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Schiff to USDA: Don’t Sideline California Agriculture
California Ag Today
Senator Schiff challenges the USDA’s decision to bypass California in its regional hub relocation plan and funding allocations.
Senators Demand Answers on Cancelled Ag Funding
California Ag Today
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff joins call for transparency after USDA pulls nearly $149 million in awards.
A Harry Potter Farm Bill
California Ag Today
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says maybe Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is right when he claims the House committee-passed farm bill uses “Harry Potter” style ‘invisible cloaking’ to hide its true costs.
13 Hours of Farm Bill Debate
Southeast Regional Ag News
After nearly thirteen hours of discussion, the House Agriculture Committee has sent a farm bill to the full house for a vote.
Cotton Council Praises Draft Farm Bill
Southeast Regional Ag News
Robbie Minnich, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council, says they are expressing support and urging a bipartisan vote on the draft bill coming from the House Agriculture Committee.
Senate Ag Committee Looks at Potential and Risk of AI
Farm of the Future
The Senate Agriculture Committee hosted a hearing on AI and innovation into American agriculture.
House Ag Committee Hears from Dairy Industry at Farm Bill Hearing
Line on Agriculture
Dairy Farmers of America's Tony Lopes Asked for Fairness for the Dairy Industry in his recent Farm Bill Testimony.
Changes Abound in 118th Congress
Southeast Regional Ag News
Robbie Minnich, National Cotton Council, updates what they've been watching in D.C.
Climate: A Hot Topic in the Next Farm Bill
Southeast Regional Ag News
“This farm bill that we’re debating in 2023 will need to be able to carry a label as the most climate-friendly bill that we have every passed in the Congress, in terms of agriculture," says former USDA Deputy Secretary Chuck Connor.
House Ag Committee Looks to Ensure Viability of Young Farmers
Southeast Regional Ag News
More than half of American farmers will reach retirement age in the next 10 years.
Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act Passes House Ag Committee
Southeast Regional Ag News
Agriculture groups are finding themselves on opposite sides of a new piece of federal legislation.
Food Inflation & Packer Consolidation
Southeast Regional Ag News
Annual food inflation jumped 8.8 percent in March, according to the latest government figures, the biggest jump since 1981.
Senators Continue to Push for Cattle Marketing Transparency
Southeast Regional Ag News
A Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act will likely come after the Easter/Passover break.
SNAP and the Farm Bill Timeline
Southeast Regional Ag News
There’s an increasing likelihood that the next Farm Bill will be written during a time of high commodity prices.
Final Farm Bill Listening Session
Colorado Ag Today
Members of the House Agriculture Committee held the final Farm Bill Listening session before they get to work writing the new 2018 Bill.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association Asks Congress to Leave NAFTA Alone
Colorado Ag Today
The CEO of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association told the House Committee on Agriculture that as the Trump administration seeks to renegotiate NAFTA, the beef industry hopes it will first do no harm.