Articles by Derrick Cain

As lawmakers continue to struggle with a comprehensive fix to the immigration system to provide farms with a stable

Lawmakers and agricultural stakeholders have been ratcheting up efforts to get congressional passage of ?fast-track? trade promotion authority (TPA) ? giving President Obama the opportunity to

Many agriculture groups and lawmakers from both parties echoed sighs of relief as the Senate approval a five-year farm bill (H.R. 2642) on a 68-32 vote Tuesday. The passage sends the sweeping legislation to

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said Thursday that he would move to block funding to implement EPA’s proposed rule on determining which bodies of water and wetland are protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Several senators expressed concern Wednesday to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack over USDA’s proposal to close about 250 Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices as part of its fiscal year 2015 budget request.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and a handful of House Democrats announced today they are circulating a discharge petition among lawmakers that would allow an immigration reform package to receive a floor vote over the objections of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

As the House prepares to debate today and likely approve a five-year farm bill, several lawmakers and agricultural groups weighed in on the agreement that would eliminate direct payments in favor of

He didn’t mention the farm bill, but President Barack Obama renewed focus on another important issue for agriculture during his annual State of the Union address last night. Obama urged

Comprehensive immigration reform – and importantly for agriculture, the task of creating a pathway to legal status for many undocumented farm workers – will

With California entering its third year of drought and near-term prospects for precipitation looking bleak, state and industry officials say they are taking whatever steps are available to