Browse by Tag: Farm Bill
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House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill on Party-Line Vote
This week, the House Agriculture Committee approved the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (https://www NULL.congress NULL.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr2%22%5D%7D&r=1) (H.R. 2), on a party-line vote of 26 – 20. The hours-long mark-up was dominated by debate over the farm bill’s nutrition title...
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House Agriculture Committee Releases Text of 2018 Farm Bill; Markup Scheduled for April 18
This week, the House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX) introduced H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. Commonly known as the farm bill, the legislation addresses policy issues facing farmers and ranchers as well as national food...
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RDO Executive Director Dawn Keeley Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Regional Strategies in Rural Economic Development
This week, Dawn Keeley, Executive Director of the Red River Regional Council (https://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/RedRiverRegionalCouncil) located in Grafton, North Dakota, testified before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation (http://www NULL.ag NULL.senate NULL.gov/). Keeley...
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Senate Passes Farm Bill with NADO Priorities Included; President Signs Into Law Today
On February 4, the Senate passed the farm bill reauthorization conference report (H.R. 2642) by a vote of 68 to 32 (http://www NULL.senate NULL.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm NULL.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00021). The bill reauthorizes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (http://www NULL.usda NULL.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome) programs through 2018 at...
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House Passes Farm Bill Conference Report; NADO Joins Letter Urging Final Passage
On January 29, the House of Representatives passed the farm bill reauthorization conference report (H.R. 2642) by a vote of 251 to 166 (http://clerk NULL.house NULL.gov/evs/2014/roll031 NULL.xml). The bill reauthorizes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (http://www NULL.usda NULL.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome) programs through...
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Farm Bill Pushed Back to Late January
Farm bill negotiations are moving slower than expected over the issue of farm subsidy limitations. The four primary negotiators have indicated some progress on reaching a compromise on this issue. A deal has been made on the dairy market stabilization...
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Farm Bill Conference Committee to Resume Work Next Week
Congress is expected to resume Farm Bill negotiations when they return from the holidays next week. The lead negotiators, Chair Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), Chair Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Ranking Member Rep. Collin...
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Farm Bill Left Unfinished in 2013
This week, the farm bill conference committee was unable to reach an agreement on a final bill before the U.S. House adjourned for the holidays. However, Congressional negotiators are confident they will be able to vote on a final bill...
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USDA Issues Report on Economic Importance of Passing a Farm Bill
On November 21, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Vilsack announced the release of a report on the economic importance of passing a comprehensive farm bill this year. The report outlines the Administration’s priorities in a final farm bill that...
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Farm Bill Update
On November 6, the four head farm bill conferees, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), met to begin discussions on how to bridge together the differences between the House...
