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Some new studies suggest that proposals to restrict the amount of crop insurance subsidies that larger, high-earning farmers receive could push the least riskiest farmers out of the program, or force them to restructure in ways that would allow them to skirt the limits.

The federal “BioPreferred” initiative to boost farm income, economic development and job growth is paying off in a big way.

Critical new funding for the farm bill is in limbo as congressional leaders and the White House show little sign of progress toward a broader deal on government spending and immigration.

The importance of pollinators was a hot topic in agriculture and beyond in 2017, as initiatives to protect bees and butterflies continued to emerge.

The new year is bringing new blood to the Senate Agriculture Committee as it welcomes Nebraska’s Deb Fischer, a Republican, and Minnesota’s Tina Smith, a Democrat. The senators are joining just as the committee is preparing to ramp up efforts to bring home a massive new five-year farm bill, so there will be plenty of work and not much time for acclimation.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention in Nashville next week, and his appearance will likely spice up a meeting that might otherwise be light on policy talk.

The debate over changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is starting to take shape as Congress prepares to write the new farm bill.