Image by Rozenskip/DepositPhotos image A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report estimated the House Ag Committee’s farm bill proposal is 33 billion dollars over budget. However, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking…
Ag Groups Encourage U.S. Government to Preempt Colombian Trade Challenges
…so the investigation’s claims “are without merit.” Members of Congress have also voiced their concerns in a letter sent to the Colombian Ambassador to the United States. The lawmakers stress…
CBO Says House Farm Bill Cost Will Raise Deficit
Image by mj0007/DepositPhotos The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an official cost estimate of the House Ag Committee’s farm bill and said it’s $33 billion over budget and fails to…
Consequences of No New Farm Bill
…the farm bill another year, Congress would be delaying help that could slow the consolidation rate of dairy farms. The farm bill’s conservation programs are defined by a fixed amount…
NASDA C. E. O. Ted McKinney Discusses Farm Bill
…“Well, the impact of further delay was at least a big part of the letter and that was included deliberately because oftentimes I think the legislators know, members of Congress…
Massive Coalition of Ag Groups Call for Farm Bill Finalization
A coalition of more than 500 organizations is calling for farm bill finalization by the end of the year. In a letter sent to congressional leaders, the organizations state that…
Lawmakers Want Action Following Chevron Deference Ruling
…Congress. The lawmakers argue that the “expansive administrative state encouraged by Chevron deference has undermined our system of government, overburdening our citizenry and threatening to overwhelm the Founders’ system of…
Chevron Deference Overturned by Supreme Court
…that Chevron deference gave too much power to unelected officials, leading to excessive regulations. “For decades, Congress has passed vague laws and left it to federal agencies and the courts…
Week in Review: California Card Check Challenged in Lawsuit & Water Resilience Efforts Underway
…reality they’ll have to punt the effort into a new year and a new Congress. Several new materials are proving to be effective in managing weeds, providing rice farmers with…
Year-End Farm Bill Last Hope for 118th Congress?
…and a new Congress. Both parties have put their farm bill cards on the table, and House Ag advanced its bill, but no further action is scheduled yet on either…
Lobbying for the Farm Bill Tops $500 Million
A new report from The Hill says that pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and agriculture interests have combined to spend over $400 million lobbying Congress on a new farm bill. The Union for…
New Labor Rule Developed in ‘Bad Faith and Should Be Immediately Withdrawn’
…workers and bolsters its ability to ensure compliance, NCAE criticizes it for jeopardizing workers’ protections and enabling union activism, contrary to Congress’s intent. Marsh went on to say that the…
Farm Bill Proposals Support Citrus Industry with HLB Funding
…a press release. “While this isn’t the finish line, it clearly signals that Congress supports maintaining citrus funding. We thank the Chairs of the Committee and our California Congressional delegation…
Farm Bill Frameworks Receiving Significant Industry Support
…the farm bill frameworks. TFI looks forward to collaborating with Congress to ensure the inclusion of programs supporting these initiatives in the final farm bill. Chuck Conner, President of the…