Feb 16
AFBF Welcomes Nomination of Xochitl Torres Small as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture: American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Biden’s intention to nominate Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. “AFBF congratulates Xochitl Torres Small on her nomination to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Her experience with …
Feb 16
Today at the 2023 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference, state agriculture officials voted to encourage the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to consult state agriculture departments on citizen lawsuits or take actions to reduce the number of these lawsuits that often end in settlements altering public policy. “State and federal policy should …
Feb 16
American Agri-Women (AAW) learned firsthand about the impacts and efforts to mitigate livestock predators from a natural resources panel at their annual convention. AAW President Heather Hampton+Knodle said, “People may have seen ranchhands on ‘Yellowstone’ trying to save their livestock from wolves. Apex predator attacks on cattle, sheep and other livestock aren’t just made for TV, …
Feb 16
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Feb 15
Connealy selected to represent the Angus breed at the NCBA’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference. The Angus Foundation selected Gabriel Connealy of Whitman, Nebraska, to represent the Angus breed at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC). Each year, the Foundation selects and sponsors an individual to attend the conference, held in June in …
Feb 15
“On behalf of America’s farmer co-ops, I applaud the nomination of Xochitl Torres Small to be the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. As the under secretary for rural development since 2021, she has experience leading a section of USDA that oversees programs that impact rural America in diverse ways, from funding rural housing and community facilities …
Feb 15
Today at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2023 Winter Policy Conference, NASDA CEO Ted McKinney announced the organization is welcoming eight new members since the 2022 midterm elections. Two states elected new commissioners of agriculture, and governors in six states have announced the appointment of new NASDA members. “We are proud to …
Feb 15
At the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference today, NASDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Pork Board (NPB) and National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) announced a new partnership to enhance coordination and preparedness to prevent and protect the United States from African Swine Fever (ASF), a deadly pig disease …
