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Issue Briefs

NCFC actively engages across a range of public policy issues that directly affect agricultural cooperatives and their farmer and rancher members. The issue papers below give a brief overview of the most pressing legislative and regulatory issues facing cooperatives.

  1. About Cooperatives
  2. Capper-Volstead
  3. Confined Animal Feeding Operation
  4. EPA Numeric Nutrient Criteria
  5. Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay & EPA’s TMDL
  6. US Exports to Cuba
  7. Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act
  8. Energy & Climate Change
  9. Endangered Species Act Consultation Process
  10. Farm Programs & the Federal Budget
  11. Reducing Regulatory Burdens on Agriculture
  12. Food Safety
  13. Immigration Reform
  14. Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements
  15. Market Access Program
  16. Nutrition
  17. Transportation 

2012 Farm Bill

  1. NCFC Farm Bill Framework

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Ag Groups Praise Senate Legislation Clarifying Agricultural Hours of Service Exemption

Washington, D.C. – The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) of the American Trucking Associations, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) voiced their support today for legislation that would clarify transportation regulations that are critical to the agricultural sector’s ability to expeditiously distribute farm supplies. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) introduced the legislation intended to resolve questions regarding the applicability of the agricultural hours of service exemption.

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NCFC's new campaign, "Farmer Co-ops: Providing for America", seeks to tell the tremedous success story of farmer cooperatives and the vital role they play in the food and agriculture sector. For over 100 years, co-ops have been the valued partner of farmers in every corner of the country; they have been a cornerstone of the rural economy; and they have provided American consumers with a wide range of innovative products.

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