(The Center Square) – Despite several federal farm and agriculture assistance programs having stopped in the middle of harvest season, Congress likely won’t reauthorize funding until after the midterm elections.
(The Center Square) – Expanded access to the tax-exempt, red-dyed diesel fuel on the federal and North Carolina level has drawn praise for even the smallest of savings and criticism for barely easing diesel fuel prices that have climbed 72.1% in the state and 71.1% nationally in the last year.
With diesel fuel prices in Tennessee hovering near all-time highs above $6.10 per gallon, two state lawmakers are asking Gov. Bill Lee to temporarily allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper tax-exempt diesel to transport their harvest on public roads. Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills, a Newburn Republican, and Bolivar Republican Sen. Page Walley wrote letters […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s dairymen are happy to see the latest farm bill move forward at the Capitol.
(The Center Square) – At a grocer in Hoke County, the tariff break for a foreign exporter doesn’t produce a better price, says the Democratic nominee in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
(The Center Square) – American farmers, ranchers, and the agricultural industry will have to wait until at least September for the U.S. Senate to take up the long-delayed farm bill.
(The Center Square) – Student loan forgiveness may be on the way for young farmers and ranchers across the country.
Allenwood, Pa. — Farmers in Union and Lycoming counties are formally organizing to protest a data center's proposed "personal extension cord" being constructed across their properties.
(The Center Square) – A 14-state coalition of attorneys general has sent Chubb Insurance a letter alleging the company may be violating Iowa consumer protection law by letting climate advocacy influence its agricultural underwriting decisions.
Farm visits are no longer just a quick stop for maple syrup, a hayride, a U-pick afternoon, or a photo beside a red barn.