The following ag leaders voice their support for the bill:
Darin Von Ruden, Wisconsin Farmers Union president. “Rising average temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, changing growing seasons, and increasingly frequent and severe weather events are making it more difficult to grow food, feed, fuel and fiber. The effects of climate change are becoming clear across rural America, and the past few springs have been especially challenging for family farmers and ranchers. In many areas across Wisconsin, it has been too wet to put seeds in the ground, forcing many farmers to rely on prevented planting insurance coverage to make ends meet.
REAL seal remains dairy’s mark of distinction
Introduced more than 40 years ago, the REAL Seal has become one of the most widely recognized label identification programs in the food industry. In its first decade, dairy promotion organizations invested significantly in education and marketing to alert consumers about real dairy products. This took place at a time when imitation dairy foods began appearing in the market. Since the National Milk Producers Federation took ownership of the REAL Seal in 2012, awareness for the brand across social media has increased significantly thanks to the NMPF’s strategy for developing a targeted social media presence for the iconic dairy label.
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The House advanced its nearly $2 trillion COVID relief package on Friday which includes $5 billion to help farmers of color and $3.6 billion to make the food supply chain more resilient. The bill, H.R. 1319, passed by a vote of 219-212, with two Democrats voting against what Republicans claim was developed through a partisan process.
The estimated $16 billion for agriculture extends the 15% increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for three months, provides nutrition assistance for U.S. territories without SNAP, and boosts the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for seniors.
One of the most debated issues within the House Agriculture Committee markup of the bill was the $5 billion tailored to assist Black, Hispanic, Native American and other farmers of color who House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott, D-Ga., says “did not proportionately benefit from the tens of billions of dollars of COVID relief paid out to farmers last year.” The provision of
Review showcases successes and challenges during a year of change and uncertainty.
Mar 01, 2021
The National Dairy FARM Program (FARM) has published its “2020 Year in Review.” Serving as the annual summary of the achievements and program developments of the FARM Program, the “Year in Review” showcases successes and challenges during a year of change and uncertainty.
“As the industry shifted with the pandemic, we adapted the program to fit farmer’s and program participant’s needs,” said Emily Yeiser Stepp, vice president for the FARM Program at the National Milk Producers Federation, which administers FARM. “We were still able to provide value, develop helpful resources and provide assurances of on-farm social responsibility for the dairy supply chain despite the rollercoaster of 2020.”