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Farm Bureau hails committee action to stop EPA overreach
Washington, D.C., June 10, 2015 –The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s passage of a bill to stop the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Rule shows Congress is listening, even if the EPA won’t. The...
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Farm Bureau releases detailed analysis of Waters of the U.S. rule
Washington, DC., June 11, 2015 – The American Farm Bureau Federation released documents outlining how the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. rule will give the agency sweeping powers to regulate land use despite...
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Agricultural and rural issues on center stage during gubernatorial “Measure...
Louisville, KY (July 23, 2015) – Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Board of Directors met today with gubernatorial candidates Jack Conway and Matt Bevin to discuss positions on issues affecting the state’s...
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Across Kentucky – October 5, 2015
A preview report as both candidates for commissioner of agriculture will meet with the Farm Bureau board of directors at the group’s Measure the Candidates forum in Louisville this Tuesday. Farm group...
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Agriculture commissioner’s “Measure the Candidates” forum focuses on state...
Louisville, KY (October 6, 2015) – Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Board of Directors met today with agriculture commissioner candidates Ryan Quarles and Jean-Marie Lawson Spann to discuss their positions...
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Across Kentucky – October 20, 2015
A feature report with a few of the comments of candidate for Ky ag commissioner, Jean-Marie Lawson Spann, before the Ky Farm Bureau’s Measure the Candidates forum. A more detailed presentation of Spann...
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January 4, 2016 Legislative Report No. 1 – 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
The 2016 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly is set to begin tomorrow, January 5 and run through Monday, March 28. The General Assembly will then recess for a ten-day veto period which is...
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Georgetown native Ryan Quarles Sworn in as Kentucky’s Commissioner of...
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles pledged to run an efficient, transparent Kentucky Department of Agriculture that advocates for Kentucky’s agriculture industry as he and other...
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January 8, 2016 Legislative Report No. 2 – 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the fourth legislative day of this sixty day session. In the first four days of the session there have been a total of 126 Senate bills and resolutions and 236 House bills and resolutions...
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January 15, 2016 Legislative Report No. 3 – Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the ninth legislative day of the 2016 General Assembly. There have been a total of 158 Senate bills and resolutions and 309 House bills and resolutions filed. The General Assembly will not...
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January 21, 2016 Legislative Report No. 4 – Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the twelfth legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. To date there have been a total of 185 Senate bills and resolutions and 347 House bills and resolutions...
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January 29, 2016 Legislative Report No. 5 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the seventeenth legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. On Tuesday, Governor Bevin presented his State Budget Address (HB 303) to a joint session of the...
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February 5, 2016 – Legislative Report No. 6 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the twenty-second legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Legislation is moving through the committee process and passing the respective chambers. Through...
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February 12, 2016 Legislative Report No. 7 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the twenty-seventh legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. The General Assembly will not convene Monday, February 15, 2016 in observance of Presidents Day. As...
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Kentucky Farm Bureau policy development process continues as over 250 members...
Louisville, KY (February 16, 2016) – Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) volunteer leaders continue the organization’s grassroots policy development process this month as they head to Washington, D.C., with...
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February 19, 2016 Legislative Report No. 8 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the thirty-first legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Today is the last day for new bill request. Both the House of Representatives and Senate...
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February 26, 2016 Legislative Report No. 9 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the thirty-sixth legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Tuesday, March 1 is the last day for new House bills to be introduced and Thursday, March 3 is the...
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March 4, 2016 Legislative Report No. 10 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the forty-first legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. As of yesterday only two pieces of legislation have been passed by the House and Senate. With only...
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ACTION ALERT – Kentucky Farm Bureau Shows Support for HB 529
While approximately three-quarters of the earth is covered in water, a very small percentage of that is considered to be consumable. Factoring in the growing world population, the threat of water...
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ACTION ALERT! March 11, 2016 Legislative Report No. 11 2016 Kentucky General...
Today marks the forty-sixth legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. There have been 937 pieces of legislation introduced this session. The House Appropriations and...
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March 18, 2016 – Legislative Report No. 12 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the fifty-first legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Thank you for all the contacts you made to your State Senator and State Representatives on HB 529. As...
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Kentucky Farm Bureau Efforts Lead to HB 529 Passage
While approximately three-quarters of the earth is covered in water, a very small percentage of that is considered to be consumable. Factoring in the growing world population, the threat of water...
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March 24, 2016 – Legislative Report No. 13 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Today marks the fifty-fifth legislative day of the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Senate passed their version of the State Budget (HB 303) on Wednesday, March 23 by a vote of 27-2....
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March 31, 2016 Legislative Report No. 14 – 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
This morning House and Senate budget conferees announced they have reached an impasse in negotiations on the state budget. The disagreement seems to be over cuts to higher education and the amount of...
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April 28, 2016 Final Legislative Report 2016 Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Farm Bureau was involved in many pieces of legislation this session supporting, opposing, and monitoring bills. We were able to secure passage of several of our priority issues this year. The...
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