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ISSUE: Federal conservation and climate-related programs are increasingly being influenced by environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating through “Public-Private Partnerships” with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These partnerships allow outside activist organizations and private entities to exert influence over agricultural policy, conservation priorities, land management practices, and funding decisions affecting America’s farmers, ranc

ISSUE: The “30x30” initiative creates significant concerns for agriculture and private property rights, because there remains no clear or enforceable limitation on how federal agencies may define “conserved” lands or waters. Farmers and ranchers fear that productive agricultural land could increasingly be targeted for conservation programs, restrictive easements, rewilding projects, habitat restoration, or regulatory limitations that reduce or eliminate productive use. Farm

ISSUE: Agricultural operational data is becoming one of the most valuable assets in the modern food system. Through sustainability programs, Climate-Smart initiatives, carbon markets, supply chain reporting, ESG frameworks, and precision agricultural systems, increasing amounts of farm-level data are being collected, aggregated, benchmarked, and incorporated into broader reporting systems. The issue is not opposition to conservation, stewardship, research, or voluntary incen

ISSUE: Food, fuel, and fiber supplies are crucial to our national security. Federal agencies and state agencies, along with NGO partners, have had property owners, farmers, and ranchers, under attack for decades in an effort to seize control of their land & water under the guise of “sustainability and conservation”. American Agri-Women Request: Expand the Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework Initiative further and advance into law protections from the continuous lawsuits.

ISSUE: Federal pesticide frameworks, including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), remain essential components of crop protection oversight. These frameworks were developed during an era when field-wide broadcast applications represented the dominant delivery method. Risk assessments naturally reflected those realities. Today, ultra-high precision agriculture technologies create conditions dram

ISSUE: The forest products industry, including loggers and haulers, primary and secondary manufacturers, pulp and paper mills, paper...

ISSUE: The loss of Atrazine Herbicide would be detrimental to Agriculture. Atrazine is a viable component that is used as a foundation...

ISSUE: American Agri-Women supports trade with consistent regulatory frameworks and active enforcement to maintain market access for U.S....

ISSUE: American Agri-Women support Senators Amy Klobuchar, (D - MN); Joni Ernst, (R – IA); Tammy Duckworth, (D – IL); and Chuck Grassley,...

ISSUE: Across America, animal owners, animal enterprise, farmers, ranchers, and agriculture concerns are under the daily threat from...

As the Budget Committee works to lay out fiscal policy goals for Fiscal Year 2024, we respectfully urge you to protect crop insurance...

ISSUE: Changes to tax laws. Passing the family operations to the next generations without tax hardship is imperative to the continuation...