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Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, along with National Farmers Vice-President Bruce Shultz will speak at the gathering.

WASHINGTON — Family Farm Action Alliance applauded the introduction of the Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021 (PAMWA) by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. The filing of this…

This week on AgweekTV, the biofuels industry could receive a huge infrastructure boost if the budget reconciliation bill passes in Congress. We'll tell you about a research project that shows promise to reduce sunflower head rot the natural way, using bees. The sugarbeet harvest is wrapping up in the region. And the perfect supply chain storm tightens global fertilizer supplies and sends prices skyrocketing.

Several bipartisan bills focusing on food security and food safety, including one on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling, are moving through both chambers of Congress right now.

Consumers are finally realizing that food doesn’t come from grocery stores, but family farms. The shortages that have occurred during COVID have shined a brighter light on agriculture and the need to create a marketplace where producers can be profitable.

Economist’s study, Part 1:

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series that will be continued in next week’s issue of The Fence Post.

Making our voices heard about the future of our farm and food system By Tim Gibbons The Missouri Rural Crisis Center (MRCC) recently sent in comments to the Biden Administration and USDA in response to their request for comments to "improve and reimagine the supply chains for the production, processing and distribution of agricultural commodities and food products." Now is the time to move forward with policies that create a fairer, and more resilient and sustainable food system.  With recent ...

Credit Gerwin Schadl/Adobe Stock Ranchers see opportunities for reform in the wake of a cyberattack on the worlds largest meatpacking company. JBS controls nearly a quarter of beef processing in the U.S., and a ransomware attack on the Brazilian-based company in late May sent shockwaves through the industry. In its wake, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and two of his Republican colleagues have introduced legislation to appoint a special investigator to look into anti-trust issues within the industry....

On 8 June 2021, the Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which contains a wide range of provisions aimed at improving the United States’ global economic...