Iowa Swine Day Pre-Conf Symposium: Soybean Meal 360°
Ames, Iowa (May 23, 2024) – Dr. David Holzgraefe, swine nutritionist and owner of Holzgraefe Innovative Services, LLC, will moderate the upcoming Iowa Swine Day Pre-conference Symposium titled: Soybean Meal 360: Expanding our horizons through discoveries and field-proven feeding
House Committee on Agriculture Advances the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
Washington, D.C. (May 24, 2024) – Today, the House Committee on Agriculture passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (H.R. 8472) on a bipartisan vote of 33-21. In response, National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President
ARA Applauds House Ag Committee Vote on Farm Bill
ARLINGTON, Va. (May 24, 2024) – The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) President & CEO Daren Coppock released the following statement applauding the bipartisan efforts by the House Agriculture Committee to move the Farm Bill forward: “ARA applauds members of the
Firestone Ag 2024 Rock the Crop Sweepstakes Deadline is June 6
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 23, 2024) – Firestone Ag, a business of Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), will close entries for the 2024 Rock the Crop Sweepstakes on June 6. This year’s sweepstakes is open exclusively for chapters of the National FFA Organization
Nebraska Governor Pillen Wins 2024 America’s Fuel Award
LINCOLN, NEB.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, presented Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (R) with its highest honor—the America’s Fuel Award—this week, in recognition of his commitment to American bioethanol and his efforts to make Nebraska’s
Food Research & Action Center Celebrates Rollout of Nationwide Summer EBT
WASHINGTON — FRAC is thrilled to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in celebrating the launch of the Summer EBT Program. By implementing this new permanent program, 37 states, the District of Columbia, all five U.S. territories,
ASTA Commends Farm Bill Momentum
Alexandria, VA—May 24, 2024— American Seed Trade Association president and CEO, Andy LaVigne, issued the following statement after the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture considered and passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act in a bipartisan vote. “ASTA commends
NMPF Thanks House Agriculture Committee for Farm Bill Progress and Key Dairy Wins
ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation thanked members of the House Agriculture Committee for their work to advance a 2024 Farm Bill through Congress this year, with bipartisan approval for a plan introduced by Chairman Glenn “GT”
IDFA Pleased With SNAP Dairy Incentive Expansion in House Ag Committee Farm Bill, Urges Congress To Add Cheese and Yogurt To the Incentive As Farm Bill Development Continues
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2024—The U.S. House Agriculture Committee today approved its version of a 2024 Farm Bill. Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement on the bill:
Specialty Crops Applaud House Farm Bill Moving Forward
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2024) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) has released the following statement following the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s passage of the farm bill: “We thank Chairman Thompson and his staff for including