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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is preparing to confirm later this morning that he will be using $2.3 billion in funding from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation to help farm groups promote their goods in foreign markets as well as donate more U.S.-grown commodities to those in need overseas, according to government officials.
House Republicans try again for the third time in as many weeks to unify on a new candidate for speaker, and they’ll have to pick from a wide field that includes Majority Whip Tom Emmer, the chairman of the GOP's largest ideological caucus, and the chairman of a House Agriculture subcommittee.
The top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee suggested Friday Congress should move a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill as soon as November to give lawmakers more time to write a new farm bill.
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan dropped out of the race for House speaker Friday after he lost a third floor vote and his colleagues subsequently voted in a private meeting against him continuing his candidacy.
Republicans continue to search for ways to expand the farm safety net. A senior member of the Senate Ag Committee, John Hoeven, R-N.D., says during this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers that "folks are going to have to share."
House Republicans descended into further chaos Thursday, unable to agree on a plan for a temporary speaker, and Speaker-designate Jim Jordan unwilling to drop end his race.
The House is scheduled to vote again this morning on Jim Jordan as House speaker after he was unable to turn enough votes to force a second vote Tuesday evening.
USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance product for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. But some additional funding and statutory authority may be needed in the next farm bill to make changes sought by growers, according to the Risk Management Agency.
