The Defense Department has backed off on its proposal to consider lab-grown protein as a food source for troops, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced this week. The DOD itself did not make an announcement, but an official made the statement in a meeting with several U.S. senators, an NCBA spokesman said. In June, NCBA said the DOD had “sponsored” a research grant that… Read more »
Bacon Final Five Included in 2024 Farm Bill
Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), who has served on the Ag committee since 2017, announced that five of his priorities made the final bipartisan 2024 Farm Bill to be passed out of the House Agriculture Committee (HAC). Farmers and ranchers, rural America, the food insecure, and the American taxpayers are well served in this bill.
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Washington - Last week, House Agriculture Chairman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R- PA) released his draft of the 2024 Farm Bill. This legislation is the product of nearly two years of work, and it shows. Farmers and ranchers, rural America, the food insecure, and the American taxpayers are well served in this bill. Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), who has served on the Ag committee since 2017,… Read more »
OMAHA, Nebraska – Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, was on the National Mall to showcase how irrigation is essential for food security. More than 15,000 people flocked to the National Mall to see the ag equipment as part of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), and Nebraska Innovation Campus held a groundbreaking ceremony today to launch the construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture. The state-of-the-art research center will be located on Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln,… Read more »
Bacon and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Farmland From Foreign Ownership
Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) along with Reps. Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Michael Bost (R-IL-12), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska State Dairy Association (NSDA) extends its heartfelt appreciation to the Nebraska delegation for their steadfast support of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at promoting the nutritional well-being of our nation’s youth. The NSDA applauds the tireless efforts of Representative GT Thompson and… Read more »
Rep. Don Bacon visited an Omaha food bank on Tuesday and discussed the importance of the farm bill to keep the help coming for those in need.'
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Many people may not have paid much attention to a vote by federal lawmakers just a few days ago, which extended the 2018 farm bill.
But with the growing need for help with food in the Omaha metro, there are some who are keeping a close eye on and educating others about the importance of the multi-year legislation.
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Leaders of a bipartisan group of House Representatives known as the Biofuels Caucus are looking to change how the EPA calculates the environmental impact of biofuels. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Mark Pocan, D-Wisc., introduced the Adopt Greenhouse Gasses Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation Act on Thursday. Commonly referred… Read more »
