Corn Growers Thank Senate for Farm Bill Passage

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…Program and the Market Access Program (MAP). Continues the combined authorization of both agricultural and nutrition programs, a linkage that has been essential in enacting every farm bill since 1974….

Breaking News: Senate Passes Farm Bill

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…desk. The Senate passed the bill 68-32. Despite being called the farm bill, the majority of the funding within the bill is for the nation’s food stamp, or SNAP, program….

USDA Launches Effort to Assist California Producers Affected by Drought

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…additional funding through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help agricultural operators use water more efficiently, stabilize fallowed cropland, and protect their livelihoods for the…

Farm Leader Discusses Release of Immigration Principles

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…existing agricultural immigration programs must be included in House legislation. “This issue has remained unresolved for far too long,” he said. “Farmers and ranchers have good, practical ideas about how…

Lucas Praises House Passage of Farm Bill Conference Report

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…risk management. Provides historic reforms to dairy policy by repealing outdated and ineffective dairy programs. Offers producers a new, voluntary, margin protection program without imposing government-mandated supply controls. Supports small…

AFBF on Obama’s State of the Union Address

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…or go off shore. Farm Bureau is urging Congress to pass an agriculture labor program with both short- and long-term stability. It’s a way to keep our experienced workforce, while…

Final Version of Farm Bill Reflects CA Priorities

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…said a conference committee report issued today removes a farm bill amendment that would have harmed California egg farmers and other farmers, and retains programs to benefit animal health, air…

House-Senate Negotiators Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill

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…direct payment program, streamlining and consolidating numerous programs to improve their effectiveness and reduce duplication, and cutting down on program misuse. The bill also strengthens our nation’s commitment to support…