by Travis Martin | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sign me up. That was the attitude of many farmers who took advantage of the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) application process that closed on March 11. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Tuesday that the USDA accepted offers for 2.07M acres of CRP...
by Travis Martin | May 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Biden is tryin’ to keep wheat on the table and pull dollars out of the grocery bill in one fell swoop. His request to Congress calls for a cool $500M to offset rising costs and food shortages related to the war in Ukraine. The skinny: Under the proposal,...
by Travis Martin | Apr 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
The pork industry ain’t playin’. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and more than 100 U.S. pork producers met with legislators last week to discuss three key issues: labor, foreign animal disease (FAD) prevention, and trade during the spring Capitol Hill...
by Travis Martin | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s no sow-prise Prop 12 is back in the courts. And soon, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge by farm groups. Swine time in the courts: In 2018, California voters approved a ballot measure to give sows and egg-laying hens more room and ban the sale of meat...
by Travis Martin | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Who’s down with CRP (acres)? Land under the Conservation Reserve Program could potentially ease grain supply tensions caused by the war in Ukraine—if producers are allowed to farm it, that is. CRP Plea: Through a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, industry groups...
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