Articles by Steve Davies

The Senate on Thursday night gave final congressional approval to a $1.5 trillion bill to fund the government for fiscal 2022, more than five months after the budget year started. The Senate’s 68-31 vote clears the bill for President Biden’s signature.

Farm production costs continue to soar, and two Kansas lawmakers see a chance to do something about them.

The top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee is calling on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to delay signup for the Conservation Reserve Program because of the war in Ukraine.

Schools are sounding the alarm about the loss of child nutrition waivers, which were not included in the omnibus spending bill.

The Environmental Protection Agency is hailing newly announced measures to protect endangered species from malathion as a “major milestone” in its work with the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect federally listed species.

Agricultural employers seeking to get H-2A workers into the country for seasonal labor are finding that under U.S. COVID-19 protocols, not all vaccines are created equal.

A case involving the deaths of four Tyson Foods workers from COVID-19 can now proceed in state court in Iowa following a decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Farmworkers in Oregon will earn overtime pay starting next year under a bill passed by the Legislature last week.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is opposed to extending waivers that eased school nutrition rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.