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Congress again looks to improve cattle market woes
Senators reintroduce Cattle Market Transparency Act that establishes minimum of fed cattle traded on cash market. After the Holcomb fire and fallout from the COVID pandemic, cattle producers went...
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Farm Progress America, March 4, 2021
Max Armstrong shares news that agriculture is producing more, using fewer resources and emitting less carbon Max Armstrong reports on the annual report on greenhouse gases from the Environmental...
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Ag labor solution offered in House
Bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act reintroduced in the House by Reps. Lofgren and Newhouse. A widely supported solution for ongoing agricultural labor woes – the Farm Workhouse Modernization...
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Meat industry concerned on extra COVID worker requirements
Higher food prices could result if meat plants required to increase space requirements between workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering a temporary emergency standard...
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Cattle inventory revisions
The question is what will the calf crop measure? Several things have been written about the 2021 cattle inventory report, which continued to show reduction in the size of the US beef cattle herd....
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Farm Progress America, March 5, 2021
Max Armstrong looks at ways farmers manage spending based on a new survey from Farm Futures Max Armstrong reports on a recent Farm Futures survey that looked at key cost-cutting tactics used on farms....
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This Week in Agribusiness, March 6, 2021
Updates from Commodity Classic, markets, environmental sustainability, renewable energy partnership and more. John Linder, President, NCGA joins Mike Pearson to discuss an update from the first...
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How Tom Vilsack sees the future of U.S. agriculture
The new secretary of agriculture offered key insights at the virtual Commodity Classic held this week. If farmers are worried about President Joe Biden having a negative impact on their business, they...
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Animal gene editing turf war battle continues
USDA reopens comment period on animal biotechnology as new administration comes in and evaluates previous comments made. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reopening the public review and comment...
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Celebrating women in agriculture
Farm Progress celebrates International Women’s Day with 33 influencers from across the nation. Who run the world? Girls! Well, women. And more specifically, women in agriculture! Farm Progress is...
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Farm Progress America, March 8, 2021
Max Armstrong shares insight on a new Kansas State study looking at consumer mean, or non-meat, choices Max Armstrong reports on a recent survey from Kansas State University looking at consumers and...
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Trump's water rule now enforced nationally
Court of appeals overturns stay issued in California for WOTUS rule replacement. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the Colorado injunction of the Trump administration's...
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USDA inspector to examine meat processing COVID cases
Meat Institute continues to urge for vaccination prioritization to meat plant workers. USDA’s Office of the Inspector General is initiating an audit of USDA actions that may have contributed to the...
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USMCA implementation already causing headaches
Dairy provisions on tariff rate quotas already causing concern as well as Mexico’s actions on GMOs and potatoes. In his first days of office, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack had what he termed a...
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Farm Progress America, March 9, 2021
Max Armstrong shares insight on the latest challenge facing farmers – better Internet access Max Armstrong looks at a major challenge facing agriculture – good, fast internet access. Max shares that...
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Farm Progress America, March 10, 2021
Max Armstrong reports on an effort in Congress to bring transparency to livestock pricing Max Armstrong looks at a bipartisan bill in the Senate – the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 – which...
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Death tax repeal bills introduced on Capitol Hill
Sen. Thune and Reps. Jason Smith and Sanford Bishop introduce bill to completely repeal estate tax. Members of Congress are again looking to repeal the estate tax, commonly referred to as the death...
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House sends COVID relief bill to President
Estimated $5 billion of relief headed to farmers of color and total of $22.7 billion for agriculture sector. In action Wednesday afternoon, the House advanced the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the...
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Farm Progress America, March 11, 2021
Max Armstrong reports on an interesting approach one farm group is taking to link farmers and consumers Max Armstrong shares an interesting approach Young Farmers and Ranchers of the American Farm...
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EPA administrator Regan confirmed by Senate
Michael Regan brings experience of working with agricultural stakeholders to find solutions. In floor action Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan...
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