Stricter ‘Right to Farm’ proposal called a ‘solution searching for a problem’ Testifiers say it favors Costco and other out-of-state corporations at the expense of rural Nebraskans’ rights BY: PAUL HAMMEL – FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Two complexes of 12 chicken barns each are visible across a farm field in Butler County. The barns, which hold…
Congress Encourages Corporate Sponsorship of USDA Conservation Programs Photo courtesy of iStock In the year-end Washington scramble to pass a government funding package, Congress snuck in a concerning new law that helps agribusiness corporations influence federal farm conservation policy. The SUSTAINS Act, first introduced by Republican leader of the House Agriculture Committee Glenn Thompson, allows…
R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here or view the web version here. R-CALF USA Member Featured in Gripping Documentary Billings, Mont. — Released today, a gripping documentary by More Perfect Union, How Big Beef Is Killing America’s Farmers, features R-CALF USA member Coy Young….
A court said Albertsons could give $4B to shareholders. Over 2½ months after a temporary restraining order prevented Albertsons from issuing a $4 billion payout to its shareholders, the Boise-based grocery retailer can finally move ahead with the payment. The temporary restraining order was lifted on Tuesday. The order was placed upon Albertsons in November…
lus: Join the Local Leaders program! FARM ACTION FOCUS: FARM ACTION’S VISION FOR THE NEW YEAR AND BEYOND After Farm Action’s banner year in 2022, we’re thrilled for the opportunities that lie ahead to reform our food and farm system. While the 2023 and 2028 Farm Bills are in our bullseye, we also still have…
Small price increases for eggs is worth it for a modicum of decency High egg prices in Colorado are more likely from avian flu than floor-space requirements FILE – In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, chickens stand in their cages at a farm near Stuart, Iowa. Discovery of the bird flu on an Iowa…
R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here or view the web version here. 50 Diverse Groups Urge Swift Enactment of American Beef Labeling Act Billings, Mont. — Today, 50 cattle, farm, rural and consumer groups sent a joint letter to U.S. Senate and House members…
By Marcia Brown| 01/09/2023 06:43 PM EST Tom Vilsack’s letter illustrates how the government’s options have become painfully limited in an agriculture sector heavily concentrated on everything from poultry to cereal. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Rampant consolidation in the meatpacking industry means the federal government can’t afford to cut ties with a food supplier whose…
Please see the note to USDA officials from my friend Greg Gunthorp. Greg is a powerful, very knowledgeable advocate for family farm and regenerative agriculture, setting an example everyday of the most ideal diversified family farm. USDA is committing the very worst of labeling fraud as well as allowing widespread labeling fraud by the big…
Tough talk flows on water conservation By Tim Unruh Sep 9, 2022 A social brought together many different facets of the water industry in a recent conference in southwest Kansas. (Photo by Tim Unruh.) Through a bank of windows and beyond a balcony, irony lurked in lush landscape as experts in many disciplines stepped to…