Trump Ag secretary speculation expands | TheFencePost.com
Nov 12, 2024 · Speculation about who President-elect Trump might pick as agriculture secretary is expanding and, in the absence of an announcement, becoming a bit wild.House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., is now among those under...
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Snowbound | TheFencePost.com
Nov 25, 2024 · My dad, his father and a friend were once stranded with a neighbor for three days when a blizzard prevented them from making it home. Nobody slept much as grandpa and his friend both snored loudly and were forced to share a bedroom in the small farmhouse.
Giving | TheFencePost.com
Nov 27, 2024 · MT Ranch MT Ranch + Feedlot Employee. REQUIREMENTS/DUTIES Feeding cattle, managing herd health, doctoring cattle as needed, equipment operation & maintenance, outbuilding and grounds maintenance.Fencing, haying, processing…
S.D. Maude theft of federal property case bound for court
Oct 25, 2024 · The official wording on the grand jury indictment against the Caputa, S.D., farm and ranch couple, said that the couple both “did knowingly steal, purloin and convert to their own use, National Grasslands managed by the United States Department of Agriculture… approximately 25 acres of National Grasslands for cultivation and approximately 25 acres of National Grasslands for grazing cattle ...
BrucePac recalls ready-to-eat meat and moultry products due to …
Oct 18, 2024 · CHEYENNE, Wyo. — BrucePac is recalling approximately 12 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed in Wyoming and throughout the nation...
Vilsack announces $2B in disaster aid to specialty crop producers
Nov 20, 2024 · The Marketing Assistance Program for Specialty Crops will expand markets for specialty farmers who typically have higher marketing costs related to the tenderness and perishability of fruits, vegetables, floriculture, nursery crops and herbs; specialized handling and transport equipment with temperature and humidity control; packaging; moving perishables to market quickly; and higher labor costs.
Stabenow releases farm bill text and summary
Nov 18, 2024 · Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., early today released the text of the farm bill and a summary of that bill. Stabenow is retiring at the end of this Congress, and her decision to release the text is a signal she still hopes Congress will pass a farm bill before it adjourns, or at least to put her detailed, 1,397-page proposal on the table.
Biden asks for disaster aid including $24 billion for USDA
Nov 19, 2024 · President Biden on Monday asked Congress for $24 billion in disaster aid for the Agriculture Department. A chart from the Office of Management and Budget said that the money is needed “to provide assistance to farmers that experienced crop or livestock losses due to natural disasters like hurricanes, drought, and wildfires, assist communities with debris removal, provide support for rural ...
Rumors of more candidates for ag secretary | TheFencePost.com
Nov 20, 2024 · President-elect Trump’s potential agriculture secretaries now include Abel Maldonado, a California farmer and lieutenant governor under Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Ray Starling, who was chief of staff to Sonny Perdue when he was agriculture secretary in the first Trump administration, Politico reported Tuesday.