Bipartisan Farm Bill Saves Food Stamps, Crop Insurance January 28, 2014 By Alan Bjerga Editor’s Note: The House of Representatives passed the bill this morning. For the update, read here. Deep cuts in U.S....
Senate Leader Reid Rules Out Extending Current Farm Law June 25, 2013 The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives needs to solve its farm bill impasse by enacting the Senate’s bipartisan bill, Majority...
U.S. May Fall Back on Old Farm Law If No Agreement June 23, 2013 By Charles Abbott The U.S. Congress is headed for a second stop-gap extension of current farm law if Republican leaders in the House...
Opponents Doubt Savings Promised By Farm Bill June 14, 2013 By Alan Bjerga A drop in the price of corn, rice and other crops may trigger so much additional aid to farmers under...
Senate Passes Crop Insurance Bill; House Fight Over Food Stamps Next June 10, 2013 By Charles Abbott The Democratic-run U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion, five-year farm bill on Monday that expands a taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program...
North Carolina’s Hagan Amends Senate Farm Bill to Address Crop Fraud May 29, 2013 A measure championed by U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan adds $5 million in new funding to the 2013 farm bill to...
Senate Votes to Cut Crop Insurance Subsidies to Wealthiest Farmers May 23, 2013 The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a...
White House Urges Senate to Cut Crop Insurance by $1 Billion May 21, 2013 The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion...
Bill to Expand Crop Insurance Passes Senate Committee May 14, 2013 By Charles Abbott The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the...
Senate Farm Bill Draft Boosts Southern Crop Subsidies May 10, 2013 By Charles Abbott In a concession to Southern lawmakers, the new U.S. farm law would set sharply higher support prices for rice and...