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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson said Thursday that he now hopes to move a new farm bill by March. Meanwhile, his staff has started briefing farm organizations and other groups this week on possible sources of funding that face resistance from Democrats.
Bipartisan members of the House voted 330-99 in support of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act allowing whole milk and 2% milk to again be allowed in school lunches.
Robert Guenther has started his own firm, Breakthrough365 Government Relations Strategies, and John Crowley has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization.
Early last year, Mid-Ohio Food Collective leaders looked at their warehouse and saw shelves filled to only 32% capacity, down from the 105% peak after COVID struck in 2020.
Rep. Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican who chairs the House Agriculture subcommittee that oversees commodity programs, says it’s time to split the farm bill.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., called on nutrition advocates Thursday to defend the authority granted in the 2018 farm bill to update the Thrifty Food Plan without being cost neutral.
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