Category: Ag News
Mar 03
Trump Administration Ends Enforcement of Beneficial Ownership Information Requirements
The Treasury Department is announcing today that, with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadline. “This is a victory for common sense,” said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Today’s action is part of …
Mar 03
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Announces ECAP- Emergency Relief- at Commodity Classic
Commodity Classic attendees heard from the new USDA Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, on Sunday afternoon- and she unveiled the plan by the new administration to get the ten billion dollars of direct assistance to farmers passed in the lame duck session of Congress this past December out this month. Rollins says USDA will beat …
Mar 02
ASA Congratulates the 2025 Regional Conservation Legacy Award Winners
The American Soybean Association congratulates this year’s regional winners of the 2025 Conservation Legacy Award: • Benjamin and Shannon Tignor Ellis, Champlain, Virginia (South Region)• Jim O’Connell, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Midwest Region)• Kurt Stiefvater, Salem, South Dakota (Upper Midwest Region)• Aaron Thompson, Hartly, Delaware (Northeast Region) The award winners will be recognized at the annual …
Mar 02
Okfuskee Carcass Contest Turns out Record Donations
Seven Okfuskee County students competed in the Okfuskee County Cattlemen’s Association (OCCA) Carcass Contest and Beef Auction Thursday night. This contest helped participants gain real-life experience in the cattle business with allcounty-bred steers shown by 4-H and FFA members from Okfuskee County. Over $1,000 inprizes, plaques, and buckles were awarded to the top three participants. …
Mar 02
Klobuchar, Warnock, Colleagues Press for Timely Disaster Assistance for All Farmers
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and 13 other Democratic Senators are pressing the Administration for assurances that assistance for economic challenges in 2024 and natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 will be provided to all farmers—including row crop and specialty …
Mar 01
OALP’s Class XXI Ends International Study Trip in Kenya
On Friday morning, the OALP visited Interplant Agriculture, established in 2021 as the preferred distributor for Barenbrug in Kenya and surroundings. Barenbrug is one of the leading innovators of regenerative agriculture, reshaping conventional farming methods using diverse, mixed species cover crops to generate multiple benefits such as soil enrichment, fertility, carbon sequestration, increased diversity of …
Feb 28
ASA Congratulates the 2025 Regional Conservation Legacy Award Winners
The American Soybean Association congratulates this year’s regional winners of the 2025 Conservation Legacy Award: The award winners will be recognized at the annual ASA Awards Celebration during Commodity Classic on March 1, 2025. During the event, one of the regional winners will be announced as the national winner. The Conservation Legacy Award is a …
Feb 28
EPA Administrator Zeldin Celebrates First Month of Trump Administration Accomplishments
In the one month since U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin was sworn in, the Trump EPA has made major strides to Power the Great American Comeback. This plan outlines the agency’s priorities under the leadership of President Trump and Administrator Zeldin. The newly announced Powering the Great American Comeback initiative consists of five …
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