Articles by Sara Wyant

some farm and commodity groups are pushing back against what they view as major reversals in farm policy reforms

As members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees continue to work on finding $23 billion in farm bill spending cuts as part of $1.2 trillion package aimed at deficit reduction, many of their colleagues are suggesting that it may not be enough.

the Ranking Minority member of the House Agriculture Committee, Collin Peterson, said discussions over how to find $23 billion in farm bill cuts were in a “holding pattern” and that “there appears to be some backsliding” on some of the most contentious issues in the commodity title.

The chairmen and ranking minority members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are expected to get together and finalize their plans for cutting $23 billion out of farm bill spending over the next ten years.

The legislative focus on job creation continues this week, with Democrats and Republicans still advocating vastly different ways to pay for some of the proposals, such as the 3 percent withholding rule.

One week after lawmakers failed to find more than 50 Democratic votes in support of the American Jobs Act, S.1660, the White House push is on to break the measure into bite-size pieces and try, try again.

Leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction recommending a $23 billion cut to mandatory spending within the committees’ jurisdiction today, but without providing details on how those cuts should be made.

The long-term solutions to global hunger and food security remain a challenge, according to a new Global Agricultural Productivity Report.

For many farmers and ranchers eager to expand export markets, this week could provide one of the biggest opportunities of the last decade.