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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans criticized USDA’s “unilateral” increase to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and warned the rising costs could make it more difficult to make other needed changes to the farm bill, during the committee’s nutrition oversight hearing on Thursday morning.
The continued growth of the organic foods industry requires an increased funding commitment and regulatory predictability from the federal government, the Organic Trade Association said in outlining its priorities for the next farm bill.
The House Ag Committee’s top Republican plans to pursue an aggressive farm bill oversight and pesticide legislation reauthorization timeline in the event the GOP is successful in its effort to take the House majority in the midterm elections.
As Congress advances a massive climate and energy reconciliation package, a senior Republican on the House Ag Committee says he's worried about the bill's long-term ramifications for the farm bill and other ag policy efforts.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is working to secure a historic increase in conservation spending as part of a climate and infrastructure package, creating a rift with the panel’s top Republican, who says she is prematurely trying to reshape farm bill programs without GOP input.
