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Farmers, ranchers need tax code to manage risks associated with agriculture while complying with tax liabilities
Cash accounting tools, like the deferral of commodity and product receipts and prepaying the cost of livestock feed, fertilizer and other farm supplies, are important to farmers... READ MORE
New York Farm Bureau President and dairy owner Dean Norton testified before the House Small Business Subcommittee
The HIT, which was passed as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will be levied on a health insurance company’s net premiums... READ MORE
FBNews was printed and shipped by mail for the last time
In-depth coverage of agriculture-related legislative and regulatory activity continues via a free FBNews e-newsletter and website, fbnews.fb.org... READ MORE
Even for farmers whose fields never flooded, water has soaked inches deep into the soil
With this spring’s heavy rainfall, they’re crawling along with planting, with just 1 percent of the corn crop in the ground, according to the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s April 29 crop progress report... READ MORE
Farm bill programs for fruit and vegetable farmers would help ensure a strong agricultural economy
AFBF Vice President Barry Bushue testified before a congressional subcommittee that the value of specialty crop production in the U.S. is significant, accounting for approximately 17 percent of the $391 billion in agriculture cash receipts collected in 2012... READ MORE
Foodborne illness has dropped drastically in the last 100 years
Because food safety is such an important issue to farmers, we’ve worked hard to ensure that the food that reaches your table is safe... READ MORE
Farm Bureau is Working for a New Farm Bill That Meets Its Core Principles
Farm Bureau supports a Farm Bill that saves $23 billion over the cost of continuing the current programs. Part of the savings should be directed to deficit reduction and part of it towards drafting a bill with an adequate safety net for producers... READ MORE
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Statement Regarding Senate Approval of WRDAMay 16, 2013WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2013 – “Senate passage of S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), takes us one step closer to water transport upgrades needed to boost the nation’s economic growth and is welcome news for America’s farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners... READ MORE |
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Major Farm Bill ProgressMay 16, 2013You haven’t heard this said a lot: Congress got a lot done this week! At least when it comes to the farm bill. American Farm public policy director Dale Moore talks about what got done in this story from AFBF’s Johnna Miller. .. LISTEN |
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Let’s Keep the Food in Food AidMay 16, 2013In this week’s Focus on Agriculture column, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman discussed U.S. international food aid and the recent criticism Farm Bureau received after a pieced-... READ MORE |
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America’s family farmersMay 15, 2013Who are America’s family farmers? As removed as most of us are from agriculture, that’s a tough question to answer. This short video gives you a glimpse of the of the people who feed, clot... READ MORE |
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Senators swat away amendments, retain much of bipartisan immigration billMay 17, 2013Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the committee. "It would be impossible to have it work in 18 months," said Sen. Mike Lee, R-Texas, temporarily shelved his proposal to double the nu... READ MORE |
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USDA Grants Benefit Farmers, SNAP ParticipantsMay 16, 2013 This article by Erin Anthony is reprinted from FBNews, May 15, 2013. Click here if you would like to subscribe to FBNews. USDA Grants Benefit Farmers, SNAP Participants Newly announced eligibility... READ MORE |
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