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…
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…
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…
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…