Policy & Regulations
Agricultural groups argued that bumblebee protections could affect growing crops, herbicide and pesticide applications, and use of commercial honeybees to pollinate crops.
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SCFBA was established to advocate for broad-based Farm Bill policy initiatives to address the unique needs of specialty crops and address their overall competitiveness.
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Historic funding from Inflation Reduction Act is an unprecedented investment in American agriculture.
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Reviewed and renewed every two years, this renewal has re-designated four seats for needed members with specific expertise.
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Farmers and others discussed how the next Farm Bill could help farmers navigate extreme drought, limited labor supply, supply chain issues and other challenges.
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Learn how farm bills are put together, what the 2023 Farm Bill may have in store, as well as some potential outcomes.
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Proposed changes include removal of ambiguous and obsolete language and of irrelevant dates, and clarification of requirements, provisions and terms in the regulations to better reflect industry practices.
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After two years of effort by agriculture exporters, retailers and others, Congress approved S.3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, sending it to the President for his signature.
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