Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, delivered the closing remarks below following today’s full committee hearing entitled “Uncertainty, Inflation, Regulations: Challenges for American Agriculture.”
Category: Ag News
Mar 01
Biological Seed Treatment from BASF Helps Maximize Soybean Yield Potential
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to visit with BASF Senior Field Technical Representative, Troy Bauer about biological seed treatments and the benefits for growers who use these treatments. “Biological seed treatments, from our perspective, are products that contain the live biological organisms, and they usually benefit the plants we are using them …
Mar 01
Ranch Group Praises Bipartisan, Bicameral Reintroduction of Checkoff Reform Legislation
Today, Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.); and Reps. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) reintroduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (OFF Act). The OFF Act will reform all commodity checkoff programs, including the beef checkoff program. The bill finds that …
Mar 01
2022 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award – Smith Family Farm
Jimmy and Cathy Smith farm with their children Spencer and Calli. They credit conservation practices and technological advances with saving time and money, and benefitting the landscape. Growing rye as a cover crop has improved the Smith’s soil, which average 2 to 4 percent organic matter compared to the statewide .5 percent average. They began …
Mar 01
NCBA Condemns House and Senate Bills Aimed at “Checkoff Reform”
Legislation introduced today in the House and Senate represents nothing more than another attempt to allow activists to dictate to producers. Sens. Booker and Warren have long been supported by animal rights groups, and this collective group of bill sponsors has worked long and hard to dismantle our industry’s only self-funded promotion and education effort. Sens. …
Mar 01
Early Voting for Special Election Begins Thursday
Early voting for the March 7 Special Election begins Thursday for voters across the state. All voters will have the opportunity to vote on a state question. Some voters will also have county questions or local propositions on the ballot. In-person absentee voting, more commonly known as “early voting,” will be held Thursday, March 2 …
Mar 01
Lucas Joins Letter Addressing USDA’s Failure to Detail Foreign Acquisition of U.S. Farmland
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Representatives Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Rick Crawford (R-AR), and Mike Flood (R-NE) in leading a push for accountability to address United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) failure to conduct oversight of foreign acquisition of U.S. agricultural land. In a bipartisan letter, the lawmakers expressed deep concern for USDA’s failures …
Mar 01
Testimony as Prepared for Zippy Duvall President, American Farm Bureau Federation to the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture February 28, 2023
Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, and other members of the committee, I want to begin by thanking you for what you do for America’s farmers and ranchers. A country that cannot feed its people is not secure, so the strong farm policy that supports a strong food supply truly is part of a smart national …
Mar 01
Putting Pork on the Dinner Plate
Families are seeing higher prices at the grocery store and are challenged to put together a family meal while sticking to a budget. NPB is working hard to become a resource for consumers of the widest range of cultures and socio-economic levels to show how pork can be an affordable and nutritious meal option. …
Mar 01
Wednesday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
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