WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNScapv) -- American Rivers issued the following news release: American Rivers joined more than 500 organizations, businesses, growers, irrigators, and landowners representing a diverse range of Farm Bill stakeholders from across the country in submitting a letter urging Congress to pass a Farm Bill before the end of the year. The Farm Bill expires in September, which was extended by Congress in November 2023 to September 30, 2024, and will likely need another extension. A  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Yesterday , U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to block taxpayer money from being used to subsidize biofuels produced using imported foreign feedstocks such as Chinese used cooking oil and Brazilian ethanol. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Brown and colleagues called on the administration to r  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The National Grain and Feed Association issued the following news release: The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and members of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group called on U.S. federal officials to address rail service capacity issues in Mexico that are hindering U.S. agricultural trade. Demand for rail service coupled with insufficient investment in rail infrastructure has led to embargoes, congestion, and slowed servicing of U.S. agricultur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Aug. 1, 2024 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 55 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees. The advisory committee system was created by Congress to ensure that U.S. agricultural stakeholders have input and insight into U.S. trade policy and negotiating objectives. The Agricultural Pol  more