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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – Hopes are growing that Sonny Perdue can win confirmation as agriculture secretary this week after a Democrat removed a hold on his nomination.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2017 – Senate Republicans look to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court this week, with Democrats poised to force the GOP leadership to make history and invoke the “nuclear” option to break a filibuster.
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2017 – The Senate Agriculture Committee easily approved Sonny Perdue’s nomination to become USDA secretary, raising hopes that the former Georgia governor could finally be installed at the Agriculture Department within several weeks.
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Milk producers searching for ways to cope with sluggish profits and price volatility have set their eyes on a program that’s currently closed to them – federal crop insurance.
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Grain and oilseed growers agree that the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program should be continued in the next farm bill, even if farmers are expected to switch wholesale to Price Loss Coverage (PLC) when the current bill expires
WASHINGTON, Mar. 27, 2017 - Congressional Republicans are trying to pick up the pieces this week after the spectacular failure of their health care reform effort.
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2017 - With the Republican agenda in disarray, the House Agricul-ture Committee moves ahead this week with preparations for a new farm bill by diving into commodity concerns and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 24, 2017 - Sonny Perdue did everything he had to do at his Senate confirmation hearing. President Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary pledged repeatedly to be a “tenacious” advocate for agriculture.
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 – Sonny Perdue, President Trump’s nominee for Agriculture Secretary, pledged to be a “tenacious advocate and fighter” for farmers within the administration and said he would try to address requests for help from dairy and cotton producers ahead of the next farm bill.
