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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Lawmakers say they’re far from reaching agreement on a new farm bill, but farmers and consumers needn’t fear. The prospect of $10-a-gallon milk next year likely will ensure that Congress passes some kind of extension of the 2018 farm bill by early 2024.
A congressional proposal to bar states from regulating agricultural products produced or manufactured in other states has divided governors and state agriculture officials.
The Senate this week takes up a package of spending bills that includes the measure funding USDA and FDA, while House Republicans return from the chamber’s long summer recess still divided over how, or whether, to avoid a possible government shutdown when the new budget year starts Oct. 1.
In this opinion piece, Harry Huntley at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center discusses the needed changes to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and funding the Inflation Reduction Act in the farm bill.
The Senate has kicked off its fall work period staring at a possible government shutdown – and continued uncertainty as to when a farm bill can get to the floor.
In this opinion piece, former House Agriculture Committee Chairmen Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Collin Peterson, D-Minn., discuss how the possible review changes would remove the guardrails that keep patent trolls in check.
In this opinion piece, Justin Tupper with the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association discusses policies within the farm bill that can support American agriculture.
The new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee remains focused on expanding agricultural trade and finding new opportunities for farmers, ranchers, small-businesses and working-class citizens.
In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, discusses the importance of a robust crop insurance program in the farm bill and his work on the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act.
In this opinion piece, Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation, Whit Fosburgh of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Marilyn Vetter of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever and Adam Putnam of Ducks Unlimited discuss how Congress can continue to build on the Conservation Reserve Program’s success in addressing conservation challenges while benefiting farmers, wildlife and the environment.
