Great Falls, MT – Planting and harvest is a timely process for all farmers and ranchers. It is critical that machinery is in great working condition during the farming seasons. …
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U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors includes wheat farmer leaders appointed to represent each of the 17 state wheat commissions that are members of USW and meets three times during each …
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Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2021) — Representative James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, sent letters to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods and JBS …
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Tom Vilsack’s nomination to U.S. agriculture secretary advanced unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on Tuesday and will now head to the full Senate …
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Ag producers welcomed the news last week that South African farm workers may obtain an exemption from U.S. COVID travel bans. These workers have become an essential tool to relieve …
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Consumers have the right to know the origin of their beef purchases, and ranchers have the right to a fair and competitive market. This is a reasonable expectation. However, since …
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The USDA released its semi-annual cattle inventory report on Friday, and although the numbers largely came in where the industry expected them to, the report does offer insight into the …
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The Senate Agriculture Committee announced that it will hold a hearing on Tuesday, February 2nd, to consider the nomination of Tom Vilsack as USDA secretary. The hearing begins at 10:30am …
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Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act. This legislation will allow state inspected meat to be …
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Republican Senators from across the country joined together to introduce a resolution to uphold the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule this week. The resolution expresses the need for the …
