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The House is likely to consider its FY 2014 agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 2410) during the week of July 8 after the chamber approved the rule for its consideration on the floor today.

May Berenbaum of the University of Illinois’ Department of Entomology spoke to Hill staffers recently on the benefits that mapping the bee genome are offering in the investigation of reduced bee populations.

House Republicans gathered today to seek a way forward after the spectacular failure of the five-year farm bill (H.R. 1947) last week.

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, along with Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Bruce Braley (IA-01) today introduced the bipartisan, five-year Senate farm bill in the House after the House failed last week to pass a farm bill to move on to a confer

Rural voters in the Great Plains, Midwest and Southeast believe that elected officials ignore small communities and fail to invest in their future

Obama administration threatens veto of House agriculture appropriations bill

Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will not pass another farm bill extension and called on House leaders to pass the version of the farm bill that passed the Senate by a 66-27 margin on June 10

The House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet tonight to consider a rule for the FY 2014 appropriations bill for the USDA, FDA, and related agencies (H.R. 2410).

Fallout from the House’s failure to pass a five-year farm bill is expected to continue this week as the chamber will be poised to consider a fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill for the USDA, FDA, and related agencies.

The Supreme Court has decided not to hear the “E15 challenge” from American Petroleum Institute and other ethanol opponents, a decision that pleases the ethanol industry.