"Rough Road For Farm Bill As Divided Congress Takes Hold"
"A chaotic start to the new Republican-led House may spell trouble for the 2023 farm bill."
Source: E&E News, 01/23/2023
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"Conservation Dollars Funding CAFOs Instead of Soil Health"
"Federal conservation programs are supposed to distribute taxpayer dollars to farmers who use practices that improve water quality, build soil health, and preserve and restore ecosystems. But a portion of the funding supports practices that some say fail to deliver on those goals."
Source: Civil Eats, 04/28/2022
"Congress Just Passed An $867 Billion Farm Bill. Here’s What’s In It."
"Congress has voted for an $867 billion farm bill with strong bipartisan support, spurred in part by pressure from farmers battered by President Trump’s trade war with China."
Source: Washington Post, 12/13/2018
Farm Bill Sails Through Senate. Now It’s Up To Wavering House GOPers
"Rural Republicans in the U.S. House now face a stark political choice: Either saying no to a bill farmers in their districts desperately need or saying yes and surrendering in their battle to crack down on the federal food stamp program."
Source: McClatchy, 12/12/2018
"U.S. Lawmakers Agree On Farm Bill, Aiming For Vote This Week"
"U.S. lawmakers have reached an agreement on the Farm Bill that drops a proposal to tighten food stamps restrictions backed by President Donald Trump, and are looking to vote on it this week, according to congressional staffers."
Source: Reuters, 12/11/2018
"Farm Deal Boosts One Conservation Effort, Sacrifices Others"
"The tentative deal on the 2018 farm bill is likely to boost the Conservation Reserve Program at the price of other conservation initiatives, reflecting fiscal limitations and policy fights that shaped talks over that part of the five-year legislation."
Source: E&E Daily, 12/03/2018
Farm Bill Deal Drops New Work Requirements For Food Stamps
"Lawmakers have struck a final farm bill deal that scraps a plan backed by House Republicans and President Trump to add new work requirements for recipients of food stamps."
Source: Washington Post, 11/30/2018
"Lawmakers Reach Tentative Farm Bill Deal After Months-Long Impasse"
"Key lawmakers said Wednesday they have reached a tentative deal on a massive farm bill, breaking a months-long impasse over legislation that doles out more than $400 billion in federal funds for farm subsidies, food stamps and conservation efforts."
Source: Washington Post, 11/29/2018
"Wildfire Management Last Hurdle To Farm Bill Agreement"
"A debate over how to manage the nation's forests against wildfire appears to be the last obstacle to passing a 2018 farm bill, Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts said yesterday."
Source: E&E Daily, 11/28/2018
Farm Bill Proposal Could Wipe Out Communities’ Power To Ban Pesticides
"As lawmakers convene on Capitol Hill to finalize the latest federal Farm Bill, environmental advocates warn that a House proposal could put public health at risk by rolling back restrictions on pesticides in 155 communities nationwide."
Source: EHN, 09/06/2018
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