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Pushing Lawmakers for More Funding for Forestry, Wood Industries in Next...

The nation’s forest systems, wood industries, and wildfires were the topic of a hearing last week in the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry with...

Black Sea Grain Deal ‘Good News for the World’

The Black Sea Grain Deal was extended this week for another two months despite reports that Russia wanted the deal to end. “The Black Sea...

Black Sea Grain Deal Extended Two Months

The Black Sea grain deal has been extended for another two months, something the United Nations calls “good news for the world.” The news...

Opposition to House Ag Appropriations Bill

The House Agriculture Committee’s Ag Appropriations Subcommittee passed its fiscal year 2024 agriculture funding bill. The National Farmers Union says the legislation includes harmful...

Southern Michigan Planting Progress Ranges from ‘Just Started’ to ‘Nearly Complete’

So far, 31 percent of Michigan's corn and 33 percent of the state's soybeans have been planted, according to the USDA. However, Stewart Welden –...

GOP’s Secure the Border Act ‘Devastating’ for Farmers, Says Republican Congressman

A Republican congressman says the GOP’s border bill doesn’t work for farmers or farm workers. The Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) passed in...

Lawmaker Pushes for Improvements to Seasonal, Perishable Crop Protections in Trade...

Tomato production in the United States continues the steady decline it has seen since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)...

Supreme Court Preserves California’s Prop 12

In a ruling on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court preserved California's Prop 12, a law banning the sale of pork in California from the...

Maintaining Healthy Sugarbeet Crops with BASF’s Provysol® Fungicide

So far in Michigan, 85 percent of the state’s sugarbeet crop has been planted and 30 percent has already emerged according to the USDA. While...

SNAP Work Requirements in Farm Bill Discussions

As lawmakers continue early work on shaping the 2023 farm bill, one of the bill’s biggest programs continues to create a divide. Nutrition programs account...

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