…up with Senate Ag counterparts Pat Roberts and Debbie Stabenow during the conference negotiations. Both of the Senate Ag Committee leaders say they won’t play ball with any significant adjustments…
Senate Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow announced that the Senate has unanimously approved the reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act. “The U.S. Senate just…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…Chairman Conaway and other members of the House Agriculture Committee. “We look forward to continuing our work with Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Roberts and Stabenow as they move forward. The…
Farm Bureau: Farmers Buoyed by Senate Farm Bill Vote
…and are eager to see that carry through on the floor of the Senate in the coming days. The American Farm Bureau Federation thanks Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow…
Bipartisan Farm Bill Passed by Senate Ag Committee
Delivering on a promise, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., are pleased to announce the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 was favorably…
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
…Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) for their leadership in finalizing the measure before the current Farm Bill expires on Sept. 30. Sen. Stabenow helped secure $100 million in additional funding for the…
NACD Reacts To Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill Draft
…released on Friday. The letter applauds Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS), Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and members of the committee for the due diligence they demonstrated in drafting their version…
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today released the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The Committee will meet to consider the legislation…
Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Release of Farm Bill and Scheduled Markup
…goods are in jeopardy. The Senate Agriculture Committee, led by Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, have worked hard to address those economic challenges and assemble a bipartisan…
FMD Language In Senate Agriculture Panel’s Farm Bill
…the world. Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the agriculture panel will mark up its bill June 13. The full House is expected to…
NMPF Thanks USDA for Extending Margin Protection Program Sign-up Window
…time to enroll in the MPP. Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN) and Rob Portman (R-OH) spearheaded a bipartisan letter making the request on May 31, and Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and…
Senate Ag Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Farmer Veteran Legislation
Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are touting legislation that will help veterans in agriculture. Introduced by Committee Chair Pat Roberts and ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow, the Farmer Veteran Opportunity…
Conaway Hopeful House Will Consider Farm Bill in May
…include enough support for agricultural producers, and that the nutrition title proposals would waste taxpayer money and increase hunger and poverty. In the Senate, Ranking Agriculture Committee Democrat Debbie Stabenow…
Senators Call for National Security Review of Brazilian Acquisition of U.S. Beef Company
…Agriculture Committee Member Debbie Stabenow, and others, are urging the Committee on Foreign Investment to review the proposed purchase of National Beef Packing Company by Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods. The…