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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2017 – The House Appropriations Committee advanced a fiscal 2018 funding bill for the Agriculture Department that directs the agency to ensure the safety of imported chicken from China before allowing shipments to begin.
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 - The House Appropriations Committee’s agriculture and energy subcommittees approved bills today that reject most of the cuts sought by President Trump.
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 - House appropriators are rejecting President Trump’s proposals to slash spending on rural development, international food aid, research and other key areas of the Agriculture Department’s fiscal 2018 budget.
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 – A group of 21 farm and lending organizations, including the National Farmers Union and the American Bankers Association, is urging the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations committees to make sure the country’s farmers and ranchers have adequate access to credit as they face another year of difficult economic conditions.
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue heads back to Capitol Hill this week, and he’s likely to face renewed challenges on the president’s budget and proposals to cut and reorganize rural development programs.
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2017 - Lawmakers are closing in on a budget deal that is expected to include provisions expanding farm bill spending for cotton and dairy producers.
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017- Congressional budget negotiators want to finish work on a fiscal 2017 agreement that would avert a government shutdown next week...
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 - March 31 marked the latest application deadline for grants from a USDA program that offers agricultural producers and rural small businesses the opportunity to purchase ...
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 – Capitol Hill appropriators received a pair of letters Wednesday outlining funding priorities for conservation and waterway infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - State agencies that are beginning to implement new produce safety and other standards required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will need a lot more money in fiscal 2018...