Between the debt ceiling and defense spending, time may be running out to pass the farm bill this year. All five members of Nebraska’s Congressional delegation got an education in autonomous agriculture during a visit to the tractor testing lab at the University of Nebraska. Farming has changed, and that could impact the hundreds of billions the federal government spends through the farm… Read more »

As lawmakers prepare to debate the upcoming farm bill, Nebraska’s representatives took a trip to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus, gathering input about what the state’s farmers, ranchers, and researchers would like to see in the latest version. Read more here. Read more »

Nebraska's Congressional delegation has a big wish list. They want to boost crop insurance and agricultural research funding while controlling spending in the 2023 Federal Farm Bill. Read more here. Read more »

Inside the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Cornhusker State’s federal delegation on Monday got a look at how agriculture will continue to evolve in the digital age. UNL researchers and students showed off a robotic planter that doesn’t need a human operator, how satellite images can be converted into useful data to determine nitrogen… Read more »

A push for the nation’s next farm bill came Monday to East Campus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as part of a rare joint visit by all five members of the state’s congressional delegation.   University leaders pressed the need for the bill to invest in agricultural research, as the five members, all Republicans, spoke to students and watched their ag robots work. Farmers… Read more »

The state’s largest farm organization, as well as members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation, are cheering actions taken by the Biden administration to challenge Mexico’s ban on genetically modified white corn. On Friday, U.S. trade representatives announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico over that country’s proposed ban on GMO… Read more »

The United States has requested formal dispute settlement consultations with Mexico regarding GMO corn.   U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai made the announcement Friday, seeking assistance under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.   “The United States has repeatedly conveyed its concerns that Mexico’s biotechnology policies are not… Read more »

Bacon Reacts to Mexico Corn Ban Update Washington, D.C. –– Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement on proceeding with dispute settlement consultations with Mexico following their ban on the importation of GMO corn. Bacon, a member of the House Agriculture… Read more »

Livestock producer trade groups, including the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), recently offered their support for the Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance and Rapid Response Act of 2023 (H.R. 3419 and S. 1666). The bipartisan and bicameral legislation would continue making critical investments in foreign animal disease response programs currently… Read more »

Leading national and state cattle industry organizations have announced their support for the Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Reps. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Don Davis (D-NC). Read more here. Read more »