STRESS seeks to add mental health resources in farm bill
Democrats and Republicans in Congress two weeks ago introduced House Resolution 5259, the Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide (STRESS) Act, to bring funding in the next farm bill to a program authorized in 2008 – but not funded thus far.
Illinois lawmakers to Army Corps: Lack of river funds unacceptable
The Illinois Corn Growers Assoc. (ICGA) was quick to laud Reps. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) and Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) for taking U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials to task for what Davis called the “unacceptable” lack of funding to upgrade and modernize locks and dams on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget, through Sept. 30
Hundreds of millions of dollars for rural broadband projects, infrastructure and agricultural programs for nearly every community are included in a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday.
Senate may have farm bill proposal before the House
After two years of hearings, the 2018 farm bill is finally being written in the U.S. House and Senate agriculture committees. Both are working on the language of the bill, and no large changes are expected at this time.
More than 100 dairy farmers in eight states received a letter from Dean Foods terminating their milk contracts with the company. The move is effective May 31.
Hydrofresh HPP, an affiliate of Keller Logistics Group, is constructing a $10 million pasteurization plant slated for opening in April. The plant will be located in Delphos (near Toledo) and will use innovative high-pressure processing technology.
China pledges to fire back on ag goods for U.S. tariffs
Within the next few weeks farmers and food producers will know the full extent of the retaliatory tariff measures China has threatened to impose on the United States.
STB seeks Class 1 response to NGFA's rail service complaints
Freight rail service complaints voiced by the National Grain and Feed Assoc. (NGFA) and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) have caught the attention of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.
Michigan Farm Bureau goes to Washington, for farm bill
The Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continued its legislative push last week in Washington, D.C., in hopes of getting its priorities placed in the 2018 farm bill and other legislation.
