Sen. Marshall’s push to bring whole milk back to schools met opposition from Chairwoman Stabenow, emphasizing science over wide support over the bill.
The U.S. Senate passed its infrastructure bill, a measure that would have a long-last impact on rural broadband and agricultural waterway access.
The letter requests that the U.S. government enhance their common food name protections as a core policy objective in all trade-related discussions.
Lawmakers gathered Wednesday for a 2018 Farm Bill Conference meeting. This is the opening statement by Rep. Mike Conaway.
By a vote of 88 to 11 Wednesday, the Senate adopted a non-binding motion giving Congress a say before the president can levy tariffs for national security purposes under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said they will continue to […]
The swift passage of the Senate’s version of the Farm Bill today brought shouts of support from the ag community. The Senate voted 86-11 to pass their $428 billion Farm Bill, which made no major changes to the SNAP program. The passage was met by strong approval in the ag community. “American Farmland Trust applauds […]
The National Association of Wheat Growers, along with many state wheat grower organizations, sent a letter from more than 638 organizations to the Senate urging them to oppose the introduction of harmful crop insurance amendments as the Farm Bill moves to the floor. “In the letter, NAWG states its opposition to harmful amendments that would […]
Many have expressed their approval for the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill version from the Senate committee, though there are sticking points.
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee leaders found common ground to release their version of the Farm Bill Friday. The Committee will meet to consider the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 on June 13. “When Ranking Member Stabenow and I started this journey in Manhattan, Kansas, last year, we made a commitment to make tough choices and […]
The Senate should release its version of the 2018 Farm Bill in June, with hopes of creating a bipartisan bill without any major reform to SNAP.