Groups unite to promote funds in farm bill toward conservation
They may be strange bedfellows: The World Wildlife Fund, Center for Rural Affairs, Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA), National Farmers Union (NFU), Union of Concerned Scientists and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC). But they’ve joined together to call for a strengthened and expanded Conservation Title in the 2018 farm bill.
The Trump administration’s decision on Oct. 17 to suspend an Obama-era decree known as the Farmer Fair Practices Rule drew harsh criticism from two farm-state senators last week.
New Ohio law allows utility vehicles to share the road
It’s harvest season and most rural residents know they’ll be confronted with slow-moving tractors and combines as farmers trek from one field to another.
Farmers soon to begin filling five-year Census of Agriculture
U.S. farmers and ranchers will soon be receiving the 2017 Census of Agriculture, with an updated online questionnaire that’s quite user-friendly, according to the USDA.
Pruitt meets with senators over worries on lower RFS
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) on Oct. 17 in Grassley’s office to discuss concerns the lawmakers had about the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Bayer shedding Crop Science division, to win Monsanto deal
Stepped-up regulatory review of the pending $66 billion merger of Bayer AG with St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. has forced the German chemical giant to shed its Crop Science unit to head off the possible rejection of creating another megabillion-dollar conglomerate.
Ag groups, biz blast CSX over performance; chief apologizes
The nation’s major rail shippers, including farm groups and food producers, blasted CSX Corp.’s lengthy service disruptions over the past several months, calling on federal regulators to demand the No. 3 U.S. railroad improve its operations immediately.
Bayer shedding Crop Science division, to win Monsanto deal
Stepped-up regulatory review of the pending $66 billion merger of Bayer AG with St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. has forced the German chemical giant to shed its Crop Science unit to head off the possible rejection of creating another megabillion-dollar conglomerate.
