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From Broadband to the Breakfast Table: Big Bill’s Rural Impact
Southeast Regional Ag News
Rural infrastructure, food access, and quality of life are all on the agenda in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, with major investments proposed for development and nutrition programs.
Senate SNAP Cuts
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The ball is now in the Senate’s court on the Trump tax and spending bill. And the fight over taxes, SNAP cuts, and tariffs is heating up.
Summer Grilling Safety and Farm Production Costs Forecast to Drop
The Agribusiness Update
As people kick off the summer by firing up the grill for your next cookout, the USDA shares some safety tips, and farm sector production expenses are forecast to decrease by $13.4 billion, or 2.9%, this year.
Robots and AI in the Kitchen and House Ag Committee Budget
The Agribusiness Update
Professors at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, are conducting a research project on the ethical implications of robotics and AI in the kitchen, and House Ag Committee votes along party lines to advance cuts in food aid spending to pay for Republicans’ domestic policy and farm bill programs.
American Peanut Council to Japan and House Ag Committee Budget
The Agribusiness Update
The American Peanut Council was in Japan last week to engage with trade officials, importers, manufacturers, and other key stakeholders, and House Ag Committee votes along party lines to advance cuts in food aid spending to pay for Republicans’ domestic policy and farm bill programs.
SNAP Reform
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
House Ag Democrats lashed out at Republicans this week due to proposed SNAP reforms but failed to reverse the proposed farm bill changes in a GOP budget-cutting process.
Farm BIll - Newhouse Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
The 2025 clock is ticking and there are still no signs of Congress getting any closer to a new Farm Bill. U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse says it’s not easy, but he’s still confident that it will get done, at some point.
Farm BIll - Newhouse Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
The 2025 clock is ticking and there are still no signs of Congress getting any closer to a new Farm Bill. U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse says it’s not easy, but he’s still confident that it will get done, at some point.
Estate Tax Expiration and Suits to Stop Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year, some that provide important relief for farm families, and twelve states have sued the Trump administration to stop its tariff policy.
California's Overtime Law Not Working and USDA Warns of Job Cuts
The Agribusiness Update
UC-Berkeley, assistant professor Alexandra Hill's research shows California’s 2016 agricultural overtime law has not achieved its goal of increasing earnings for farmworkers, and USDA warns that major staff cuts are coming, offices closed, and people will be forced to relocate.
Alabama Farmers Federation Nominations and USDA Warns of Job Cuts
The Agribusiness Update
Alabama farmers are encouraged to nominate research and
Extension personnel for two awards from the Alabama Farmers Federation by the deadline of June 6, and USDA warns that major staff cuts are coming, offices closed, and people will be forced to relocate.
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Farm Bill Plan B
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A new farm bill again faces tough odds this year, given all Congress must do on other issues like taxes and raising the debt ceiling, and that means the possibility of a farm bill ‘plan B.’
Budget and SNAP
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The House budget plan calls on the Ag Committee to save 230 billion dollars by 2034, an amount that could play a significant role in the fate of a new farm bill.
DOGE and SNAP
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, a former policy adviser to President Trump in his first term, is on board with her boss’s government downsizing including in her department.
Agritourism revenue
Idaho Ag Today
What do some Cooperative Extension studies reveal about trends of agritourism on both a national, and a state-local level?
An "Easier" Farm Bill in 2025?
Southeast Regional Ag News
With the election over and the GOP winning Senate control, one Republican senator expects a farm bill to come easier in 2025 but still predicts a big fight over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.
Farm Bill Now
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says time’s up to decide if there will or won’t be a new farm bill this year. He told members of the American Farmland Trust time is of the essence. We need a farm bill now!
Farm BIll Cracks
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
New cracks are starting to appear after months of partisan resistance to a farm bill deal on Capitol Hill. That, as pressure from farm interests reaches a boiling point.
Biochar Filter Research and Stabenow on SNAP Error Rate
The Agribusiness Update
Researchers in California are testing potential low-cost technology to make reclaimed water safer for agricultural use, and Senator Debbie Stabenow is not happy about the payment error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
UF Tomato Research and Stabenow on SNAP Error Rate
The Agribusiness Update
American Farmland Trust is accepting applications to help farmers improve farm viability, access, transfer, permanently protect farmland, or adopt regenerative ag practices, and Senator Debbie Stabenow is not happy about the payment error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.