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USDA announces enrollment period for safety net coverage in 2017

  December 1, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced on Oct. 28 that producers on farms with base acres under the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill can begin signing contracts to enroll for the 2017 crop year.


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Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News
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American Farm Bureau opposes IRS proposal for estate taxes

  December 1, 2016
The nation’s largest farmers’ advocacy organization is urging Congress to pass legislation to block a recent IRS proposal that would result in higher estate taxes for farmers and ranchers.


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Estate Tax, Legislative Issues, News
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In a contentious election year, rural voters remain engaged

  December 1, 2016
In this year’s highly contentious presidential race, very little has been said about rural voters or rural issues. But political experts believe the rural vote is still important, particularly in Congressional and state races.


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Legislative Issues, News
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Cost-share funding helps both farmers and environment

  December 1, 2016
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has lobbied on behalf of its producer members this winter for adequate state funding of cost-share money for best management practices.


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Farm Practices, Legislative Issues, News
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Presidential candidates weigh in on agricultural issues

  December 1, 2016
Both major-party presidential nominees have answered some of U.S. farmers’ burning questions related to policies affecting agriculture.


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Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News
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Things to know about the 2016 general election

  December 1, 2016
Here are some things to know about the 2016 general election.


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Legislative Issues, News
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Register by Oct. 17 to vote in Virginia

  August 23, 2016

The Virginia deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration, for the Nov. 8 general election is Oct. 17.



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Legislative Issues
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Agriculture license plate continues to drive home support for Virginia’s farms

  August 18, 2016
Since the Virginia agriculture license plate initiative started in 2004, Virginians who display the specialty plate have been driving home their support for the state’s farmers.


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Farmland Preservation, Legislative Issues, News
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Farm Bureau applauds Senate passage of GMO labeling bill

  July 14, 2016
The U.S. Senate’s passage of legislation S. 764 is being called a victory for farmers, ranchers and sound science.


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Legislative Issues, News
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Election website tracking candidates’ stands on ag issues

  July 14, 2016
As the Democratic and Republican parties prepare for their respective national conventions, the American Farm Bureau Federation continues to share information on where the parties’ presumptive nominees stand on farm and rural issues. FB Advocacy Election ’16 at election16.fb.org tracks the candidates’ views on agriculture-related subjects.


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Legislative Issues
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