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Committees Add More Value to National Pork Board, Data Center Bill Blocked
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The National Pork Board plans six advisory committees to bring producers and industry partners into its strategic planning. Separately, the U.S. Senate blocked a bill related to selling federal lands for data centers, after reports that the administration considered 17,000 acres for 12 centers.
Farm Bill Doubts
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The future of a long-delayed farm bill may depend on what voters decide in November.
NCBA Says MCOOL Will Raise Costs, US-China Truce Extended
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The Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill includes mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL), which NCBA’s Ethan Lane argues would raise producer compliance costs and consumer prices without boosting demand, citing a Kansas State study showing origin ranks low in purchase factors
Farm Bureau Hopes for Senate Farm Bill Passage
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AFBF highlights updated farm loan limits, year-round E15, and continued support for rural development, conservation, and research as key provisions to help producers
Farm Bill to Full Senate
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The farm bill recently took an important step forward when the Senate Ag Committee voted to advance the legislation to the full Senate.
Country of Origin Labeling and Farm Economy has Changed Since 2018 Farm Bill
The Agribusiness Update
Mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef moved closer to returning after the Senate Ag Committee advanced its 2026 farm bill, and the farm economy has changed significantly since the last farm bill was enacted in 2018.
Democrats on Farm Bill
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Democrats may be unwilling to pass a Senate farm bill, at least until after the November elections, based on comments at last week’s party-line vote advancing the bill.
California E15 Legislation and NASDA Annual Meeting
The Agribusiness Update
California has cleared the final regulatory hurdle for retailers to offer E15 gasoline, potentially opening a major new market for ethanol, and ag leaders from across the country gathered in Maine, for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s 2026 Annual Meeting.
California E15 Legislation and NASDA Annual Meeting
The Agribusiness Update
California has cleared the final regulatory hurdle for retailers to offer E15 gasoline, potentially opening a major new market for ethanol, and ag leaders from across the country gathered in Maine, for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s 2026 Annual Meeting.
Farm Credit System Stable and Senate Farm Bill Praised
The Agribusiness Update
The Farm Credit System remains financially sound, but rising credit risk is becoming a concern, and Ag groups praise the Senate Ag Committee’s farm bill for permanently transferring the Food for Peace program to USDA.
AM Radio Bill Passes House Vote
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, H.R. 979, passed the House on a voice vote Tuesday and now moves to the Senate.
Senate Returns for Farm Bill Vote
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The fate of the farm bill ahead of the midterm elections rests with the expected return next week of Senator Mitch McConnell, out for months after a fall and mild pneumonia.
Congress Returns from Recess
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Congress returns from its August with much unfinished business and huge impacts for agriculture.
Farm Bill Likelihood
Fruit Grower Report
There are some doubts out there among lawmakers about the likelihood of getting a new Farm Bill done this year, but there’ also still some hope out there.
Need for Guestworkers
Fruit Grower Report
It’s no secret that finding adequate, affordable ag labor is a huge challenge for farmers, especially in recent years.
Boozman's Final Offer
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Senate Ag Committee Republicans’ remaining hope to advance a farm bill is the expected return of Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell from a lengthy medical absence.
Senate committee rejects Prop 12 farm bill language, NPPC vows to keep fighting
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The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is disappointed that Proposition 12, which sets housing standards for breeding sows and restricts pork sales in California, failed to advance from the Senate Agriculture Committee. The vote was 10-11 against it. NPPC is working to address this issue in the current Congress, hoping for a reconsideration when the Senate reconvenes in September
Read More Farm Bill Politics
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says lawmakers must stop with the farm bill delays and deliver some certainty to rural America.
NFU on Farm Bill Failure and Beef Export Value
The Agribusiness Update
After the Senate Ag Committee failed to advance the farm bill, National Farmers Union President Rob Larew said farmers cannot afford more delay, and although volume of U.S. beef exports was down slightly in June, the value was up to $790 million.