Articles Tagged with ''Congress''

In this opinion piece, Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., calls on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to use the COP29 climate conference to push back against efforts by anti-meat activists to reduce global meat consumption.

Those in the agriculture industry believe that conservation programs will be largely unaffected by the incoming second Trump administration, with the fate of remaining Inflation Reduction Act conservation funding in the hands of Congress.

Along the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump had vowed to repeal parts of the Biden administration's landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act. Now facing a second Trump administration, industry groups are hopeful broad bipartisan support for biofuels and conservation programs in Congress means these initiatives will remain in place. 

In this opinion piece, Kasey Cronquist, president of the North American Blueberry Council, says the East Coast port strike caused problems for the blueberry sector and consumers despite being suspended. 

In this joint opinion piece, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., highlight legislation they recently introduced to reform the Endangered Species Act.

In this opinion piece, Dr. Rob Johansson, director of economics and policy analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, says farmers urgently need a new farm bill.

Members of Congress are calling for justice and federal action for those impacted by a listeria outbreak tied to a Virginia Boar’s Head facility as the death toll rises. 

In this opinion piece, Senator Tuberville urges Congress to pass a farm bill that is favorable to America’s agricultural producers.

State agricultural leaders plan to continue focusing on economic uncertainty in farm country, food safety issues, and outreach to trade partners in 2025, leaders of state ag departments said at a meeting in Indianapolis this week.

In this opinion piece, Dana M. O’Brien, president and founder of BioHarbor Strategies, argues that former President Donald Trump's embrace of RFK Jr could negatively affect U.S. agriculture.