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Lame Duck Session Last Chance for a Farm Bill

Dan Farm Bill, Legislative

The lame duck session will be the last chance to get a new farm bill passed before the end of the year. Tyron Spearman has more information on what some are looking at. The lame duck session is scheduled to begin after Veteran’s Day, which is November 11th. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

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Lame Duck Session Seen as Last Chance to Save Farm Bill

Dan Farm Bill, Legislative

The legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the Farm Bill passed back on September 30th, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new bill or an extension. Congress will have to scramble in the lame-duck …

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Farmers Face Uncertainty as 2018 Farm Bill Extension Expires Without Replacement

Dan Agri-Business, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Economy, Farm Bill, Funding, Legislative

With the expiration of the extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, U.S. farmers and ranchers could already be feeling the impact. Key programs supporting agriculture have been disrupted, and uncertainty looms over the industry. Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), highlighted some of the immediate consequences. “Most impacts won’t be felt until …

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Key Farm Programs End as Farm Bill Extension Expires

Dan Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Farm Bill, Legislative, USDA-NRCS

The one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill has ended, causing important farm programs to stop. Without action from Congress, more programs will shut down by the end of the year, leaving farmers in a tough spot. Programs that are ending now include the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Grassland Conservation, and programs that help promote …

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Senator J. Boozman Discusses Farm Bill Funds

Dan Agri-Business, Farm Bill, Funding, Legislative

A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report estimated the House Ag Committee’s farm bill proposal is 33 billion dollars over budget. However, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.) says CBO didn’t give enough consideration to the House bill’s use of USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds. “Well, what they’re trying to do in the House is use some …

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Consequences of No New Farm Bill

Dan Agri-Business, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Farm Bill, Funding, Legislative

The farm bill is already a year late, the stakes are high, and time is running out. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released its Market Intel Analysis of the consequences of not finishing the legislation and adding another extension of the 2018 bill. While crop insurance is a permanent program, it does need improvements to make it more affordable …

Farm Bill Priorities Discussed at World Pork Expo

Dan Farm Bill, Legislative, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Pork

The 2024 World Pork Expo kicked off today in Des Moines, Iowa, and one of the events this morning was a policy panel discussion hosted by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). Producer-leaders and experts discussed the need to work with both sides of the aisle to support America’s pork producers as the farm bill is being discussed.  Preparing for and preventing foreign animal diseases, navigating …