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American bison is trying to gain access to the Japanese market.  Industry officials recently had an opportunity to meet face to face with Japanese officials during a visit to some U.S. bison processing facilities.  Jim Matheson, Executive Director of the National Bison Association, said they’ve lobbied Japan for access for several years.   "It so happened ...

Last week, more than 250 members of the National Farmers Union came to Washington, D.C., from all over the country to advocate for family farmers.  During the week, members attended hundreds of Congressional meetings, met with over a dozen federal agencies, and directly participated in discussions with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Benham, and many oth

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association invites everyone in the industry to its 15th Annual Meeting and Cattle Producer’s Forum in Nashville, Tennessee, December 8-10.   On Friday, December 9th, policy committees and members will review the past year’s successes and determine policy goals for the upcoming year. With significant prog...

American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President Dale Moore announced that he plans to retire this year. The announcement brings a career of four decades as an agricultural leader in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere to a close. “Dale has been a tireless advocate on behalf of farmers and ranchers throughout his career,” says Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall. “He has ce ...

In an effort to streamline annual events, the National Potato Council recently announced it is combing their Annual Meeting with the Potato D.C. Fly-In. “We’ve moved our annual meeting to our Washington, what we’re calling, our Washington Summit which is in March," NPC CEO Kam Quarles noted. "And what that ...

The U.S. Apple Association is currently accepting applications for its 2021 Young Apple Leader class. Manager of Association Services, Matt Hendrickson, said in years past, they’ve used the program to invite professionals, between the ages of 18 and 35, back to Washington D.C. in ...

The USDA has announced this year's recipients of the Farm to School grants. Deputy Undersecretary, Brandon Lipps said this is largest amount awarded since the program started in 2013. "This year we're giving out 159 project grants for a total of $12 ...

Alfalfa farmers were in Washington, DC, for the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance’s DC Fly-In to stress to lawmakers the importance of research funding and crop insurance.  As a non-program crop, alfalfa farmers aren’t afforded the opportunity to take advantage of safety net programs provided in the Farm Bill.  Instead, alfalfa f...

In Washington D. C., scientists, economists, policy makers, weather and climate experts and others have all gathered together for the second National Forum on Drought.  USDA's Brad Rippey said they are looking at how to address the challenges of drought into the future.  He...

The very popular Hidden Figures movie showcased the women who were instrumental in NASA, but did you know that you visit Washington D.C. and see the cherry trees, you can also thank a woman who couldn’t even vote.   Flora Patterson worked for the Bureau of Entomology who inspected the first shipment of cherry trees in 1910 from Japan.   B...