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AFBF Looking For A Farm Bill In The New Year
AFBF Looking For A Farm Bill In The New Year
AFBF Looking For A Farm Bill In The New Year
A New Year is a fresh chance to do what farm leaders hoped for the last two years, and that’s to develop a new Farm Bill.  But how soon that gets done in the new year is a key question.  And how quickly can agriculture recover from the legislative setbacks and uncertainty of a lack of a Farm Bill is another question that remains.  American Farm Bureau’s ...
AFBF Wants To Build On December’s Success
AFBF Wants To Build On December’s Success
AFBF Wants To Build On December’s Success
The American Farm Bureau Federation hopes to build on this month’s farm aid success with new wins for producers next year, especially a new Farm Bill.  Ask the AFBF, and they’ll tell you that $10 billion in farm aid and $21 billion in farm disaster aid was great news for the agriculture community.  But net farm income...
AFBF Pressures Lawmakers For Assistance
AFBF Pressures Lawmakers For Assistance
AFBF Pressures Lawmakers For Assistance
The American Farm Bureau was mounting an 11th-hour pressure campaign to get billions of dollars in economic farm aid in a massive stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown this week.   “It is not acceptable for Congress to tie up their business at the end of the year and not recognize the need for, not just disaster assistance but economic assistance,” noted AFBF President Zippy Duvall.
Ag Leaders: We Look Forward To Working With President Trump
Ag Leaders: We Look Forward To Working With President Trump
Ag Leaders: We Look Forward To Working With President Trump
The American Farm Bureau Federation and other major farm groups spent much of Wednesday congratulating President-elect Trump, vowing to work with him and Congressional leaders to advance top Ag priorities, including a new Farm Bill.  AFB President Zippy Duvall says it’s now time to “put politics aside” and finish a new five-year farm bill.   “We’ve been p...
Farming Challenges Will Follow Congress Into 2025, AFBF
Farming Challenges Will Follow Congress Into 2025, AFBF
Farming Challenges Will Follow Congress Into 2025, AFBF
Farm Bill challenges will not go away in 2025 if Congress has to punt again on the top farming legislation; that, from a top American Farm Bureau official.  AFBF Director of Government Affairs Joe Gilson said there will be many challenges next year, since there will be a new Congress, new representatives, new senators, and a debt selling issue to address.  All of ...
AFBF: Farmers Need To Be Aware Of Corporate Transparency Act
AFBF: Farmers Need To Be Aware Of Corporate Transparency Act
AFBF: Farmers Need To Be Aware Of Corporate Transparency Act
A large number of farmers and ranchers are up against a January 1st deadline to file their detailed Beneficial Ownership Information under the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act.  Samantha Ayoub, associate economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation said the Act applies to many types of small businesses.   “The ...

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