With the current extension of the farm bill expiring on September 30, many hope when Congress returns to work today that this will be one of the issues they will…
Time to Get Back to the Farm Bill
Congress is coming back to session with some big issues waiting for attention. Among them, is the farm bill. California State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, Val…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on U.S. Payments to Brazil
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says U.S. payments to Brazil being jeopardized underscores the urgent need for Congress to pass a farm bill as soon as possible. Click to Open or…
AFBF Statement on House Farm Bill Vote
…sides of the aisle and both chambers of Congress to ensure passage of a new five-year farm bill. “While we were hopeful the farm bill would not be split, nor…
Livestock Groups Support RFS Repeal Act
Livestock and poultry groups are urging congress to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard. It comes just after a trio senators introduced the bi-partisan Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act. Several groups,…
Costa: House Fails Rural America and Consumers
California Congressman Jim Costa (D) blasted the House of Representatives for “allowing the Farm Bill to disintegrate into petty, partisan politics.” The following is a news release from the office…
Stallman on Boehner and House Farm Bill
…unfairly by those who want to make the bipartisan progress on a farm bill appear to be the work of party politics by President Obama or the speaker himself. “Congress…
ASA Releases Video Touting Sugar Program
…the best business people, not the most subsidized.” Sugar producers, along with other high-profile farm and lending organizations, have been urging Congress to reject the Shaheen-Toomey amendment to the Farm…
Specialty Crops Continue Strong Momentum in House Ag. Committee Farm Bill
…children be preserved. The Alliance will continue to work with industry allies in Congress to ensure the program’s original mission of promoting fresh fruits and vegetables is sustained as the…
Costa Supports Advancing the Farm Bill, Calls for House Action
FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN JIM COSTA Representing California’s 16th District Fresno County • Merced County • Madera County Washington, DC – Rep. Jim Costa, the highest ranking Californian on…
On The Scene for Big Week in Farm News in Washington D. C.
…House Ag Committee chambers by Former House Ag Chairman Colin Peterson and his “2nd Amendments” band, which includes a handful of Peterson’s colleagues in Congress, was a real treat. We…
House Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill
…to advance a farm bill with significant savings and reforms. We achieve nearly $40 billion in savings by eliminating outdated government programs and reforming others. No other committee in Congress…
Opening Statement of Chair. Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture To Consider the 2013 Farm Bill
…in the countryside with field hearings led by my friend and Ranking Member Collin Peterson. There are often criticisms about the partisanship of Congress and how little is accomplished because…
Health Insurance Tax and Small Business
…Board of Directors and recently testified before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology. He encouraged members of Congress to cosponsor H.R. 763, which would repeal the HIT….