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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Republican leaders desperate to push through a partisan farm bill through the House that overhauls the food stamp program are heading off attempts to cut crop insurance or tighten commodity payment limits.
House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway is struggling to cobble together the votes he needs from GOP colleagues to pass his farm bill while fending off amendments that would roll back the sugar program or cut crop insurance.
A key member of Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue’s leadership team is finally on board. Bill Northey was sworn in last night by Perdue as undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner in Des Moines.
