Dec. 18, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Peanut Federation (USPF) supports the newly proposed continuing resolution (CR) bill to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2025 programs through March 14, 2025. USPF commends the efforts of Congressional agricultural leaders for ensuring crucial agricultural economic assistance and agricultural disaster assistance provisions were included in the legislation after extensive negotiations surrounding … Read More
USPF Supports the Proposed FY25 Continuing Resolution Bill
Dec. 18, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Peanut Federation (USPF) supports the recently proposed continuing resolution (CR) to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2025 programs through March 14, 2025. USPF commends the efforts of Congressional agricultural leaders for working tirelessly to ensure meaningful agricultural economic assistance provisions were included in the legislation. Following many discussions on Capitol Hill, … Read More
USPF Urges Congress to Vote No on Appropriations Bill If No Assistance to Farmers Is Included
Dec. 14, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Peanut Federation (USPF) members are disappointed after the recent breakdown of congressional discussions on the inclusion of economic assistance for farmers in upcoming appropriations legislation. Over the past few months, USPF members have participated in three separate fly-ins to Washington, D.C., urging legislators to provide financial relief after the multi-year impact of … Read More
Georgia Farmers & Growers Back Sen. Ossoff’s Bipartisan Call to Pass Agricultural Disaster Assistance by End of the Year
Nov. 20, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgia farmers are backing U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan push to pass agricultural disaster assistance before the end of the year. This morning, Sen. Ossoff testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on the urgent need to support Georgia agriculture after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, where he pressed both parties to … Read More
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Boozman Releases Farm Bill Framework
Legislation Addresses Reference Price, Voluntary Base Update and Other Peanut Priorities June 13, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) released the Senate Republican-drafted framework for the 2024 Farm Bill. The legislation addresses the top priorities of the U.S. Peanut Federation: The maintaining of the Price Loss Coverage Program A … Read More
U.S. House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
May 24, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture voted to pass the Farm Bill, titled “The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024” in a 33-21 vote. Four democrats – Reps. Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), Don Davis (NC-01), and Eric Sorenson (IL-17) – joined with all Republican Committee members in voting yes on … Read More
USPF Supports Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
May 20, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Peanut Federation (USPF) sent a support letter today to The Honorable G.T. Thompson, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture in regards to the Farm Bill. The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture is scheduled to markup the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 on Thursday, May 23 … Read More
U.S. Peanut Federation Travels to Washington, D.C. for Spring Fly-In
March 8, 2024, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives from the U.S. Peanut Federation (USPF) traveled to Washington, D.C. this week for their annual Spring Fly-In. During the trip, USPF representatives met with key members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, as well as senior agricultural staff to discuss issues facing the peanut industry today. The USPF Fly-In is … Read More
Peanut Leadership Academy Class XIII hosts first session
Jan. 31, 2024, TIFTON, Ga. – Twenty-seven peanut growers and sheller representatives from across the Southeast, Arkansas, Texas and the Virginia-Carolina area began Class XIII of the Peanut Leadership Academy Jan. 8-11, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia. The Peanut Leadership Academy is hosted by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation and is a cooperative effort between Syngenta Crop Protection, the American Peanut … Read More
U.S. Congress Passes Stop-Gap Funding Bill: Includes Farm Bill Extension
Nov. 17, 2023, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted this week to approve a short-term funding bill, avoiding a November 17 government shutdown. The funding legislation, which was proposed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), funds the government by setting up two deadlines. The first January 19th deadline covers agencies under … Read More