Author: Membership

SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKER PUSHES BILL TO SUPPORT BLACK FARMERS

A South Carolina lawmaker is introducing a bill to restore Black-owned farms and invest in African Americans interested in farming. (WCSC)

FARM COMPANY FINED $2 MILLION FOR VIOLATING SAFETY GUIDELINES AFTER TWO WORKERS DIE OF COVID-19

An agricultural company in Washington state where two workers died from COVID-19 was fined more than $2 million for repeatedly violating coronavirus virus safety procedures. (USA Today)

BIDEN’S CHOICE OF VILSACK FOR U.S.D.A. RAISES FEARS FOR SMALL FARMERS

Democrats have struggled to win voters in rural America, and critics say the return of Tom Vilsack, a former agriculture secretary, won’t help. (New York Times)  

A BID FOR THE USDA, NOT FDA, TO REGULATE GE ANIMALS FOR FOOD

In a move celebrated by the hog industry, the Trump administration proposed on Monday to put the USDA in charge of regulating genetically engineered livestock and poultry, a duty now … Read More

FINALLY, A COVID RELIEF DEAL

It took months of on-again, off-again negotiations, but Congress finally reached an agreement on a second round of coronavirus relief programs for struggling businesses, farmers, hungry families, unemployed workers and … Read More

FARMERS MARKET BRINGS FRESH PRODUCT TO TWIN-CITIES RESIDENTS

Twin-Cities residents were able to browse fresh produce brought to them by local suppliers Saturday, at the Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market. (WMBD

BIG STIMULUS FOR CLEAN ENERGY: COVID RELIEF BILL INCLUDES GREEN TAX CREDITS FOR SOLAR, WIND AND CARBON CAPTURE

Congressional leaders agreed Sunday, December 20, 2020 on a $900 billion bipartisan pandemic relief bill bundled with a $1.4 trillion omnibus government spending package. The legislation contains several provisions designed … Read More

GRANT TARGETS WATERSHED PLANNING IN HANCOCK, NEIGHBORING COUNTIES

Twenty-eight Illinois county Farm Bureaus, including Hancock, have been awarded grants under the Illinois Farm Bureau’s nutrient stewardship grant program. (Herald-Whig)

2020 A STRANGE YEAR FOR AG, FARM BUREAU ECONOMIST SAYS

2020 was a memorable year for U.S. agriculture, marked by the pandemic, increased federal aid and more exports to China, according to the chief economist of the American Farm Bureau … Read More

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS ‘MOST ROBUST CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN EVER’: JENNIFER GRANHOLM

– President-elect Joe Biden’s newly announced nominee for Energy Secretary is former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. Granholm said she has not yet been briefed about the massive cyberattack that has … Read More

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