Bison Relocation & Farm Bill Fails

Bison Relocation & Farm Bill Fails plus Feeding the Masses. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.

For the last two day the House has been hard at work on the farm bill. But after moving ahead one amendment shot the bill down. Congressman Doc Hastings explains.

HASTINGS: As you know the farm bill was on the floor and it failed on the floor. We always knew that the farm bill was misnamed because 80% of it was non-farm. It’s actually a nutrition program. What happened was at the last minute there were a number of Democrats that because there was an amendment that was adopted at the end of the debate that would have put in place a pilot program to further look at the efficiencies of the food stamp program.

The relocation of Yellowstone National Park bison to tribal lands in Montana can resume, under a Wednesday ruling from the state's Supreme Court that revives a stalled conservation initiative for the animals. Government-sponsored efforts in Montana have the potential to return the burly animals to parts of their historic range, but had been on hold since last year. Critics said the move was illegal under state law. They argued wild bison damage fences, eat hay meant for cattle, and potentially could spread animal diseases to livestock.

Now feeding a growing population. Susan Carter has more.

(USDA Report)

Thanks Susan. That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network.