Articles by Noah Wicks

A lawmaker who’s close to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says Republicans are trying to work through potentially thorny issues with the farm bill before it gets to the floor.

House Democrats are charting a new path to writing a farm bill this year with the formation a special leadership-appointed task force that’s working on recommendations for the legislation.

United Nations officials on Monday lamented Russia’s decision to effectively terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative by pulling out of the deal, but also said they will continue to fight to revive the UN-brokered agreement.

Members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party have proposed a bill that would to expand the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.'s jurisdiction over land purchases and require the panel to take food security into account in its reviews.

A group of House Democrats who are carrying out a review of farm bill programs separate from the House Ag Committee are holding a roundtable today on Capitol Hill.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is announcing plans today for a Soil Carbon Monitoring and Research Network that will be created as part of a $300 million investment by USDA in carbon measurement and verification.

Recent rains have brought some relief to producers reeling from drought in the Midwest, though many are hoping more will arrive to help usher their crops through the rest of the growing season.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow is planning to hold a committee hearing on foreign land ownership at some point this Congress, though she is still unsure of when, she told reporters Monday.

The drought that continues in much of the Midwest despite recent rainfall could affect not only crops but also the ability of producers to get their corn and soybeans to foreign markets.