The NAWG Board of Directors met by conference call Friday to discuss pending climate change legislation. As part of that discussion, the Board voted 26 to two to approve a new resolution regarding greenhouse gas regulation. The new resolution reads: … Continued
This week the Texas Wheat Producers Association held its quarterly board meeting in Amarillo. During the meeting, the executive committee discussed the current activity associated with climate change legislation. After lengthy discussion, the committee approved the following resolution: The TWPA … Continued
USDA released an economic analysis of the House-passed climate change legislation this week. The executive summary is listed below. Click here to see the full report. USDA performed a preliminary economic analysis of the impacts of House-passed climate legislation, HR … Continued
Tuesday U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement announcing his appointment to the Senate Agriculture Committee. In addition to his new seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Sen. Cornyn will continue to serve on the Senate Finance, Budget … Continued
Agenda for 2nd Annual Meeting July 20, 2009 Lubbock Memorial Civic Center – Banquet Hall 1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, Texas We encourage all of you to attend the Second Annual Meeting of the Southwest Council of Agribusiness. The agenda … Continued
On June 26 the United States House of Representatives passed HR 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, by a vote of 219-212. The Texas Wheat Producers Association was one of more than 100 national and state … Continued
— From House Agriculture Committee Yesterday, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review pending climate change legislation under consideration by Congress. The Agriculture Committee heard testimony from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and from representatives of conservation, energy, and … Continued
–From the National Association of Wheat Growers The House Agriculture Committee announced late in the day Friday that it will consider climate change legislation at a hearing on June 11. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) has been vocally … Continued
–From the National Association of Wheat Growers NAWG signed onto two letters this week expressing funding priorities to House and Senate appropriators. More than 40 groups sent a letter Thursday to the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee’s agriculture subcommittee … Continued
According to Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, a long-time ag policy advisor and economist, producers should be focusing on three main policy issues this year: Renewable Fuels and Climate Change Trade Availability of Farm Programs Flinchbaugh discussed these priorities as the keynote … Continued