California Farm Bureau Urges Farmers to Keep Fighting
Despite a sense of pessimism that is settling across rural America, the California Farm Bureau is urging its members to keep pushing for the passage of a new farm bill…
Colorado Congressman Defends Discharge Decision
Colorado Representative Cory Gardner (whose district includes heavily agricultural Weld County) recently defended his refusal to sign the farm bill discharge petition in the House of Representatives. Since July, the…
Colorado Politicians Sound Off on Agricultural Policy
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Cory Gardner recently spoke out on the farm bill, agricultural labor policies, and farm subsidies. In the latest farm bill hearing, held on the…
USApple in Favor of Specialty Crop Programs
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) Board member Mark Nicholson spoke out to he U.S. House subcommittee on the importance of specialty crop programs in the 2012 Farm Bill. Nicholson pointed…
USDA Energy Grants and Loans Available
The USDA Rural Development State Office is accepting grant and loan applications for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The money is from the 2008 Farm Bill's Renewable Energy for…