Ag Groups Reject Anti-checkoff Legislation
Agriculture checkoff groups jointly announced opposition to legislation they say attacks commodity checkoff programs. An Amendment by Representative Victoria Sparts, a Republican from Indiana, would prohibit USDA from using any tax dollars to administer commodity Checkoff programs.
Growth Energy Sides with EPA in Lawsuit
(NAFB.com) – Growth Energy recently filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in The San Antonio Refinery, LLC, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The case pertains to a
USDA: Food Inflation Mostly Lower in 2023 Compared to 2022
(NAFB.com) – Retail food prices increased 4.8 percent in the first six months of 2023, lower than the rate of midyear inflation in 2022, of 8.2 percent. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the 20-year average for midyear
Thursday, July 27th Weather
TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT AGAIN WITH HARDLY A BREEZE. HIGH: UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. LIGHT VARIABLE BREEZE. TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR, OTHER THAN AN ISOLATED POP LATE NIGHT SHOWER. LOW: IN THE LOW 60S. FRIDAY: MORNING