NCBA Calls Senator Booker’s Bill Misguided

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association calls a bill introduced by Senator Cory Booker misguided. The Farm System Reform Act, reintroduced Wednesday by the New Jersey Democrat, would place a moratorium on concentrated animal

Food Prices Higher in Latest Consumer Price Index

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(NAFB) – The June Consumer Price Index Summary released this week increased .9 percent, the largest monthly change since June of 2008. The food index increased 0.8 percent in June. The food away from home index rose

EU Announces Climate Plan

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(NAFB) – The European Commission Wednesday adopted a package of ambitious climate proposals. The proposal makes the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies “fit” for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55

Rural Broadband, E15 Bills Moving

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Rural broadband and year-round E15 bills are moving this week on Capitol Hill. The bipartisan Year-Round Fuel Choice Act and a similar Senate bill would permanently extend the summertime waiver to ethanol blends

Gillibrand Planning Dairy Subcommittee Hearing on Pricing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand this week says she is moving forward with a dairy pricing hearing. The New York Democrat announced permission was granted for a hearing in the U.S. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee she

Iowa Rep. Axne Introduces Year-Round Fuel Choice Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – House legislation introduced Wednesday seeks to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to allow the sale of E15 and higher blends of ethanol year-round. The Year-Round Fuel Choice Act, introduced by

Thursday, July 15th Weather

                 AIR QUALITY ALERT AGAIN TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING THIS MORNING:  AREAS OF FOG, SMOKE AND HAZE REDUCING VISIBILITY SLIGHTLY IN SOME AREAS. THIS AFTERNOON:   SUNNY, HOT AND DRY.