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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
One of the two Western members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, New Mexico Democrat Ben Ray Luján, took his time on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to stump for language in the farm bill that would aid producers in drought-prone areas.
Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee pressed USDA deputy secretary nominee Xochitl Torres Small Wednesday on how the department can streamline the delivery of its programs and better support underserved producers.
Most members of the House Agriculture Committee, and many on Senate Ag, face a steep learning curve on farm bill issues, which poses a challenge for ag groups as they try to shape the legislation in coming weeks.
Senate Ag Committee members used a hearing on farm bill conservation programs Wednesday to examine the Conservation Reserve Program more deeply as Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux touted his "working lands" approach to the program.
Both Democratic and Republican senators pushed for simpler Rural Development program applications in a hearing Tuesday, saying the current process is arduous and favors those who hire grant writers to help them in the process.
With the economic stimulus bill now signed into law, lawmakers are quickly turning their attention to what could be a much heavier lift: climate and infrastructure legislation.
