…last fall. Lawmakers are trying to come up with a bill that won’t increase the federal deficit. The current 2014 farm bill is projected to cost about $875 billion over…
Congress Fixing Farm Co-op Tax Change
…trying to preserve an important provision from the previous tax code and that the outcome for co-ops was not intentional. They’re now working with other lawmakers and officials from the…
Idaho “Ag-gag” Law Dealt a Blow in Court
…a three-judge appeals court panel. The panel said in its decision that criminalizing the undercover videotaping violates the constitutional right to free speech. A DTN report says Idaho state lawmakers…
Roberts: Trump Listening to Senate NAFTA Concerns
Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts says President Donald Trump “really listened to our concerns” regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). During a meeting between lawmakers and the President…
Disaster Assistance Will Set the Stage for Next Farm Bill
…Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show. Sen. Jerry Moran Ideally, lawmakers will address contentious issues related to cotton and dairy programs in the disaster bill and “get them out of…
Producers Looking to D.C. for Disaster Aid
…lawmakers and USDA employees. The growers say they’re accepting of the fact that disaster assistance likely won’t come until early January. The House-passed bill does contain a provision allowing cotton…
Continuing Resolution Means No Cuts to Ag Programs
Lawmakers passed a Continuing Resolution on Thursday to keep the federal government fully-funded through January 19. That averts a potential government shutdown and gives President Trump and Congressional lawmakers time…
Infrastructure Overhaul Talks to Begin in January
…If we’re going to build things in this country, we need to figure out a way to pay for it.” He thinks lawmakers should be willing to listen to other…
Setting Aside Money In Case of NAFTA Failure?
A Politico report shows just how worried some lawmakers are about the potential failure of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. Officials began talking on Tuesday about putting…
Cruz Proposes Renewable Fuel Credit Cap
…officials, lawmakers, and stakeholders to devise a “longer-term solution,” according to Reuters. The ethanol industry has said in the past that placing caps on the credits was a non-starter, and…
Farm Co-ops Get Section 199 Fix in Tax Bill
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives praised lawmakers for their work in providing a fix for the repeal of the section 199 Deduction. NCFC applauded Senator John Hoeven of North…
Can Corn and Oil Live Together?
…work out for both the oil and renewable fuels industries. Politico says Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe was one of the lawmakers who met with Trump. “The president wants us to…
Trump to Meet with Cruz, Oil Industry, Regarding RFS
…that the meeting include Midwest lawmakers, biofuels representatives and relevant administration officials, so all sides could “discuss a pathway forward toward a mutually agreeable solution.” From the National Association of…
Korea Submitting Plan to Renegotiate KORUS
…to submit the plan to lawmakers possibly within this month.” Submitting a plan would effectively wrap up the domestic procedures needed for opening talks with Washington. However, agriculture in both…