2025 Legislative Ag Chairs Summit
Thank you for your participation and support making the SARL 2025 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit a success! Click on the Agenda tab to find speaker presentations and handouts that were provided during the Summit.
The 2025 Legislative Ag Chairs Summit took place January 3-5, 2025, in Des Moines, IA at the Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack and Hotel (Altoona, IA).
SARL's 2025 Legislative Ag Chairs Summit set for January 3-5, 2025
Time to submit program topic ideas
SARL’s Board of Directors is excited to announce the 2025 Legislative Ag Chairs Summit is set for January 3-5, 2025, in Des Moines, IA. The event will take place at the Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack and Hotel (Altoona, IA). [node:read-more:link]
SARL names Kay Johnson Smith as Acting Executive Director
The officers and Board of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders (SARL) are proud to announce that Kay Johnson Smith has been hired as the acting executive director. Smith will be responsible for the overall management of the SARL organization and serve as a liaison between its members and key stakeholders interested in the viability of rural communities and agriculture. [node:read-more:link]
Workshop teaches benefits, law of agritourism
By Brad Buck
UF/IFAS
Many farmers are incorporating tourism into their operations to draw visitors and earn an alternate source of income. If you’re interested in establishing an agritourism business, you can now register for and attend a workshop scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 14 on Zoom.
Luis Rodriguez and Allie Williams, the agriculture agents for UF/IFAS Extension Polk and Hillsborough counties, respectively, will host the workshop.
Topics include: [node:read-more:link]
County ramping up to comply with state’s organic waste law
Governor Reynolds urging Congress to pass agriculture law
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) -- Governor Kim Reynolds is urging Congress to pass a law that she says would help protect the agriculture industry.
Governor Reynolds joined ten other Republican Governors in supporting a bill that would prevent states from impeding agricultural trade between states. [node:read-more:link]
New agriculture committee puts focus on region
Western Massachusetts will have ample representation on a new legislative committee focusing on agriculture.
Sens. Ann Gobi, D-Spencer, and Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, were named Senate chair and co-chair of the new Agriculture Committee while Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Deerfield, will serve as vice chair on the House side, with Rep. Paul Schmid, D-Westport, as House chair. [node:read-more:link]
Colorado passes first right-to-repair law; others could follow
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation law allowing farmers to repair their own equipment could be “the first chink in the armor” that has allowed only manufacturers to complete some repairs, said Rusty Rumley, senior staff attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center. [node:read-more:link]
North Dakota Governor signs corporate farming bill
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed a bill, which modernizes the state's corporate farming law to encourage growth in the animal agriculture sector. [node:read-more:link]
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