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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Earlier this week, the Senate voted to approve passage of the Farm Bill (S. 954). The bill includes a number of notable forestry-related provisions including:
Clarifies authority for the USDA Forest Service to facilitate a national coordinated response to wildland fire by providing states access to resources and...
Friday, May 17, 2013
This week the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture both voted to approve and send their versions of a 5-year Farm Bill to their respective floors. Debate on the Farm Bill in the House is expected sometime in June following the Memorial Day recess. The Senate is...
Friday, November 30, 2012
The Forest Service has announced its next installment in the Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series. Session 9 is titled: Open Space Conservation Programs for Private Landowners from the Farm Bill and other sources.
Speakers include:
Bruce Wight: NRCS Conservation Technical Assistance, EQIP, WHIP...
Friday, November 30, 2012
This week NASF joined the Forests in the Farm Bill coalition representing forest owners, conservationists, hunters, anglers, forest product manufacturers, and natural resource professionals in a letter urging congressional leaders to pass a comprehensive five-year Farm Bill.
The Coalition outlined priorities addressed in...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
NASF and a wide-sweeping coalition of 235 organizations sent a letter to Congressional leadership this week urging the passage of a new five-year farm bill to be signed into law by the end of the legislative session. The coalition is comprised of organizations representing the farming, livestock, specialty crop, feed,...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Last Thursday, September 20, House Speaker John Boehner announced that there will not be a vote in the House on an extension or reauthorization of the Farm Bill before the elections. The House has adjourned until in November 13 to allow members to return home to campaign. Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry...
Friday, August 3, 2012
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a drought relief package (HR 6233) in response to the dry conditions plaguing many U.S. states. Congress has an impending deadline of September 30, to extend or reauthorize the 2008 Farm Bill. HR 6233 cuts roughly 20 percent in mandatory funding from the Environmental...
Thursday, July 12, 2012
This morning, the House Agriculture Committee voted (35-11) to approve its version of the Farm Bill. The bill includes the forestry-related provisions included in the draft put out late last week. The Committee did not make any changes to the Conservation Title found in the draft, but two additional amendments to the...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Last week NASF, as part of the Forests in the Farm Bill Coalition, sent comments on the House Agriculture proposed Farm Bill to committee leadership. The Forests in the Farm Bill Coalition represents millions of forest owners, conservationists, hunters, anglers, forest product manufacturers, and natural resource...
Friday, July 6, 2012
Yesterday afternoon, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson released a discussion draft of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act . The bill is expected to be voted out of the full committee mark-up scheduled for Wednesday, July 11th. The bill includes many...
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