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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member John Boozman, R-Ark., are all confirmed to appear at the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., used a White House event Tuesday to reiterate once again that she’s not giving in to GOP demands to take money from the nutrition title to fund other provisions in a new farm bill.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is circulating some ideas for farm program reforms that include an increase in effective reference prices that would benefit all commodities, plus an unspecified improvement in marketing loans.
Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.
Rep. Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican who chairs the House Agriculture subcommittee that oversees commodity programs, says it’s time to split the farm bill.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., called on nutrition advocates Thursday to defend the authority granted in the 2018 farm bill to update the Thrifty Food Plan without being cost neutral.
Nominees for top posts at USDA and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sailed through their hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee, which is expected to advance their nominations next week.