Farm Bill Defeated on House Floor- Recap
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 House Considers Farm Bill, Lower Farm Income Persists, While Drought Impacts Southern Plains
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…
Farm Bill Outlook- Perspective From Ranking Member Peterson
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…
Farm Bill Outlook- Perspective From Chairman Conaway
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…
House Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill on Partisan Vote
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…
SNAP Provisions Central in House Farm Bill Draft- Markup Wednesday
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…
Farm Bill: SNAP Issues Persist
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…
Farm Bill: Chairman Conaway Continues to Highlight SNAP Concepts
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…
Farm Bill- SNAP: Perspective From Chairman Conaway, Ranking Member Peterson
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,…
As Farm Bill Stalls Over SNAP, USDA-ERS Report Captures Details of the Program
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: SNAP Issues Hamper Timeline
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…
In Budget Proposal, White House Seeks Cuts To Crop Insurance and SNAP
On Monday, the Trump administration released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2019. Like last year, the budget outline contained proposed cuts to crop insurance and the SNAP program. Today's…
Cottonseed Included in Title I of the Farm Bill
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…
Focus on SNAP, the Largest Farm Bill Program
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…
Farm Bill: Budget Impasse Could Impact Congressional To-Do List
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…
Farm Bill- Disaster Bill Seen as First Step, SNAP Concerns
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…
Farm Bill: Congressional Inaction on Disaster Bill; 2018 Agenda Items
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…
Farm Bill- “Sooner Rather Than Later”
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…
Farm Bill Update: Perspective from Chairman Conaway and Chairman Roberts
Last week, Don Wick, a farm broadcaster from the Red River Farm Network (Grand Forks, N.D.), sat down with several lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss current Farm Bill issues…
Farm Bill: “Technical Adjustments,” and “Tweaks”
Jacqui Fatka reported on Friday at Farm Futures Online that, "House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, said [on October 25th] that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has sped up…