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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday March 24, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Arbor Day Foundation, Philadelphia Insurance Companies Reunite For Annual Reforestation Project
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 22 -- The Arbor Day Foundation issued the following news release: Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) confirms it will continue to support critical reforestation through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. This renewed commitment aims to support the planting of 80,000 trees annually across the United States, focusing on sustainable forestry and land restoration efforts. Kicking off this year's campaign, forty PHLY employees and local foresters from Friends  more

Nebraska Farm Bureau: Farmers and Ranchers Champion Agriculture to State Senators in Honor of National Agriculture Week
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 22 -- The Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: As Nebraskans are further removed from where their food, fiber, and energy are grown, it is important for Nebraska's farmers and ranchers to share their story with state legislators. Nebraska Farm Bureau's (NEFB) Promotion and Education (P&E) and Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Committees, which are made up of farmers and ranchers across the state, did just that during National Agricul  more

Nebraska Farmers Union: Senate Action to Reinstate Ban on Beef Imports From Paraguay Good News for Family Farmers
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 23 -- The Nebraska Farmers Union issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Yesterday, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution authored by U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that would reinstate a long-standing ban on beef imports from Paraguay. The ban, which was lifted in November of 2023, was in place due to concerns about foot and mouth disease and the impact that an outbreak could ha  more