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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Farm and and other commodity groups over the weekend made it clear to members of Congress they should vote against a year-end funding bill this week if […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has released the text of the Farm Bill she hopes can get through Congress before the end of the year […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden is asking Congress to fund $21 billion in aid for ranchers and farmers as part of an overall $98.6 billion disaster package the president […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 50 Livestock Marketing Association members and staff met with senators, U.S. representatives, congressional staffers and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials Sept. 18-19, during the association’s […]
DESMET, S.D. – Voluntary conservation efforts work best in ranch and farm country, according to NCBA President Todd Wilkinson, DeSmet, S.D. Wilkinson and the NCBA are in support of the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Todd Wilkinson testified recently before the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry at a hearing titled “A Review […]
WASHINGTON, S.D. – The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act has been reintroduced in the 188th Congress. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Ron Wyden […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield Ag News he’s disappointed the omnibus spending bill does not include his Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. The $1.7 trillion […]
By U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Director Brett Crosby A blog post published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on July 12, 2022, claimed that Congress is “rushing” to consider “aggressive legislation to regulate […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Funding for Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR), which requires meatpackers to report purchases and sales of livestock and livestock products to the USDA, .will continue under a stopgap […]
WASHINGTON, DC – It’s a matter of food security. That’s the message National Farmers Union President Rob Lawrew delivered to a a subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that […]
WASHINGTON, DC – R-CALF USA has asked Congress to implement a stopgap measure to preserve what is left of the U.S. cattle industry. In written testimony submitted in a Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Two US Senators have sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland drawing attention to a brewing crisis in the food supply system, as reported by […]
STURGIS, SD – Decades of political infighting among the nation’s cattle organizations may be turning a corner. If nothing else, the fact that representatives from these organizations sat across the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration on Friday sent Congress its first budget request for the 2022 fiscal year, outlining a set of priorities. The administration is seeking $1.5 trillion […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Companion bills to eliminate the estate tax have been re-introduced in Congress. Senator John Thune of South Dakota is leading the Senate effort. Missouri Congressman Jason Smith […]
Eleanor (Boe) Ingalls, 94, of Maurine, SD, stepped into glory on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 at Aspen Grove […]