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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Democrats on the House and Senate Agriculture committees see the farm safety net as broader thanthan the major commodity programs and want to make sure that the next farm bill addresses needs of smaller-scale producers, committee aides say.
House Republicans were arguing not long ago that a deal on the debt ceiling could make it easier to pass a farm bill. Instead, many conservatives are angry over the debt agreement and demanding cuts to nutrition assistance and other programs that could delay the development of a new farm bill and even threaten its passage.
Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee reiterated their commitment to passing a new farm bill with strong bipartisan support that will meet the needs of farmers as well as low-income Americans who rely on nutrition assistance programs.
The House Agriculture Committee formally appealed Thursday for "adequate resources" in the next farm bill to compensate for what the panel says is the “ineffectiveness” of existing commodity programs.
The official new estimates for farm bill costs do little to ease the funding squeeze facing lawmakers who want to increase reference prices for major commodities to reflect the higher input costs farmers are paying.
Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office forecast raises new questions about the future of conservation funding provided through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Leaders of the House Agriculture Committee have announced the rosters of its newly reorganized subcommittees, two of which will have equal party representation.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson on Thursday announced the reorganization of subcommittees and named the six chairmen of the panels.
Delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting voted Tuesday to seek more funding for farm bill programs this year, despite some members’ concerns about the political optics of the appeal and the impact on federal budget deficits.
Rep. Glenn Thompson, who’s set to chair the House Agriculture Committee under GOP control of the chamber, plans to hit the ground running with farm bill hearings next year in hopes of getting the legislation out of the House by July.
