Items Tagged with 'Stabenow'

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are coming fast and furious, but the ag community is still waiting for the president-elect to pick someone to lead USDA. 

Some House Republicans say they hope the farmer fly-ins this week will spur action on a farm bill, although there’s no sign of a breakthrough between the House and Senate, and time is fast running out.

The National Council of Agricultural Employers is seeking information on $98 million provided to the UFW Foundation to distribute to farmworkers, alleging that some of the workers claimed they were told they had to sign union authorization cards in order to receive the money.

More than 500 national, state and local organizations are urging congressional leaders to find a way to pass a farm bill yet this year, despite the lack of legislative time left in this Congress.

A farm bill doesn’t appear to be headed anywhere in the Senate, even though Ag Committee Republicans have now outlined their proposal. Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., doesn’t think the House Ag Committee’s bill can pass the House and fears a Senate bill could face the same fate, she says on this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.

Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is making clear she doesn’t like what the House Ag Committee did in its farm bill when it comes to commodity programs.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam said his agency would continue to work to maintain the integrity of voluntary carbon markets within the authority granted to the CFTC, but also warned of the potential for fraud as those markets develop.

The Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday announced the organization of its subcommittees for the new Congress.