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The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a draft farm bill Friday that would revamp a key international food aid program, boost risk management options for specialty crop growers and nullify California's controversial Proposition 12 standards for animal welfare. The bill also would address pesticide labeling and raise USDA loan limits.

The fight for E15 is redrawing battle lines between ag and fossil fuels, with the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee caught in the crosshairs. 

Farm, biofuel and petroleum groups are urging lawmakers to act fast in coming up with legislation to allow full-year sales of higher ethanol blends across the U.S. and limit the ability of certain refiners to seek exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard.

On the first of weekly visits across the U.S. ahead of the midterms, President Donald Trump used his speech in the nation’s top corn, pork, and ethanol-producing state to tout the benefits of his trade policies and express support for year-round E15, including a commitment to sign the provision into law if it reaches his desk. 

House Agriculture Committee ranking member Angie Craig formally introduces a sweeping farm, trade and nutrition bill, setting up a possible election-year battle with Republicans over ag policy.

As farmers get a new round of bad crop market news, biofuel investment has stalled due to U.S. policy uncertainty. 

The new year is a week old and the window for Congress to tackle pressing U.S. agriculture legislation is already rapidly narrowing.

Former U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, who went from working in California tomato fields to serving nearly two decades on Capitol Hill, died of natural causes on Monday. He was 92.

Congress is done for the year. But before wrapping up Thursday evening, the Senate approved a series of President Donald Trump’s nominees who will be important to agriculture and food policy. They include Julie Callahan to be chief ag trade negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.