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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., is set to announce a proposal today to use the next farm bill to boost crop insurance coverage. The FARMER Act, which Hoeven will announce at a news conference with GOP colleagues on the Senate Ag Committee, would increase premium subsidies for 80% and 85% coverage levels.
Pork producers are on Capitol Hill this week to push for a measure preempting state-level animal confinement laws like California's Proposition 12 and Massachusetts' Question 3.
Lawmakers are back in D.C. this week after a two-week recess, and there is a lot on their agenda, starting with the GOP attempt to remove Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from office.
The latest outbreak of highly avian pathogenic influenza has now claimed a large layer operation owned by the nation’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods. Nearly 2 million birds will be killed at the Texas operation, the company said Tuesday.
Crop insurance provider Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa has acquired the California-based Global Ag Insurance Services, expanding its presence in the specialty crop sector.
The Agriculture Department is accepting proposals for Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects as it looks to dole out $1.5 billion in funding for the program this fiscal year, Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday.
The latest outbreak of highly avian pathogenic influenza has now claimed a large layer operation owned by the nation’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods. Nearly 2 million birds will be killed at the Texas operation, the company said Tuesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration has paved the way for a Texas-based drone company to allow one operator to pilot “swarms” of up to three drones without a visual observer. Others could soon follow suit.