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Farm, nutrition provisions remain in play as talks on aid bill drag

08/05/20 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

Major farm groups are working to ensure that a new coronavirus relief package provides more specific directions to the Agriculture Department on how to distribute $20 billion in additional relief.

Farm relief, SNAP benefits in play as aid talks heat up

07/29/20 6:54 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

A key senator involved in developing the Republican coronavirus relief package for farmers defended the broad authority it gives to USDA to spend $20 billion in farm aid, but he said the Trump administration likely will need to provide assurances about how the money will be spent.

Draft Democratic platform pledges subsidy reforms, tough trade actions

07/23/20 11:03 AM By Philip Brasher

The Democratic Party’s draft 2020 platform calls for directing more farm subsidies to small and medium-size farms while making the agriculture sector the first in the first world to eliminate net carbon emissions.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate readies coronavirus aid package

07/19/20 10:00 AM By Ben Nuelle

Talks on a coronavirus relief package will heat up this week as Senate Republicans prepare to bring out their proposal this week with an eye toward getting the massive legislation passed ahead of the August recess.

SNAP benefits increase by $2B a month with emergency increase

04/22/20 12:06 PM By Philip Brasher

Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are now getting emergency benefit increases totaling $2 billion a month nationwide that Congress authorized to address the unemployment surge and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

Trump signs $2 trillion economic relief package

03/27/20 1:59 PM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump signs into law a $2 trillion economic stimulus package that includes $23.5 billion in aid to farmers and ranchers as well as marketing loan relief.

Massive stimulus deal authorizes billions in new farm aid

03/25/20 11:14 AM By Philip Brasher

Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a $2 trillion economic rescue package that would replenish the Agriculture Department’s Commodity Credit Corp. authority and earmark additional money for livestock and specialty crop producers as well as local agriculture.