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Daybreak May 15: GOP farm bill target says Republicans need to ‘work in bipartisan way’

05/15/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

One of the most vulnerable Democrats on the House Ag Committee is showing little sign that she’ll back the GOP farm bill the panel will consider next week.

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Competing farm bill plans spotlight wide range of policy differences

05/15/24 6:23 AM By Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks

Ongoing partisan battles over nutrition assistance and Inflation Reduction Act funding have received all the attention but there are plenty of other policy disagreements in the approaches that leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees are taking on a new farm bill.

Rural electric co-ops sue to stop EPA power plant regulations

Carbon capture and sequestration still unproven, group says

05/15/24 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

EPA’s new power plant rule relies heavily on carbon capture and sequestration to meet stringent new carbon dioxide reduction requirements, but rural electric cooperatives and 23 states say it’s unproven and are fighting in court to get it stopped.

Daybreak May 14: House Ag Dems reschedule Stabenow huddle

05/14/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

The partisan jockeying on the farm bill continues. House Ag Democrats have rescheduled a meeting with Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow for Wednesday.

Daybreak May 13: Thompson continuing to drop details of farm bill proposal

05/13/24 9:22 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

There are a lot of new details now about the farm bill that Republicans plan to push through the House Agriculture Committee next week. Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., on Friday afternoon released a 38-page section-by-section summary on his draft and is expected to release more detail later this week.

Washington Week Ahead: Thompson looks to nail down farm bill votes

05/12/24 9:56 AM By Philip Brasher

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson prepares to release the text of his draft farm bill as he seeks to lure some Democratic votes for the legislation ahead of the panel’s May 23 debate.

House Ag Republicans release new details of draft farm bill

PLC reference prices would rise 10-20%

05/10/24 4:25 PM By Philip Brasher, Rebekah Alvey, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are proposing to raise Price Loss Coverage reference prices by 10% to 20% depending on the commodity, while also providing increased income protection to growers under the Agriculture Risk Coverage program and crop insurance, according to a section-by-section summary released Friday.

Daybreak May 10: House bill to beat Stabenow on insurance coverage

05/10/24 9:50 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Steve Davies

There’s a big push this year to bolster the farm safety net by raising premium subsidies for high levels of area insurance coverage, and the idea has gotten traction in both the House and Senate.

Daybreak: May 8: Vilsack to talk food with Newsom’s wife, billionaire donor

05/08/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, and Rebekah Alvey

California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California Ag Secretary Karen Ross in Los Angeles today to discuss the state’s policy on free school meals.

Vulnerable House Ag members in focus as farm bill votes near

05/08/24 6:22 AM By Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks

Passage of a new farm bill this year remains a long shot, but the House Agriculture Committee’s planned markup of a bill on May 23 could help some vulnerable Republicans while putting pressure on a handful of Democrats who are in close re-election races.

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