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Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a report titled, "Federal Crop Insurance: Program Overview for the 115th Congress."  Today's update focuses on key highlights from the CRS…

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R., Tex.) was a guest on Wednesday's "Adams on Agriculture" radio program with Mike Adams.  After failing to pass on the House floor Friday…

Siobhan Hughes and Jesse Newman reported on the front page of Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "The House defeated a Republican-written farm bill on Friday after GOP leaders couldn’t win…

House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D., Minn.) was a guest on Wednesday's “Adams on Agriculture” radio show with Mike Adams.  Rep. Peterson provided his perspective on the status of…

House Ag Committee Chairman Mike Conaway was a guest on Thursday's "Adams on Agriculture" radio show with Mike Adams.  The Texas Republican provided his perspective on the status of Farm Bill legislation…

On Wednesday, the House Ag Committee passed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R.2) on a partisan 26-20 vote.  Democrat Members of the Committee expressed frustration over the bill, while…

On Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee released its draft of the Farm Bill.  As expected, the nutrition title of the measure, which includes the SNAP program (food stamps) has garnered…

Kristina Peterson reported on Sunday at The Wall Street Journal Online that, "House Speaker Paul Ryan’s long-sought goal of overhauling welfare programs will get a kick-start when Congress returns to…

On Wednesday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R., Tex.) was a guest on the Adams on Agriculture radio program where he discussed the Farm Bill and SNAP issues with…

On Saturday, House Ag Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R., Tex.) delivered a speech to the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers at their 2018 Convention in Ft Worth.  And on Monday,…

An article at Politico on Thursday indicated that bipartisan negotiations over the Farm Bill had stalled due to issues surrounding the nutrition title of the new measure.  More specifically, the Politico…

Farm Bill issues related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP- food stamps) appear to be hampering progress on the measure this week.  Today's update highlights recent news items that discuss…

A budget agreement reached last week included language that paves the way for cotton producers to participate in Title I commodity programs of the Farm Bill.  After previous unsuccessful attempts…

Today's update looks briefly at the SNAP (food stamps) program within the Farm Bill.  The USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report on Thursday that examined the program in…

Los Angeles Times writer Lisa Mascaro reported late last week that, "The federal government began shutting down early Saturday after a flurry of dramatic, last-minute negotiations failed to end the…

An update posted on Tuesday at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) blog indicated that, "Less than two weeks into the new year, and Congress already has an incredibly full…

At the end of 2017, Congress passed a temporary spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, but failed to complete work on an $81-billion disaster aid package. In addition to…

Today's update looks at recent news items discussing the Farm Bill, with specific focus on the potential timing of when Congress may take up the legislation.  Lawmaker perspectives on provisions…