House Ag Committee Chair-elect Collin Peterson (D., Minn.) was a guest on Thursday's “Adams on Agriculture” radio show with Mike Adams. Today’s update includes perspective on the status of the Farm Bill…
A report last week from the Congressional Research Service stated that, "The timing and consequences of expiration vary by program across the breadth of the farm bill. There are two…
The current Farm Bill has expired and tensions among key members of the Conference Committee persist. Today's update provides an overview of recent articles that highlight ongoing Farm Bill issues in greater…
House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D., Minn.) was a guest on Friday's "Adams on Agriculture" radio show with Mike Adams. Today's update includes perspective on the status of the Farm Bill…
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported Wednesday that, "Conferees on the farm bill understand the economic challenges facing farmers and want to get a farm bill done to provide…
As the work of the Farm Bill conference committee progresses, two issues, SNAP and conservation, have been singled out as key to the committee's success. Today's update looks briefly at recent news…
A news release on Wednesday from the House Ag Committee stated that, "Today, the House of Representatives moved to send the 2018 Farm Bill to conference committee. Following the vote,…
Washington Post writers Caitlin Dewey and Erica Werner reported on Thursday that, "The Senate passed its version of the $428 billion farm bill Thursday, setting up a bitter fight against the…
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R., Tex.) was a guest on Friday’s “Adams on Agriculture” radio program with Mike Adams. After failing to pass on the House floor last…
Wall Street Journal writers Jesse Newman, Heather Haddon and Siobhan Hughes reported on Thursday that, "The House on Thursday narrowly passed a Republican-written bill that reauthorizes farm programs while also…
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) released a timely report regarding farm policy titled, "Federal Risk Management Tools for Agricultural Producers: An Overview." Today's post…
Associated Press writer Andrew Taylor reported on Wednesday that, "A Senate panel approved a modest, bipartisan rewrite of federal farm and nutrition programs on Wednesday, sidestepping a fight for now…
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported on Friday that, "The farm bill that will be taken up by the Senate Agriculture Committee next week will look a lot like…
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…
As the House of Representatives works on passing its version of the Farm Bill this week, a report yesterday from the Kansas City Fed noted that, "bankers in the Tenth…
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…