Today, Public Lands Council (PLC) Secretary and Colorado grazing permittee Robbie LeValley testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations about the unnecessary burdens borne by livestock producers when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service introduces experimental populations under Section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). LeValley outlined that while Section …
Category: Ag News
Mar 04
NACD Releases Report on the Impacts of Recent Executive Orders on the Locally Led Conservation Delivery System
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has released a report about the impacts of recent Executive Orders and funding freezes on America’s locally led conservation delivery system, including conservation districts and the producers and communities they serve. The report was informed by a survey the association distributed to conservation districts last month, which received over 350 …
Mar 04
Secretary Rollins Previews Her Vision for Restoring Rural Prosperity
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins delivered remarks to hundreds of local leaders at the National Association of Counties. There, she previewed her vision for restoring rural prosperity to America. She discussed the importance of the President’s efforts to rein in out-of-control government spending and federal overreach to return more power to the people. …
Mar 04
ARA and TFI Joint Statement on Tariffs
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) issued the following joint statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement on tariffs on imports of Canadian goods: “TFI and ARA acknowledge the Trump administration’s commitment to strengthening American industry, including the agriculture economy. However, we are concerned about the impact of the 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports to …
Mar 04
Montana Farmers Union President Delivers Testimony to House Agriculture Committee on the State of the Livestock Industry
Montana Farmers Union (MFU) President Walter Schweitzer today testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, to detail the current state of the livestock industry. Here are President Schweitzer’s full opening remarks: “Thank you, Chairman Mann and Ranking Member Costa, for the invitation to testify today. My name …
Mar 04
Corn Growers Respond to Tariffs
In response to the tariffs imposed between the United States and its trading partners, Illinois farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman Jr. released the following statement: “Farmers are facing a troubling economic landscape due to rising input costs and declining corn prices. We ask President Trump to quickly negotiate agreements with Mexico, …
Mar 04
Klobuchar Statement on Across-the-Board Tariffs
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the Administration imposing tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, and China. “These across-the-board tariffs will make it harder for Americans to put food on the table and will squeeze farmers who will lose valuable …
Mar 04
NMPF Scholarship Committee Announces Vitaliano Legacy Scholarship
The National Milk Producers Federation announced today the creation of the Dr. Peter Vitaliano Legacy Scholarship as part of the National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. The award will be used to help support a student who demonstrates attributes exemplified by Dr. Vitaliano to honor his longtime commitment to the success of U.S. dairy producers and …
Mar 04
American Soybean Association says, “Tariffs Are Not ‘Fun’ & Farmers Are Frustrated”
Farmer members of the American Soybean Association have for years consistently maintained their position that they do not support the use of tariffs, which threaten important markets and raise input costs for farmers, as a negotiation tactic. The interconnected nature of agricultural supply chains means tariffs have immediate negative, and in many cases lasting, impacts …
Mar 04
Drummond Warns of Contractor Fraud after Severe Weather
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is cautioning Oklahomans to be on the lookout for fraudsters after this morning’s severe weather. Drummond said the number of contractor fraud incidents spike in the weeks and months after storms and tornadoes. “In the wake of disaster, these bad actors often target vulnerable homeowners desperate to rebuild,” Drummond said. “While …
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