There is more news coming out of Washington D.C. that has some feeling we may actually get a new farm bill before the end of the year. Randall Weiseman reports….
AgNeTVideo: Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Speaks at Fresno State
…felt by everyone. “Every single American benefits from this bill in one way or another,” Vilsack said. “We need Congress to pass a farm bill to give us the tools…
House Democrats Named to Farm Bill Conference
…Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-CA) Congressman Filemon Vela of Texas (D-TX) House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ranking Member…
California Ag Headlines for October 7
…sent several delegations of farmers to Capitol Hill to educate members of Congress about the need for immigration reform. A new Rabobank report suggests that China could have a bigger…
Statement by Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, On Farm Bill Expiration
…with Congress. Aside from shutting down the government, the one-year farm bill extension Congress granted last session also expired at midnight, while the new farm bill has yet to formally…
Labor and Immigration Reform
Labor and immigration reform are major topics within agriculture right now, with leaders throughout the ag community and government agencies reminding Congress that there is work to be done on…
Beef Industry on Farm Bill
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…