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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, November 08, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a rousing speech to Democratic supporters in Philadelphia Tuesday night after being announced as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate in the Nov. 5 election against Donald Trump and his VP nominee, JD Vance.
The House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill would boost the federal budget deficit by $33 billion over 10 years, according to an official cost estimate released Friday by the Congressional Budget Office, which refused to change its stance on a budget offset intended to fund changes to commodity programs.
USDA is increasing premium subsidies for the Enhanced Coverage Option, a crop insurance product that provides high levels of area-based yield or revenue coverage.
Criticism of a proposal from federal bank regulators highlighted a hearing on reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the House Agriculture Committee Thursday.
Members of the House are returning today for what is expected to be the last series of votes before Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses the chamber for an early August recess. The House isn’t due to return to work until Sept. 9.
Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has a decidedly mixed record when it comes to agriculture in her home state of California, the nation’s No. 1 state by far in agricultural production.
A panel of farmers, retailers and lenders on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass a new farm bill by the end of this year, saying the legislation would help offset the falling crop prices, high production costs and rising interest rates producers are expected to see in the year ahead.
More than 500 national, state and local organizations are urging congressional leaders to find a way to pass a farm bill yet this year, despite the lack of legislative time left in this Congress.
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