House Ag Subcommittee Examines Conservation Issues
Last week, the House Agriculture Committee continued laying groundwork for the next Farm Bill by holding a Subcommittee hearing covering conservation issues.
Farm Bill: Senate Ag Committee Hearing, Chairman Conaway Speech at USDA Forum
Following on the heels of the House Agriculture Committee, which held its first Farm Bill hearing earlier this month, the Senate Ag Committee of the 115th Congress convened its first…
115th Congress Starts Farm Bill Discussions by Focusing on the Farm Economy
The House Agriculture Committee of the 115th Congress began laying the ground work for the next Farm Bill yesterday by holding a hearing to "review the economic challenges facing rural…
Farm Bill- 115th Congress- House and Senate Ag Committee Members
After taking a quick look at some basic parameters and issues associated with the 2018 Farm Bill (Dec. 8), and exploring federal agricultural appropriations (Jan. 4) in more detail, today's…
Agricultural Appropriations: Mostly “Mandatory,” Nutrition Related
A recent Congressional Research Service report provided an overview of the Agricultural appropriations bill, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture, except for the Forest Service, and is compromised mostly…
2018 Farm Bill
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) has noted that, "The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) is made up of 12 titles governing a wide range…