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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “2018 Farm Bill”
Everett Griner takes a look at a section of the 2018 Farm Bill causing much debate. Everett talks about the food assistance programs in today’s Agri View. Farm Bill Debate Goes On The next Farm Bill is scheduled to be ready by October. All odds say it will go well past that scheduled date. The last Farm Bill that was …
House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson says that American tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will generate retaliation that will hit farm exports hard. As a result, he’ll be working with House and Senate Ag Committee leaders on a new farm bill to protect farmers from “the market fluctuations caused by these actions.” A USDA spokesman says President Trump …
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts has set a date for introducing the Senate Farm Bill, with full debate to take place the following week. A Feedstuffs Dot Com article says Roberts made the announcement at a farm bill forum in his home state, alongside Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and fellow Kansas Senator Jerry Moran. Roberts says he has a …
After the U.S House defeated their version of the 2018 Farm Bill, some feel it may be a tough road ahead to get a new bill passed before the current one expires. Tyron Spearman has the story. Tough Road for Farm Bill
Many in agriculture are looking forward to June 22. That is when the House will vote again on the 2018 farm bill. It is scheduled to take place after a separate vote on a conservative immigration bill, an issue that helped lead to the defeat of the House version of the farm bill the first time. House Ag Committee Chair …
Congress is out all next week for their annual Memorial Day Holiday break, but when they return, many in agriculture hope the 2018 Farm Bill will be on lawmaker’s minds. This week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue made these comments about the Farm Bill process. Perdue on Farm Bill Of course, he is referring to the fact Democrats voted against the …
Efforts have been taking place to resurrect the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill after last week’s defeat. One reason for the defeat was an unrelated fight over immigration reform. American Farm Bureau Federation’s Andrew Walmsley says this isn’t over yet, after 30-GOP conservatives sunk the bill in a bid to win a vote on tough immigration reforms. Farm …
Late last week the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass their version of the 2018 Farm Bill. One of the biggest reasons why was the fact Democrats had said all along they would vote against the bill due to their opposition of the stricter work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). During a recent tele-conference, House Agriculture …
The House Farm Bill will get another vote on June 22 after a separate vote on a conservative immigration bill. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise announced the schedule on Monday. The conservative immigration bill is sponsored by House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte of Virginia and Homeland Security Chair Michael McCaul of Texas. Roll Call reports the bill contains border wall …
House Republican leadership is currently struggling with immigration issues and it’s put the House farm bill that didn’t pass on Friday right on the back burner. The Hagstrom Report describes the bill as “dormant.” Speaker Paul Ryan called for reconsideration of the bill immediately after the vote on Friday. He declared that the “ayes” had won the voice vote but …
