With Republicans in the House of Representatives sending the Senate a new farm bill recombining farm legislation and nutritional programs, the Senate has reappointed its congressional conferees, the group responsible…
Despite pressure from farmers and farm advocacy organizations and despite both the House and Senate passing competing versions of the farm bill, it is increasingly unlikely that a new set…
According to Republican leaders in the House of Representatives, while the upcoming vote authorizing military action in Syria has overshadowed most of the House’s work, the 2013 Farm Bill is…
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow recently expressed her frustration at the repeated refusals in the House of Representatives to pass a serious farm bill. Stabenow, the head of the Senate Agriculture…
The Senate Agriculture Committee recently approved a draft of the 2013 Farm Bill. The 15 to 5 vote is offering many Senators and farmers hope that bipartisan support will push…
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow recently released the Senate Agriculture Committee’s draft of the 2013 Farm Bill, one claiming to save billions of dollars in a tough economic climate. Throughout most…
According to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Senate will take up the farm bill again in May, giving the House and Senate roughly four months to write and pass…
Two major Democratic committee leaders recently introduced a Senate bill that would restore expired disaster aid to farmers still suffering from the lingering effects of last year’s drought. With the…
With the recent failure of the 2012 Farm Bill still stinging, farm groups are pushing the House and Senate to rapidly take action on a new, five-year farm bill. Despite…
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow is calling on supporters of farm programs and rural Americans to call up Republican House members to pressure them to take action on a…