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House Agriculture ranking member Angie Craig and fellow Democrats plan to introduce three-pronged legislation aimed at helping struggling farmers and safeguarding low-income Americans from the risk of losing key food benefits. 

Senate Republican leadership is assembling one more package of Trump administration nominees for a floor vote this year.

John Harris, a farmer, cattle rancher, horse breeder, philanthropist and visionary businessman, passed away this week. 

The House Agriculture Committee is planning to mark up its portion of the GOP’s reconciliation bill on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, with opening statements beginning on Tuesday night and votes taking place Wednesday.

It’s National Ag Day, and Reps. Mark Alford, R-Mo., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., are leading a resolution to officially designate the day as a celebration of “the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States.”

Costa blasts food procurement cuts * Happy National Ag Day * Ag’s economic impact

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig was elected Tuesday as the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, giving her the responsibility of leading her party on farm policy in a new Congress controlled by Republicans who may try to slash spending and roll back the Biden administration's climate agenda. 

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee voted Monday to recommend Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig to take over as ranking member of the Agriculture Committee in 2025, unseating the party’s current leader, David Scott.