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Thompson, Stabenow offer opposing farm bill plans amid ongoing partisan battle

Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees announced dueling plans for a new farm bill as the partisan impasse appeared to deepen ahead of the House panel’s planned votes on May 23. House Ag Chairman Glenn Thompson released a broad summary of his planned legislation, and his Senate counterpart, Debbie Stabenow, followed with a much more detailed section-by-section summary of her draft bill.



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Foreign landholdings grew in 2022, but remain small

Foreign holdings of U.S. land rose by 3.4 million acres in 2022, with 45% of the growth occurring in Colorado, Alabama, and Michigan, according to a new Agriculture Department report. These holdings, however, represent only a small share of the nation’s overall farmland. 
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