Articles by Philip Brasher

Incoming House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway is setting up a separate subcommittee to oversee federal nutrition programs, confirming the food stamps and other feeding programs will be a major focus in the next Congress.

Lawmakers are hurrying to wrap up work on spending legislation before the temporary measure that is currently funding the government expires on Thursday.

The House is set to pass a bill Tuesday that would provide legal authority for the first time to President Obama's Feed the Future initiative, a $1-billion-a-year effort to increase food production and combat hunger in 19 target countries.

The shipping industry is losing a bid to increase the amount of U.S. food aid that must be transported by American carriers, a move that would likely boost the cost of moving the commodities.

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The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reinstate for this year a series of expired tax breaks that are important to farmers, landowners, biofuel producers and the wind industry. The package of tax extenders passed 378-16, clearing the way for final passage in the Senate before the lame-duck se

Congress could soon pass a tax increase to help fund reconstruction of aging locks on the Mississippi River and other waterways, a top priority for agricultural shippers.