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Current State Issues

2022’s Top Ag Issues and A Look Ahead

2022’s Top Ag Issues and A Look Ahead

1/7/2023
Our Vote is Our Voice

Our Vote is Our Voice

10/3/2022
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Drought’s Increasing Toll on Farmers and Ranchers

Farm Bureau Survey Shows Drought’s Increasing Toll on Farmers and Ranchers

8/24/2022

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Food Regulation

AFBF and NPPC Tell Supreme Court Proposition 12 is Unconstitutional

AFBF and NPPC Tell Supreme Court Proposition 12 is Unconstitutional

6/14/2022
Survey Says: 86% of US Adults Prefer Dairy Milk and Large Margin Want Increased Milk Offerings in School Meals

Survey Says: 86% of US Adults Prefer Dairy Milk and Large Margin Want Increased Milk Offerings in School Meals

10/7/2019
EPA Takes Action to Provide Accurate Risk Information to Consumers, Stop False Labeling on Products

EPA Takes Action to Provide Accurate Risk Information to Consumers, Stop False Labeling on Products

8/9/2019

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Livestock

New FDA Rule on Antibiotic Use in Livestock

New FDA Rule on Antibiotic Use in Livestock

2/24/2023
Keeping Your Farm Dogs Safe

Keeping Your Farm Dogs Safe

1/30/2023
UDAF Announces New State Veterinarian

UDAF Announces New State Veterinarian

1/4/2023

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Property Rights

Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Private Property Rights

Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Private Property Rights

6/25/2021
Water Rule Reversal a Blow to Agriculture

Water Rule Reversal a Blow to Agriculture

6/8/2021
5 Ways to Ward Off Farm Theft

5 Ways to Ward Off Farm Theft

1/10/2020

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Public Lands

BLM offers rewards for information in the shooting of two wild horses on the Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area

BLM offers rewards for information in the shooting of two wild horses on the Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area

3/27/2023
Terry Camp hired as Vice President of Public Policy for Utah Farm Bureau Federation

Terry Camp hired as Vice President of Public Policy for Utah Farm Bureau Federation

10/20/2022
Gov. Cox appoints Rep. Joel Ferry as new DNR executive director

Gov. Cox appoints Rep. Joel Ferry as new DNR executive director

6/24/2022

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Sensitive Species

2019 Utah Conservation Plan for Great Sage-grouse to be revisited in 2023

2019 Utah Conservation Plan for Great Sage-grouse to be revisited in 2023

2/14/2023
Utah Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

Utah Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

2/7/2023
Modernized Endangered Species Act Rules Reinstated

Modernized Endangered Species Act Rules Reinstated

10/4/2022

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Taxes

Proposed SEC Rule Requirements Nearly Impossible for Family Farms

Proposed SEC Rule Requirements Nearly Impossible for Family Farms

6/17/2022
Republican, Democratic Lawmakers Unite With Farmers on Stepped-Up Basis

Republican, Democratic Lawmakers Unite With Farmers on Stepped-Up Basis

9/2/2021
Elimination of Stepped-Up Basis a Threat to Future Generations of Family Farmers

Elimination of Stepped-Up Basis a Threat to Future Generations of Family Farmers

8/23/2021

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Transportation

Transportation Issues Impacting Grain Movement

Transportation Issues Impacting Grain Movement

11/7/2022
Utah's Uinta Basin Railway on track after federal approval

Utah's Uinta Basin Railway on track after federal approval

7/18/2022
Cost of Fuel an Additional Stressor for Farmers and Ranchers

Cost of Fuel an Additional Stressor for Farmers and Ranchers

7/3/2022

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Water

Farm Bureau Member Testimony Warns Congress of WOTUS Overreach Implications

Farm Bureau Member Testimony Warns Congress of WOTUS Overreach Implications

3/13/2023
Farm Bureau in Your Corner in Court, Again

Farm Bureau in Your Corner in Court, Again

2/26/2023
Utah Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

Utah Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

2/7/2023

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Wildlife

Utah Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

Utah Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

2/7/2023
Utah Wildlife Board approves changes to Utah prairie dog rule, bear hunting

Utah Wildlife Board approves changes to Utah prairie dog rule, bear hunting

1/9/2023
Aug. 1 Deadline for Utah Farmers & Ranchers to Apply for Leopold Conservation Award

Aug. 1 Deadline for Utah Farmers & Ranchers to Apply for Leopold Conservation Award

7/15/2022

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