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January 15, 2017

nebraska farm

POLICY ...

Neb. delegates guide nat. issues

Resolutions on crop insurance, VFD, regulatory process approved at meeting

January 15, 2017

LEADERSHIP ...

Vilsack leaving USDA early

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to choose his replacement

January 15, 2017

NFU Roger Johnson U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr/Creative Commons

AG POLICY ...

Environmental benefits of RFS

USDA corn ethanol report supports environmental benefits of RFS, NFU says

January 15, 2017

LEADERSHIP ...

Farm Bureau backs Pruitt for EPA

Organization backs Okla. Attorney General Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator

January 15, 2017

MFB President Carl Bednarski addresses the voting delegates at the 2017 AFBF Annual Meeting policy session. (Courtesy of Michigan Farm Bureau)

POLICY ...

Mich. champions specialty crop issues

Mich. delegation at AFBF meeting secures provisions for specialty crop sector

January 12, 2017

DAIRY LABELING ...

Dairy groups support milk labeling bill

Proposed standards aim to prevent the misbranding of dairy imitators

January 12, 2017

ANIMAL WELFARE ...

No animal cruelty charges for egg farm

Investigators didn't find proof that best management practices were violated

January 12, 2017

ANIMAL HEALTH ...

How will the VFD affect you?

Q&A session helps cow/calf producers and veterinarians tackle VFD

January 11, 2017

UPCOMING EXPO ...

New worker protection standards

Learn how to conform to EPA's new Worker Protection Standard regulations

January 11, 2017

AG POLICY ...

U.S. Grains Council on China actions

China to subject U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) with duties