Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Help Farmers, Ranchers and Rural Businesses Invest in Renewable Energy Systems and Energy-Efficiency Improvements
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Energy Costs, Builds America’s Clean-Energy Economy in Rural America WASHINGTON, March 31, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that…
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Friday, March 31st
Ag Committee Approves Pair of Bipartisan Bills to Support Ranchers, Mitigate Wolf Reintroduction Impacts
Legislation will help decrease conflict, compensate livestock owners for losses DENVER, CO – The Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee today approved a pair of bills sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts, D-Avon,…
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Friday, March 31st
Read the NAFB’s National Ag News for Friday – March 31st, 2023
NATIONAL AG NEWS SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION National Ag News for March 31, 2023 Senate Passes Resolution Overturning Biden Administration’s WOTUS Rule The Senate passed the Congressional…
NFU Supports Reintroduction of Next Generation Fuels Act in the House
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks reintroduced the Next Generation Fuels Act in the United States House of Representatives, which increases gasoline octane to a minimum standard through low-carbon, renewable fuels,…
Interior Department Releases Proposed Plan to Guide the Balanced Management of Public Lands
Public Lands Rule lays groundwork for conserving wildlife habitat, restoring places impacted by wildfire and drought, expanding outdoor recreation, and thoughtful development WASHINGTON — Today the Department of the Interior published a proposal to…
RFA Thanks House Members for Next Generation Fuels Act Reintroduction
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House of Representatives today would lower consumer gas prices, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enable greater engine efficiency, and encourage competition in the fuel market, according to the…
Dairy Fueling the Field
Dairy MAX forges NIL deals with collegiate athletes to share the nutritional benefits of dairy. Grand Prairie, Texas – March 30, 2023 – Over the last couple of years, it has…
Polis Administration Announces Colorado Communities Receive Millions in Funding for Forest Restoration and Wildfire Mitigation Efforts
Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation (FRWRM) grant program, administered by the Colorado State Forest Service DENVER – Coloradans who live in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) have had to adjust…
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Thursday, March 30th
USDA Expands Margin Protection for Corn and Soybean Farmers
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its Margin Protection insurance plan, adding more than a thousand counties to the insurance option that provides coverage against…
House Members Reintroduce Next Generation Fuels Act
The Next Generation Fuels Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today. The National Corn Growers Association applauded the development, saying the legislation would help address the country’s…
State agriculture departments applaud bipartisan passage of WOTUS CRA
ARLINGTON, Va. — NASDA CEO Ted McKinney released the following statement regarding the bipartisan passage the Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval for Waters of the United States (WOTUS). “NASDA applauds…
ALB to Hire Director of Sustainability Programs
Sustainability has become a top priority for the American Lamb Board (ALB). Several new projects have been funded and more are in the works to promote the sheep industry’s commitment…