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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Some Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee are calling for increasing premium subsidies for crop insurance policies that will cover up to 85% of a farmer’s revenue risk without jeopardizing their eligibility for farm bill commodity programs.
Some 16 Republican senators are calling on congressional leaders to move legislation that would freeze the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A workers at 2023 levels.
John Hoeven, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, defends removing restrictions on USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for assisting farmers.
Republicans continue to search for ways to expand the farm safety net. A senior member of the Senate Ag Committee, John Hoeven, R-N.D., says during this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers that "folks are going to have to share."
The Agriculture Department is working to update its system for tracking agricultural land leases and purchases to appease lawmaker demands, but staffing and funding limitations have limited the agency to "low-cost" options, a department official told the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam said his agency would continue to work to maintain the integrity of voluntary carbon markets within the authority granted to the CFTC, but also warned of the potential for fraud as those markets develop.
Members of the International Dairy Foods Association have been on Capitol Hill this week making their case for the Senate to reach agreement on ag labor reform.
The Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service will publish language in the Federal Register Wednesday, a move welcomed by the industry and Capitol Hill.
A bipartisan group of a dozen senators is calling on Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to hold off on policy changes that could make it easier for sugar to make its way across U.S. borders.
A Senate Agriculture Committee member says the Department of Agriculture is “seriously evaluating” a letter sent by members of Congress from the upper Midwest that would support farmers struggling with late planting.