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House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson is renewing his pitch to Democrats to talk to him about the farm bill.

The House Agriculture Committee's farm bill may not get a floor vote until September at the earliest due to the appropriations process that is expected to dominate the chamber's work this summer, Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., told Agri-Pulse Thursday during a break in the committee's debate over the legislation. 

In this opinion piece, House Agriculture Committee Democrat Nikki Budzinski of Illinois argues that the GOP majority’s farm bill would harm families and fail farmers because of the way it is structured and funded.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sharply criticized House Republicans’ proposed farm bill  Wednesday, saying they are relying on “budget gimmicks” to fund legislation that overpromises but will not deliver for producers.

Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee met with Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday afternoon and left reiterating concerns about the GOP farm bill proposal.

There are a lot of new details now about the farm bill that Republicans plan to push through the House Agriculture Committee next week. Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., on Friday afternoon released a 38-page section-by-section summary on his draft and is expected to release more detail later this week.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson prepares to release the text of his draft farm bill as he seeks to lure some Democratic votes for the legislation ahead of the panel’s May 23 debate.

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are proposing to raise Price Loss Coverage reference prices by 10% to 20% depending on the commodity, while also providing increased income protection to growers under the Agriculture Risk Coverage program and crop insurance, according to a section-by-section summary released Friday.