Tornado Relief Efforts Underway – How You Can Help On April 26, 2024, a tornado ...

Tornado Relief Efforts Underway - How You Can Help

On April 26, 2024, a tornado outbreak caused widespread destruction to a large area between Lincoln and western Iowa, as well as areas in central Nebraska, damaging homes, structures, and the landscape. Nebraska Farm Bureau has compiled a list of opportunities for members to help individuals and communities affected by the tornadoes.

House and Senate Ag Committee Leadership Introduce Competing Farm Bill Drafts

House Ag Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA) and Senate Ag Committee Chairwomen Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released their high-level summaries of their versions of a new Farm Bill. While the bills have many similarities, they also have many large differences.

Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-3) Selected to Chair Ways and Means Rural America Tax Team

The House Ways and Means Committee recently announced the formation of ten "Tax Teams" to study key tax code provisions which are part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which is set to expire at the end of 2025. As part of that announcement, Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith was announced as the Chair of the Rural America Tax Team. "Workers, families, farmers, and small businesses are facing the single largest tax hike in history at the end of next year. Unlike President Biden and his Democrat allies in Congress, Ways and Means Republicans will not sit idly by and allow Washington to take more out of the pockets of hardworking taxpayers - including the $7 trillion in tax hikes the President has repeatedly called for," House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith said.

EPA Prohibits Nearly All Uses of Acephate

The EPA this week announced they are proposing to cancel all but one use of acephate, which is an organophosphate with the trade name Orthene. Acephate has agricultural uses for cotton and soybeans.

IRS Releases Requirements for Claiming Tax Credits on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

The IRS recently released the latest updates to the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (GREET) model. This is the primary model used in the United States to calculate carbon intensity (CI) scores regarding greenhouse gas emissions. What does it mean for farmers and ranchers?

NDA Extends Restrictions and Provides Update On HPAI Found In Livestock

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture continues to monitor for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in dairy cattle. Recently, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a federal order, that took effect on April 29, mandating testing for interstate movement of lactating dairy cattle as well as mandatory reporting of positive cases. HPAI has been detected in lactating dairy cattle in several states. There have been no reported detections of HPAI in Nebraska dairy cattle or other livestock.

Celebrate the End of the School Year at the Spring Collegiate BBQ!

Aloha! Students are invited to the second annual Spring Collegiate BBQ on May 8, to enjoy food, drinks, and cornhole with Farm Bureau staff to celebrate the end of the school year. Hawaiian attire encouraged. Please share with the students you know!

Nominations Open for 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest

Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, which comes with cash prizes and bragging rights. This is the seventh year of the contest, supported by Nestlé Purina PetCare, which celebrates farm dogs and the many ways they support farmers and ranchers.

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