NCBA Official Says United Kingdom Possible Lucrative Beef Market For The United States

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has been meeting with Trade officials from the United Kingdom as the U.S. and…

R CALF Director Appreciates Ag Committee Urging Cattle Market Study

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking member Michael Conaway of Texas are asking Agriculture Secretary Sonny…

ASI Executive Director Hopes Sheep Industry Included In Next CFAP

House Agriculture Committee leaders want the USDA to assist sheep and lamb producers impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. They’ve sent…

CFRA Wants Congress To Pass Rural Equal Aid Act Legislation

The Rural Equal Aid Act has been introduced in both Houses of Congress. Under the legislation, pandemic payment relief would…

South Dakota Farm Group Leader Concerned with Increasing Farm Bankruptcies

Farm bankruptcies in the United States have gone up 8 percent between June of 2019 and June of 2020 with…

NBB CEO Troubled By DOE Recommendation On GAP SREs

The U.S. Department of Energy has indicated it’s recommending the EPA approve 58 small refiner gap waiver petitions presented this…

Nebraska State Senator Says Grand Compromise Provides No Tax Relief

Nebraska State Senators have passed on first reading what’s called the Grand Compromise, a package of so-called property tax relief…

Appeals Court Allows DAPL To Continue During Court Proceedings

The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Court has ruled that the Dakota Access Pipeline…

Minnesota Lawmakers Want USDA To Fix CFAP

Debate continues in Washington on a second COVID aid program and remains divided. Meanwhile, Minnesota lawmakers are asking the USDA…

OCM Asks DOJ To Stop Purchase Of Mountain States Lamb Processing By JBS

The Organization for Competitive Markets is asking the U.S. Justice Department to stop the JBS purchase of the bankrupt Mountain…