Stories From 2018
Walden Speaks at NC Conference on Taxes and Economic Growth
On May 14, Mike Walden spoke at a conference at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business on the impact of changes in North Carolina's tax structure on the state's economic growth.
Brown and Gould: Pesticide Resistance Needs Attention, Large-Scale Study
To slow the evolutionary progression of weeds and insect pests gaining resistance to herbicides and pesticides, policymakers should provide resources for large-scale, landscape-level studies of a number of promising but untested approaches for slowing pest evolution.
Feitshans Presents at Energy Council
Ted Feitshans attended the NC Bar Association Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Law Section Council meeting on Thursday, May 10, in Asheville. At that meeting, he presented the report of the Agriculture and Agribusiness Law Committee.
Natural Gas Prices, Not ‘War On Coal,’ Were Key to Coal Power Decline
New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado Boulder finds that steep declines in the use of coal for power generation over the past decade were caused largely by less expensive natural gas and the availability of wind energy – not by environmental regulations.
American Farm Bureau Unveils Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance Concept
AFBF, in cooperation with American Farm Bureau Insurance Services, developed a product called “Dairy Revenue Protection” insurance that helps dairies lock in revenue on milk sales. The product was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
Beghin and Goodwin on Farm Bill Panel in DC
ARE's Barry Goodwin and John Beghin participated in a panel discussing the 2018 Farm Nill at the American Enterprise Institute on May 3rd.
Van der Hoeven and Branan Team Up for Farm Succession Series
The farm succession series consisted of three workshops in each of Moore County (March 3), Lee County (March 6) and Richmond County (March 15).
House Ag Committee Version of the 2018 Farm Bill Released
The two versions of the Bill are then to be reconciled through a Conference Committee (and will need to pass through both legislative Chambers), prior to going to the President for his signature.
New Dairy Presentation
The recent legislative updates to the Margin Protection Program (MPP) have trickled down to the Farm Service Agency who administers this program.
Walden Speaks at NC Leadership Institute Conference
Mike Walden spoke on Thursday at the NC Leadership Institute conference in Asheville. For 25 years the non-partisan Institute has trained North Carolinians in concepts and tools for impacting public policy.