Agricultural exports are expected to increase by $2.2 billion under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement once it’s implemented, according to a report by the International Trade Commission. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of congressional relations at the American Farm Bureau Federation, says …

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A farm in Hendricks County, Indiana has been acquitted in a lawsuit brought by neighbors claiming “noxious odors that are so extreme as to greatly diminish the Plaintiffs’ quality of life, reduce their property values, and alter their daily activities,” …

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The American Farm Bureau is asking Congress to quickly pass the Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act. The recently-introduced legislation will ensure that electric cooperatives won’t put their tax-exempt status in jeopardy when they accept government grants for …

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A Florida bill unanimously passed by its Senate means hemp could be joining oranges, strawberries, and tomatoes as top Florida crops. The bill passed last week with the goal of helping an industry that’s been hard to get off the …

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U.S. Grains Council staff members have returned from a long trip to Saudi Arabia with the goal of promoting sorghum and other products to buyers and other end-users in the country. As the Saudi government continues to revise its subsidy …

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