscape and Conservation Health” rule was adopted in the Interior and Environment Appropriations.

A large coalition of agriculture and business groups asked President Biden to intervene in the west coast port labor negotiations.  In a letter signed by the groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, they say, “It is imperative that the administration work with the parties to quickly reach a new agreement and ensure there is no disruption to port operations."   The c...

Feeding America this week announced the launch of Farmers Feed America.  The organization says the broad coalition shows that farmers and food banks are united in calling for a strong 2023 Farm Bill that meets the needs of America's farmers and protects federal nutrition programs.  Th...

The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging Congress to pass legislation freezing the “flawed” 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate, or AEWR.  AFBF said the rate distorts labor costs for farmers across the country who hire nearly 400,000 employees through the H-2A program.   The bipartis...

Farm families from across the nation donated 25.3 million pounds of food and raised more than $1 million to help fight hunger in 2022 through Farm Bureau's "Harvest for All" program.  Combined, the monetary and food donations totaled the equivalent of 31.1 mi...

The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands Case IH and New Holland signed a memorandum of understanding last week, allowing farmers and ranchers to repair their equipment.  The MOU follows a similar agreement Farm Bureau signed with John Deere earlier this year.   “...

The United States has asked Mexico to start the process of more formally resolving a long-running dispute over Mexico’s planned import ban of GMO corn.  The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office asked Mexico for technical talks under the USMCA trade deal that could lead to more formal dispute settlement talks on the planned GMO corn ban.   “This is a s...

The American Farm Bureau Federation estimates 2022 crop losses due to weather and climate change at more than $21.4 billion.  The AFBF Market Intel analysis shows in 2022, 18 weather and climate disasters, each with damages exceeding $1 billion struck the United States.  As we t...

2022 will go into the books as the third-costliest year for weather disasters in U.S. history.  The estimated total economic losses reached $165 billion.  New analysis by American Farm Bureau economists shows extreme weather caused more than $21 billion in crop losses.     A...

Last week, the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance released policy recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill.  Further reducing emissions throughout agricultural and forestry supply chains will require a comprehensive effort involving financial and technical assistance, research investments, proactive response to innovation, public-private partnerships and a commitment to equitable opportunities fo