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Coalition Advocates Wants More Conservation Funding
Coalition Advocates Wants More Conservation Funding
Coalition Advocates Wants More Conservation Funding
The National Association of Conservation Districts wrote to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging robust support for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s operations budget.  With the support of more than 120 conservation and agriculture groups, NACD requested $1.2 billion in FY 2026 ...
Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
“This bill is kind of a marker, it starts the discussion and I'm hoping that we can make some needed updates to it before final passage,” said Representative Dan Newhouse, after he and California’s Zoe Lofgren reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Wednesday.  He said  reintroducing th...
How Could Debt Ceiling Conversations Impact The Ag Economy?
How Could Debt Ceiling Conversations Impact The Ag Economy?
How Could Debt Ceiling Conversations Impact The Ag Economy?
A debt crisis faceoff and a Farm Bill deadline are two linked challenges facing U.S. agriculture this year with predictions by one Washington D.C. Ag lobbyist that Congress will meet both challenges.  Randy Russell with food and ag policy Russell Group predicts there will be no avoiding open debate this year on the debt crisis now that the Treasury has run out of borrowing authority.   “... Read M
Simpson Calls On Senate To Pass FWMA
Simpson Calls On Senate To Pass FWMA
Simpson Calls On Senate To Pass FWMA
A bipartisan group of House members is urging the Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act as the end of the current Congress quickly approaches.  The House has already cleared the bipartisan legislation twice, but it continually gets held up in the Senate.  Idaho R...
Oregon Voter Turnout Lagging
Oregon Voter Turnout Lagging
Oregon Voter Turnout Lagging
We are just days away from election day 2022.  And despite several statewide races, including Governor, U.S. Senate and all House positions, at last report, voter turnout across Oregon is just over 19%.  That figure is lower than many experts expected.   Oregon Sta...
August Recess A Great Time To Advocate For Ag
August Recess A Great Time To Advocate For Ag
August Recess A Great Time To Advocate For Ag
Federal lawmakers are out of D.C., for their month-long congressional recess.  Tom Donnelly, Director of Grassroots Program Development at the American Farm Bureau, said the August is the ideal time for farmers and ranchers to engage with senators and representatives, and advocate for Ag. “We h...
Newhouse Expresses Frustration Over Lack Of Movement On FWMA
Newhouse Expresses Frustration Over Lack Of Movement On FWMA
Newhouse Expresses Frustration Over Lack Of Movement On FWMA
Dan Newhouse says he's frustrated over the lack of movement on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.  The legislation cleared the House of Representatives in March 2021 and since then has been in a holding pattern in the Senate.  The central Washington Republican said time is running out. "Ther...
Congressman Wants Investigation into Chinese Land Purchases
Congressman Wants Investigation into Chinese Land Purchases
Congressman Wants Investigation into Chinese Land Purchases
If Republicans take back a Congressional majority in November, Florida Representative Mike Waltz pledged that the House GOP would investigate the flow of Chinese money into the U.S. economy.  Waltz told Daily Mail that the steady encroachment not only poses a military threat but could also have wide-ranging impacts on the American economy.  Re...

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