Transportation and Infrastructure to Mark-up Clean Water Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is scheduled to debate and vote on H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act, today. The legislation would reaffirm important Clean Water Act protections for farmers and ranchers that protect normal agricultural and forestry activities from regulation but have often been challenged by regulators and environmental activists. The...
Read More2012 Range and Drought Clinic
Colorado State University along with by Colorado State University Extension, the National Drought Mitigation Center, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency will be having a drought clinic. The clinic will be: Tuesday, July 31 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Burlington, Colorado Community Center, 340 S. 14th Street To register for this clinic please follow this link,...
Read MoreOne Year Farm Bill Extension?
The House is planning to vote this week on a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that will be combined with an extension of disaster aid for livestock producers. Although members of the House Agriculture Committee overall are reportedly resistant to the idea of a one-year extension, Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), ranking member on the committee, has said he would support it because it could...
Read MoreFarm Bureau Urges Passage of Red Tape Reduction Act
In a recent letter, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman urged House lawmakers to pass the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 4078), which is scheduled for House floor consideration this week. “Farmers and ranchers are increasingly concerned about the impact of federal regulations on their operations and the meager environmental benefits many...
Read MoreDrought Help For Farmers/Ranchers
The American Farm Bureau Federation on Tuesday expressed appreciation for a series of emergency actions announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide much-needed assistance to America’s farm and ranch families suffering from the drought gripping much of the nation. While the announcement will help many farmers and ranchers, there are areas of the United States that may...
Read MoreAFBF Pushes for House Farm Bill
Describing the farm bill as one of the most important pieces of legislation Congress will consider this year, AFBF and more than 40 other organizations urged House leaders to schedule time for floor consideration of the legislation as quickly as possible. “We reject calls for delay and believe that extension of the current bill does not adequately address the needs of farmers, ranchers,...
Read MoreLegislative Tracking 2013
