Articles tagged under: farm bill

North Dakotan Appointed to FCC Ag Task Force

Published November 19, 2019

Dakota Carrier Network CEO Seth Arndorfer has been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission Agriculture Task Force. The group helps ensure farmers and ranchers have connectivity to use precision agriculture. Created in the 2018 Farm Bill, the task force will…
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Senate Approves Ag Appropriations Bill for FY 2020

Published November 1, 2019

The U.S. Senate approved the Agriculture Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2020. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, who chairs the Senate ag appropriations committee, said the legislation makes sure farmers have access to risk management tools and capital. Funds for…
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Farm Bill Implementation Hearing Scheduled

Published October 10, 2019

The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled a hearing to get an update on farm bill implementation. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky is the only person on the witness list. This hearing will be held one week from Thursday. 
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2018 Farm Bill Addresses Modern Challenges in Ag

Published April 19, 2019

Speaking at a recent Farm Bill Summit co-sponsored by the Ohio State University, the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, the University of Kentucky and Farm Credit Mid-America, University of Illinois Professor Jonathan Coppess talked about the concerns in the new…
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Concerns for Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up

Published March 28, 2019

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says he is concerned about the time frame to implement the new Dairy Margin Coverage program. Listening to farmer feedback, Peterson says the June timeline is too long. Sign-up for the program begins mid-June.…
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Dry Bean Scene

Published March 22, 2019

Trade and farm bill implementation remain top policy priorities for agriculture. Senator John Hoeven hosted a roundtable discussion about those topics with North Dakota agriculture groups in Bismarck. Hear more in this week's Dry Bean Scene, made possible by the…
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NFU Members Meet to Discuss Policy Priorities

Published March 4, 2019

National Farmers Union members are meeting in Bellevue, Washington this week to set policy priorities for the year ahead. The farm economy is getting attention."Net farm income is about half of what it was five years ago. That creates all…
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