News

Action for Agriculture: AFBF reassures producers Congress is pushing to pass a new Farm Bill

January 28, 2025 02:37 PM • 
RFD NEWS STAFF, Currey McCullough

This year’s American Farm Bureau Convention and Trade Show is in full swing. Thousands are in attendance, and policy is top of mind.

President Zippy Duvall used his time on the stage to reassure farmers and ranchers they are pushing the new Congress to pass a five-year farm bill.

Related Stories
sterile fly push 1280.jpg
News
Almost 200 ag groups are urging USDA to create a domestic sterile fly facility to combat New World screwworm
August 06, 2025 10:51 AM
xuV4NW6S.jpg
Crops
There’s historically low demand for new crop soybeans
August 06, 2025 10:34 AM
 · 
RFD NEWS STAFF
maha dairy 1280.jpg
News
NMPF voices their concerns ahead of the second Make America Healthy Again report
August 05, 2025 04:51 PM
wKSYdTJ5.jpg
Livestock
Arkansas ranchers are being devastated by the Asian longhorned tick
August 05, 2025 04:31 PM
sweet surprise 1280.jpg
News
Bees Are Back! Honey bee colony losses were not as dire as originaly estimated
“Even though we’re losing normally 10% of our colonies on an ongoing basis, we’re adding them back.”
August 05, 2025 03:40 PM
ARA Driving Regs 1280.jpg
News
Make It More Durable: The ag industry is supporting legislation that backs seasonal CDL reform
August 05, 2025 02:19 PM
Load More

RFD NEWS STAFF
RFD NEWS STAFF

LATEST STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR:

northeast farm fall vermont_adobe stock.png
Rural Money
Estate Tax Changes Ease Burden, But Succession Looms
Estate tax relief reduces pressure, but succession planning remains the critical challenge for farm families.
September 24, 2025 04:57 PM
 · 
RFD NEWS STAFF
khVheIb2.jpg
Crops
Harvest ’25: Illinois Harvest Hits 11% Completion in Drought Conditions; Producers Eye Fall Farmland Sales
Midwest corn and soy producers are monitoring for disease and lower yields due to the ongoing drought over the last 30 days.
September 24, 2025 04:38 PM
 · 
RFD NEWS STAFF
rFOQ5aj8.jpg
Rural Health Matters
Rural Health Matters: Managing Joint Pain Caused by Farm Work
Farm work is hard work, and as the harvest season brings heavier workloads, experts are urging producers to pay closer attention to joint pain and ways to prevent it.
September 24, 2025 04:24 PM
 · 
RFD NEWS STAFF
FarmHER-RanchHer_s07e04-JaclynWilson-NOLOGOS_1920x1080.jpg
FarmHER + RanchHER
COMING SOON: Meet the RanchHER behind Nebraska’s Wilson Flying Diamond Ranch
On this week’s episode of FarmHER + RanchHER, host Kirbe Schnoor travels to Wilson’s ranch to see how she blends tradition and technology to raise elite Red Angus cattle.
September 24, 2025 04:02 PM
 · 
RFD NEWS STAFF
xdlSbPeu.jpg
Livestock
U.S. Beef Sees Big Gains, But Faces a Big Cliff
Fewer placements and historically low marketings point to tighter cattle supplies ahead, with Nebraska and Kansas gaining ground as Texas feedlots face supply pressure and the threat of New World Screwworm.
September 24, 2025 03:40 PM
 · 
RFD NEWS STAFF
JVG4tkzS.jpg
Livestock
Enhanced Pork Biosecurity Plan Supports Strong Global Export Demand
Industry-wide participation in SHIP enhances biosecurity and fosters global trust in U.S. pork, says swine health expert, Dr. Christine Mainquist-Whigham.
September 24, 2025 03:32 PM
 · 
RFD NEWS STAFF
Load More