STATEWIDE MEETINGS ...
TRADE IMPACTS ...
Maine delegation urges aid for lobster industry
Lobster industry has not been included in the $16 billion agricultural aid package
FUNDING ...
Rep. Cuellar secures $110M for cattle health
Includes $13.5 million for cattle fever tick research, containment, and eradication
LAND USE ...
Efforts to restrict foreign ownership of US farmland grow
A previous analysis found foreign control of U.S. farmland doubled between 2004 and 2014
BILL SIGNED ...
Trump signs long-delayed $19.1B disaster aid bill
Will help communities bounce back from hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and fires
WHEAT INVESTIGATION ...
USDA investigating detection of GE wheat
There are no GE wheat varieties for sale or in commercial production in the U.S.
STATEMENT ...
USW, NAWG on new discovery of GE wheat plants
GE wheat plants found growing in an unplanted agricultural field in Washington State
AG REGULATIONS ...
TAHC propose changes to cattle and equine rules
At a recent meeting, TAHC adopted rules that will go into effect on June 12, 2019
CHEERS! ...
Legislators back craft beverage reforms
Bipartisan majority of House, Senate back Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act
FISHY DEBATE ...