Livestock farmers may benefit from proposed processing legislation

Livestock farmers may benefit from proposed processing legislation. Two bills could help small meat and poultry plants sell their products.

US lawmakers seek to pay livestock farmers to use climate-friendlier ...

Farmers in the United States who raise livestock in large industrial operations could ... farm spending bill being drafted by Congress. In ...

USDA Proposes New Rule to Clarify Unfair Practices in the ...

USDA's Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets proposed rule would tackle longstanding challenges around interpretations of unfairness and ...

New Federal Bill Would Help End Factory Farming for Good - ASPCA

A new federal bill called the Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act (IACA) has been introduced. It would invest in farmers who want to get ...

Strengthening Local Processing Act - Critical Reasons for Support in ...

The Strengthening Local Processing Act (SLPA) is the most comprehensive meat processing bill around, with specific provisions that address ...

Meat Institute criticizes USDA's proposed cattle market regulations

She noted that these reports, released by the Agricultural Marketing Service, ensure transparency across the market. She also mentioned the ...

What You Need to Know About the Farm Bill

The Farm Bill provides voluntary, incentive-based programs that help farmers, ranchers and other landowners address climate change while ...

Sen. Booker Introduce Climate-Smart Farm Conversion Bill

The Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act would be a critical first step in the transition away from factory farms to a system based on ...

The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law

Title X would increase available funding for certain specialty crop programs, establish new and update existing statutory definitions related to ...

USDA Announces Major Program Improvements, Progress, and ...

... Agriculture that will benefit farmers, ranchers and producers ... Investing in new choices and meat processing capacity for livestock producers.

Getting Into the Meat of It: A Roundup of Livestock and Poultry ...

This post is a roundup of federal legislation, some new and some old, that would positively impact meat production, processing regulations, ...

The Latest Updates on the Farm Bill - Farm Aid

In a surprise to many, the House and Senate agriculture committees released summaries of their respective farm bill proposals this week, ...

Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets - Federal Register

The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA or Department) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to amend the regulations ...

A Fair Farm Bill For All - Food & Water Watch

A fair Farm Bill would let the people who grow our food earn a decent living, practice environmental stewardship, and rebuild the infrastructure that consumers ...

2024 Farm Bill Receives Wide Praise from Industry and Stakeholders

Signing a farm bill into law is vital to the food and agriculture sector which benefits our economy, accounting for roughly one-fifth of U.S. ...

Livestock and the Farm Bill | Market Intel

Prior to the 2018 farm bill, the Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) contained provisions to prevent, detect, control and eradicate diseases and ...

Big News for Animals: Farm Bill Framework Finally Unveiled - ASPCA

This can be done by investing in farmers already providing higher-welfare conditions for farm animals and providing more pathways for other ...

House Farm Bill Includes Top Cattle Industry Priorities

The bill includes numerous priorities for America's cattle producers, strengthens essential USDA programs, and protects farmers and ranchers from emerging ...

Preparing for the Next Farm Bill - CRS Reports

... would disrupt U.S. farm animal production and live animal and livestock product exports. ... Like farm bills in the recent past, a new farm bill ...

Booker Announces Legislation to Hold Large Factory Farms ...

Lastly, the legislation would invest resources for higher-welfare slaughter technology in meat and poultry processing facilities and establish a ...