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Ethanol Industry Blasts EPA’s Science Board Over Corn Ethanol Claims
The ethanol industry blasted the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board for downplaying the climate benefits of corn ethanol in a recent report. The...
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Record-Low Number of Federal Wage and Hour Investigations of Farms
The Economic Policy Institute says employers routinely underpay farm workers, among other workplace violations, but federal investigations into problems like these have dropped to...
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Applications Open for USDA Trade Mission to Angola
USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small will lead the first-ever agribusiness trade mission to Angola from November 28-December 1. The Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting...
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USDA Updates Livestock Disaster Payment Rate to Assist Producers Hard-Hit by Heat and Humidity
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2023 – The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced today it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who...
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Drought Threatens Shipping on the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is responsible for facilitating trade as 40 percent of worldwide cargo ship traffic uses it to move between the Atlantic and...
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Logistics, Not Just Policy, Impeding ’23 Farm Bill
Legislative logistics, not just farm policy fights, are impeding the completion of a 2023 farm bill before the September 30th deadline. According to House Ag...
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Breakthrough in Fight Against African Swine Fever
Scientists have discovered a gene in pig DNA that’s needed by the deadly African Swine Fever virus to cause an infection. National Hog Farmer says...
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AFBF Farm Bill Series: Cost Share Programs Help Farmers
The many programs of the farm bill help farmers and ranchers improve the environment while producing food for the nation. Maryland Farm Bureau Member...