Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
House Markup of Farm Bill to Begin Thursday
The markup for House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson's farm bill will move ahead on Thursday despite scores from the Congressional Budget Office that raise questions. The CBO says the scores provided d...
May 23, 2024
USDA Funding to Expand Market Opportunities Overseas
The USDA is allocating $300 million to 66 organizations under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the agency launched RAPP in October 2023 to expand m...
May 23, 2024
USDA Funding to Expand Market Opportunities Overseas
The USDA is allocating $300 million to 66 organizations under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the agency launched RAPP in October 2023 to expand m...
May 23, 2024
Fungicide Use in a Lower Price Environment
A recent article posted to the Farmdoc Daily website at the University of Illinois explores the economics of fungicide applications on corn and soybeans. In it, Carl Zulauf, an emeritus agricultural e...
May 23, 2024
Fungicide Use in a Lower Price Environment
A recent article posted to the Farmdoc Daily website at the University of Illinois explores the economics of fungicide applications on corn and soybeans. In it, Carl Zulauf, an emeritus agricultural e...
May 23, 2024
Taxpayer Groups Concerned about Farm Bill Subsidies
Multiple free market and taxpayer advocacy organizations held a press conference about the upcoming farm bill. They're concerned about proposals to increase farm subsidies in any new legislation. Josh...
May 22, 2024
Taxpayer Groups Concerned about Farm Bill Subsidies
Multiple free market and taxpayer advocacy organizations held a press conference about the upcoming farm bill. They're concerned about proposals to increase farm subsidies in any new legislation. Josh...
May 22, 2024
Rouzer Encourages Appropriations Leaders to Stabilize Labor Wages for Farm Families
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) joined 119 of his colleagues on a bipartisan letter encouraging House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education...
May 22, 2024
Ag Groups React Positively to House Farm Bill Ahead of Markup
Some of America's leading agricultural organizations are reacting to the House version of the farm bill put forth by Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson ahead of markup on Thursday. American Soybean Associ...
May 22, 2024
NCDA and CS Urges Lookout for Yellow-Legged Hornet
The yellow-legged hornet is an invasive species that has been found in Georgia and the southern part of South Carolina but has not been found in North Carolina. The NCDA&CS' Plant Industry Divisio...
May 21, 2024