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Thursday, April 03, 2025
A panel of farmers and agricultural economists painted a bleak picture of the current state of the farm economy at a House Agriculture committee hearing Tuesday while calling for strengthening safety net programs in the next farm bill.
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.
Jenny Lester Moffitt, USDA's undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs, told lawmakers Tuesday that the agency is taking an eradication-based approach to highly pathogenic avian influenza.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott says he plans to start holding farm bill hearings in January. And he says the House will likely act on the Growing Climate Solutions Act by early next year as well.
The Georgia Democrat and Pennsylvania Republican poised to take the reins of the House Agriculture Committee next year have shared priorities, but different timelines and approaches.
Whether we get a farm bill this year or after the mid-term elections, I think it’s important to look at some of the ideas under consideration, especially regarding the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - A group of major livestock organizations has made it clear they’ll be pushing for inclusion of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank in the next farm bill
