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Agriculture and Food
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Politics Sidetrack Disaster Relief<\/h3>\n

Senators so far have failed to pass much-needed disaster aid to help farmers and ranchers recover from hurricanes, floods, tornados and wildfires.\u00a0 The political divide is over how much money should go to support Puerto Rico\u2019s humanitarian crisis.\u00a0 The National Grange will continue to urge Congress to help farmers and ranchers rebound from these dire circumstances beyond their control.<\/p>\n

Stress Down on the Farm<\/h3>\n

Storms, floods, low prices, labor shortages, uncertain credit for spring planting, and heavy workloads are causing significant strain on farmers\u2019, ranchers\u2019 and farm workers\u2019 mental and emotional well-being.\u00a0 The National Grange joined 22 other farm, ranch and rural organizations to ask the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Subcommittees on Agriculture Appropriations to fully fund the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network for FY 2020.\u00a0 The Network provides grants for extension services, state departments of agriculture, nonprofit organizations and other entities to provide stress assistance programs to farmers, ranchers, farm workers and other agriculture-related occupations.\u00a0 Around 60% of rural residents live in areas that suffer from shortages of mental and emotional well-being professional services.<\/p>\n

Selling CBD in Food is Illegal<\/h3>\n

CBD or cannabidiol derived from hemp is a non-intoxicating compound reputed to have numerous health benefits.\u00a0 CBD is being added to foods, beer, sauces and elixers.\u00a0 Restaurants promote their menus structured around CBD as an ingredient.\u00a0 Despite language in the 2018 Farm Bill allowing hemp to be grown as an agricultural crop, the Food and Drug Administration prohibits the addition of CBD to prepared foods.\u00a0 So, for now CBD in food and drink is illegal.\u00a0 FDA has scheduled a public meeting for May to receive input and has appointed an internal working group to explore how CBD could be sold legally in food, beverages and supplements.<\/p>\n

Pesticide Residues in Vegetables and Fruits<\/h3>\n

According to the Environmental Working Group, strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines and apples top EWG\u2019s list of fresh foods with the highest levels of pesticide residues.\u00a0 The least residues were found in avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, onions and sweet peas.\u00a0 However, EWG did not reveal which food items, if any, had residues above the tolerance levels set by FDA.<\/p>\n

FDA\u2019s Produce \u201cWater Rule\u201d Delayed<\/h3>\n

Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) more than eight years ago.\u00a0 FDA, industry and outside scientists are still struggling to figure out the best way to ensure the water used for irrigation and packing fresh produce is safe.\u00a0 In response to producer concerns, FDA has decided to give produce farms two additional years to comply with the rule\u2019s segment on agriculture water requirements.<\/p>\n

Beagles to the Rescue<\/h3>\n

Pork producers in the U.S. are depending on USDA\u2019s \u201cBeagle Brigade\u201d to keep the deadly African Swine Fever virus away from their pigs.\u00a0 ASF is a highly contagious fatal disease ripping through European and Asian pork production right now. There is no treatment or vaccine for it.\u00a0 These beagles are on duty at all international airports to aid in keeping diseases and pests out of the U.S.\u00a0 Customs and Border Patrol agents and USDA beagles randomly screen arriving international passengers and cargo.\u00a0 The dog paws or sits near a bag or container to indicate the presence of an agricultural product.\u00a0 In March, a million pounds of pork products smuggled from China were seized at the Newark, N.J. airport.\u00a0 The pork was hidden in packages of noodles and laundry detergent.\u00a0 Since 2015, beagles have seized prohibited agricultural goods from an average of more than 137,000 travelers per year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Health Care
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Beware of Imported Drugs<\/h3>\n

The National Grange continues to take the lead to caution rural and small town residents about the little-known dangers of importing prescription drugs.\u00a0 The national watchdog group Partnership for Safe Medicines has partnered with the National Grange and scores of patient advocacy, medical, pharmacy, health care, law enforcement and consumer interest organizations to once again raise awareness of the dangers of importing non-FDA approved medications that could endanger the health and safety of our communities.\u00a0\u00a0 In letters to President Trump, members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives, the groups reiterated:<\/p>\n

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  • Attempts to import drugs from \u201csafe countries\u201d like Canada could result in Americans getting counterfeit, substandard or black market medication<\/li>\n
  • There is no oversight, safety enforcement or FDA protection; Canada does not inspect, regulate or supervise transshipped medication that Canadian companies sell to Americans because these medications aren\u2019t entering the Canadian drug supply<\/li>\n
  • Counterfeiters are using Chinese-made fentanyl and it\u2019s coming into the U.S. freely<\/li>\n
  • For patients with serious conditions, counterfeit medicine with substandard or no active ingredient could be a death sentence<\/li>\n
  • Allowing importation is not the answer to the prescription drug price crisis in the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Several state Granges have been active on the imported drug issue with their state legislatures as well.<\/p>\n

    Give Drug Rebates to Patients<\/h3>\n

    The price of prescription drugs is a huge concern to just about everyone.\u00a0 \u00a0Health and Human Services Secretary Azar has proposed changes to the Medicare Part D rebate distribution system that would require negotiated discounts on drugs to be shared with Medicare patients at point of sale.\u00a0 The National Grange joined a large number of patient groups and health care organizations on a letter of support for Secretary Azar\u2019s patient-centered proposal.\u00a0 The letter reiterated:<\/p>\n

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    • Rebates for prescription drugs is a secretive process with middlemen reaping the benefits while patients are left holding the bill<\/li>\n
    • Prescription drug rebates are negotiated by biopharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance plans and pharmacy benefit managers aimed at lowering the price of medicines. But unfortunately, Pharmacy Benefit Managers keep these discounts and use them to lower the plans\u2019 overall costs instead of lowering cost-sharing for patients who use the rebated medicines.<\/li>\n
    • The proposed rule would eliminate existing protection for rebates and permit manufacturers, PBM\u2019s and insurance plans to negotiate for discounts to be used to lower patient cost- sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Immigration\/Ag Workforce
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The dire need for ag labor nationwide is beginning to generate activity on Capitol Hill.\u00a0\u00a0 Representatives Lofgren (D-CA-19) and Panetta (D-CA-20) are the original sponsors of H.R. 641 which is a companion bill to S. 175 sponsored by Senator Feinstein (D-CA).\u00a0 Lofgren is the new chair of the Judiciary Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship which held a hearing on H.R.641 in late March.\u00a0 H.R. 641 is a stand-alone ag labor bill that that would establish an earned legalization program for undocumented farm workers who have been consistently employed in U.S. agriculture and meet other requirements.\u00a0 A majority of the nation\u2019s 2.4 million farm workers are undocumented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Telecommunications
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Value of Digital Tools to Rural America<\/h3>\n

A new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the digital potential of rural businesses could add billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and create thousands of full time jobs in rural communities.\u00a0 The report indicates that:<\/p>\n

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  • Adoption of online tools and digital services across rural areas could create more than 360,000 jobs in the next three years<\/li>\n
  • Increased adoption could grow annual revenues of rural small businesses by more than 21% over the next three years with states in the South seeing the greatest benefit<\/li>\n
  • Online tools and technology have the highest potential impact on rural small businesses with annual revenue under $100,000<\/li>\n
  • The report specifically recommends expanding education and training programs, helping rural areas attract talent, and increasing the availability of high-speed internet access and mobile phone connectivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Use TV White Space to Deliver Broadband<\/h3>\n

    The National Grange joined partners in the Connect Americans Now coalition to submit comments to USDA regarding the needs that must be addressed to ensure rural communities can survive and thrive in the modern economy.\u00a0 One of several options to close the rural broadband gap is to use the unlicensed vacant channels below 608 MHz, ie. the TV white space, to deliver broadband access to underserved rural areas in a cost effective manner.<\/p>\n

    Improve Broadband Data Maps<\/h3>\n

    Data maps which the Federal Communications Commission uses to show the extent of broadband coverage across the landscape are inaccurate according to those who work and live in rural America.\u00a0 The FCC maps tend to overstate coverage in rural areas because if one customer in a census block has service, the Commission considers that census block provides service all customers in the area.\u00a0 Those assumptions lead to a vast overstatement of broadband availability to rural areas.\u00a0 Rural groups, agriculture organizations and members of Congress are asking the FCC to improve the accuracy of their broadband coverage and mobile data maps.<\/p>\n

    Fraudulent Robo-Calls<\/h3>\n

    Robo-calls are annoying at the very least.\u00a0 Perhaps robo-calls are better described as an ever-worsening scourge.\u00a0 Block one today and more pop up tomorrow.\u00a0 That\u2019s why the National Grange issued a statement applauding AT&T and Comcast for their joint efforts to halt fraudulent robo-calls.\u00a0 The companies have completed a successful cross-network test of a new system to authenticate caller ID numbers.\u00a0 Once available to the public, the system will screen incoming calls by phone number to ensure the call is actually coming from the number shown. \u00a0In Congress, both Republicans and Democrats appear ready to take steps toward cracking down on scammers who prey on consumers\u2019 phones.\u00a0 Hearings have already been scheduled before the Senate Commerce Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Want Your Paper?
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Some people prefer to get their bills, notices, reports, and the like the old fashioned way\u2026on paper.\u00a0 That\u2019s why the National Grange is part of the Keep Me Posted North America group.\u00a0 The group advocates for the right of every consumer to choose, free of charge, how they receive important information from their service providers.\u00a0 Letters are sent to government agencies, companies and other entities who are switching customers from receiving paper copies to digital-only communications without receiving clear permission from their customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Perspective<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nSilence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.\u00a0 ~\u00a0 Francis Bacon<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nNature grows her plants in silence and in darkness, and only when they have become strong do they put their heads above the ground.\u00a0 ~\u00a0 Annie Besant<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nIt is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.\u00a0 ~\u00a0 Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nThe right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.\u00a0 ~\u00a0 Mark Twain<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nI often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.\u00a0 ~\u00a0 Publilius Syrus<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by his silence.\u00a0 ~\u00a0 Pythagoras<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NATIONAL GRANGE LEGISLATIVE FLY-IN<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Mark your calendars for April 28 – May 1, 2019<\/strong> and come to Washington during a beautiful time of year for the annual National Grange Fly-In.\u00a0 We\u2019ll hear from issue experts, deliver Grange policy to government agencies and the Hill, and meet with Senators and Congressmen.<\/p>\n

REGISTER NOW!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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