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Category: Ag News
Dec 15
AFT Opposes Any End-of-Year Package Without IRA Conservation Funding Transfer and Producer Economic Assistance
This statement can be attributed to Tim Fink, AFT Vice President of Policy The holidays are a special time when many of us gather with loved ones over meals. But before we turn to the holidays, we will not turn our backs on the very people who make those meals possible. The suffering of many …
Dec 15
NACD Urges Congress to Include Producer Assistance and IRA Conservation Provisions in End-of-Year Bill
For the past several weeks, Congress has been developing an end-of-year bill to extend federal funding before the December 20 deadline, further extend the 2018 Farm Bill, and provide economic assistance for struggling producers, among other priorities. After failed negotiations at the leadership level, the current draft of this bill does not include economic assistance …
Dec 15
Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member David Scott on Farm Bill Extension
Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement in response to ongoing negotiations regarding the farm bill extension and delivering economic assistance to America’s farmers. “For weeks, congressional Democrats have provided a pathway to a farm bill extension that will deliver tens …
Dec 15
NCC Statement Opposing Spending Package
The National Cotton Council (NCC) strongly opposes any supplemental spending package that lacks meaningful short-term assistance for farmers. The failure of Congress to provide short-term support to our producers will mean that many farm families will go out of business in 2025, leading to devastating impacts throughout the rural economy. “We urge Congressional leadership to …
Dec 15
NCGA Calls on Congress to Resume Negotiations on Economic Assistance for Growers
Congress has yet to release or vote on a year-end legislation package. While recent negotiations have included funding for the federal government, a farm bill extension, economic assistance for agriculture producers and natural disaster recovery aid, Congressional leadership has signaled that the package does not currently include economic assistance. In response to this development, Kenneth …
Dec 15
NASDA urges congressional leadership to provide economic aid and disaster assistance to farmers and ranchers
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Ted McKinney issued the following statement. “Farmers and ranchers are encountering tremendous pressures under high input costs, elevated interest costs, deeply depressed commodity futures markets and poor local cash markets. Additionally, they have experienced powerful headwinds, ranging from extreme weather to uncertain global demand to supply chain disruptions. …
Dec 14
National Sorghum Producers Urges Congress to Pass Economic Assistance in Year-End Package
National Sorghum Producers Chair Amy France, a sorghum farmer from Scott City, Kansas, released the following statement of concern over Congress’ inability to include economic relief for producers in the year-end supplemental legislation. NSP is urging lawmakers from farm states to reject the bill if it fails to include this vital assistance. “Farmers are operating …
Dec 14
Statement of NCFC President Chuck Conner on Proposed Supplemental Funding Bill/Continuing Resolution
Reports from the supplemental funding/continuing resolution packaged being negotiated today fails to include critical economic assistance for American farmers facing the one-two punch of low prices and skyrocketing input costs. It would fall far short of what is needed to ensure the survival of thousands of producers across the country. We urge congressional leaders to …
Dec 14
ASA Opposes Any Funding Package Without Economic Assistance
Urges American Soybean Association Urges Congressional Leadership to Recognize Farm Economy Realities As the 2024 timeclock quickly dissolves, negotiations to include economic assistance for agriculture producers in Congress’ year-end spending package also appear to be on meltdown. Without the immediate relief sought in that package, farmers across the country who have faced severe economic hardships …
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