Agriculture Policy News
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NFU Leads Letter to Congress: Uphold Packers and Stockyards Act Progress
WASHINGTON – Today, National Farmers Union (NFU) sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leadership opposing harmful restrictions that would undo important work to revitalize the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) to better protect family farmers and ranchers. The letter, signed by national, regional, and state organizations, points out that “opponents of competitive ...
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Tyson Foods Joins Trust In Beef
Tyson Foods joins other foundational partners in advancing the collaborative value chain program to help ranchers enact meaningful climate-smart change Lenexa, Kan., (June 15, 2023) – Farm Journal’s Trust In Food™ is proud to welcome Tyson Foods to Trust In Beef, a collaborative value chain program designed to help ranchers integrate climate-smart agriculture into their ...
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Pivot Bio Elects Roger Underwood as Board of Directors Chairperson
Pivot Bio, agriculture’s leading nitrogen innovator, announced today that Roger Underwood, entrepreneur and ag tech investor, has been elected to the Pivot Bio Board of Directors as an independent director and Chairperson. Additionally, the company announces that Lisa Safarian is promoted to President & Chief Operating Officer, Evan Wittenberg joins as its first Chief People Officer, ...
By Pivot Bio
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Vytelle Secures USDA Climate-Smart Grant As Part of An Industry Consortium to Advance Sustainable Beef Production
$10 Million Grant to Support Industry-Driven Lifecycle Approach to Reduce GHG Emissions Announced today, Vytelle released their participation in a pilot project that is part of the USDA Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative. This project, led by Low Carbon Beef, a certification company, will implement climate-smart methods in beef production, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
By Vytelle, LLC
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Agriculture Industry Veteran Kylen Hunt Joins GroGuru as VP of Business Development
Kylen Hunt, a precision agriculture Industry veteran has joined the GroGuru management team as the vice president in business development. In this role, Kylen is focused on developing new business opportunities in agriculture for GroGuru including strategic partnerships and market channel partners. According to Kylen, "Our objective is to connect great technology with great people and as a ...
By GroGuru
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Everything about Agricultural Lighting Systems you should know
The use of LED lighting in agriculture has skyrocketed its demand to much extent in modern times, not to mention the dimmable agricultural system. The advent of dimmable agricultural lighting systems proves to be the most useful and advanced technology that can fulfill farmers'specific requirements. With the help of the latest dimmable agricultural lighting system, modern farmers are aware of the ...
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Anuvia Secures $65.5 Million from Piva Capital and Riverstone To Scale U.S. Production of Sustainable Fertilizer
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. Anuvia™ Plant Nutrients today announced it has raised $65.5 million in Series D funding co-led by Riverstone Holdings LLC and Piva Capital. Anuvia will use the financing to increase production capacity at its U.S.-based eco-friendly manufacturing facility and expand commercialization of its SymTRX™ XP line of field-ready bio-based fertilizers for large-scale ...
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Lighting Intensity and Duration for Chicken Growth
Intensity-Light intensity, measured in lux, clux or foot candles, is also important for poultry production. In general, light intensity below 5 lux is too dark to stimulate proper growth and production, while higher light intensity (above 50 lux) may cause nervousness and aberrant behavior. Reducing lighting intensity may be beneficial on farms using low-lighting environment to reduce ...
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A decade on - The fight for the Regenerative Earth Decade begins
A decade has passed since EUROSOLAR founder Dr. Hermann Scheer died on 14 October 2010. But his presence can still be felt by his many comrades, his family and friends and of course, in his and our association EUROSOLAR. With his courageous vision, his uncompromising commitment to the energy transition – the Energiewende – and his powers of persuasion, he changed ...
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Food Box Distribution Event at Agri-Plastics
Where can you find 30,000 lbs of food, 900 food boxes, 900 gallons of milk, and many boxes of a dozen eggs? At Agri-Plastics! It was a great day to be working with Volunteers of America Western Nebraska (VOAWN) and Hot Meals on the Farmer to Families Food Box Pickup Event. The free boxes contained fresh food: meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetables, milk, and eggs. Many volunteers and employees of ...
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Timac Agro USA Technologies Selected for Phase 2 of the EEFs Agronomic Challenge
We are proud to announce that the two TIMAC AGRO USA technologies submitted to the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers (EEFs): Environmental and Agronomic Challenge were among the 16 solutions selected to move forward to Phase Two of the competition. In the next stage, Duo Maxx and Top-Phos® will go through greenhouse trials conducted by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), in ...
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New Regulations in Effect for U.S. Egg Producers
There are big changes underway for the egg industry following the recent passage of the Egg Products Inspection Regulations. Since 1970, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) has been operating under the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA), but the new regulations will now bring egg products more in line with the safety standards applied to meat and poultry products. Under the new ...
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Incoming Chairwoman Stabenow Announces Agriculture Committee Agenda for the Beginning of the 117th Congress
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), incoming Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced her agenda for the beginning of the 117th Congress. “From the ongoing pandemic to the devastating climate crisis – our farmers, families, and rural communities need help,” said incoming Chairwoman Stabenow. “My vision for the ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Congratulates Dr. Jewel Bronaugh on Agriculture Deputy Secretary Nomination
Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Dr. Jewel Bronaugh to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Dr. Bronaugh’s background in farm services, research, and extension ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Leads Advocates in Urging USDA to Prioritize Protections for Food Workers
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined leading agriculture and worker advocates to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the bipartisan worker protection provisions in the COVID-19 assistance package. USDA recently announced an additional round of food boxes without taking action on ...
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Chairman Roberts’ Priorities Included in Senate-Passed Omnibus Legislation
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today voted for the bipartisan fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill and the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. The legislation includes approximately $26 billion for pandemic-related agriculture and nutrition programs. “I’m proud to cast one of my final votes in the ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Congratulates Secretary Vilsack on Agriculture Secretary Nomination
Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of former Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve as Secretary of Agriculture to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Secretary Vilsack has the experience, resolve, and vision that is ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on Agriculture Research
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing titled “Agricultural Research and Securing the United States Food Supply.” Stabenow’s statement, as prepared for delivery, follows: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing. And ...
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EPA Seeks Comments on Updated Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Plant Regulators and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants
On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of, and requested comments on, the updated Draft Guidance for Plant Regulator Products and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants (Draft Guidance). The original Draft Guidance (2019 Draft Guidance) was made available on March 27, 2019. EPA states that the updated Draft Guidance “incorporates ...
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Immaris – Shows promise as Immune Boosting Feed Additive
Oreka Solutions and the University of Idaho announced today ground-breaking research showing that Oreka’s insect-based feed ingredient Immaris could help trout and salmon generate an enhanced immunostimulatory response during infections such as Cold Water Disease (CWD). Cold Water Disease (CWD) is one of the major diseases affecting trout and salmon farming. According to the USDA, CWD ...
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