Tea Party Gears Up for Farm Bill Fight
Following the end of the government shutdown, conservatives in the House and Senate and members of the Tea Party are preparing to challenge federal farm subsidies in the upcoming farm…
Shutdown Still Hurting Farmers
Although the federal government has reopened and government service are once again available, many farmers are still hurting from the lingering aftereffects of the two week long shutdown that paralyzed…
Farm Conservation Funding Available Again
With the reopening of the federal government, farm conservation funding is available again, giving farmers the first ray of sunlight in an otherwise grim month. For more than two weeks,…
Farmers Still Reeling From Government Shutdown
Despite the recent budget agreement that reopened the federal government, farmers across the country are still feeling the painful, lingering effects of the temporary furloughing of nonessential services. The two-week…
Farm Bill Negotiations to Begin Soon
Congressional farm bill negotiations may begin as soon as next week, now that congressional attention has been shifted away from the government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis. For the past…
Shutdown Hurting Rural America
The ongoing government shutdown, the result of an increasingly partisan and intransigent Congress, is hurting rural Americans at a very vulnerable period, some farm officials are saying, cutting into critical…
Rural Energy Programs Face Bleak Future
Rural energy programs across the United States are facing a grim future without the authorization of a new farm bill, some agricultural officials have stated. Without a new five-year farm…
Shutdown Harms Farmers as Farm Bill Expires
The ongoing shutdown of the federal government is beginning to take a toll on the nation’s farm sector, some agricultural advocacy groups are reporting, at the same time that they…
Farm Bill Delay Likely
The 2013 Farm Bill, which is still languishing in congressional conference committees, is likely to see even more delays with a government shutdown and debt ceiling debate looming over Washington.…