One-year farm bill extension pulled from House floor
House Republican leaders pulled a one-year extension of farm policy from the agenda of the House Rules Committee on July 31, as the Agricultural Retailers Association and many other farm groups...
View ArticleSenate legislation opens Russian market
The American Farm Bureau Federation through a statement by President Bob Stallman expressed appreciation for the U.S. Senate passing legislation Dec. 6 granting permanent normal trade relations with...
View ArticleHuge number of amendments to the Senate farm bill
Voting on farm-bill amendment debate has been proceeding this week. The report from the USA Rice Federation was that two amendments were approved and two rejected on Tuesday, but an additional 100...
View ArticleFarm bill is center of GM labeling fight
The Senate on May 23 overwhelmingly rejected an amendment that would allow states to require labeling of genetically modified foods, but other GMO labeling bills are still to be debated.
View ArticleFAPRI report compares House, Senate farm bill provisions
The Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia released a new report last week comparing the House and Senate farm bills.
View ArticleMany ag groups applaud Senate’s passage of farm bill
The Senate voted to approve the Agricultural Act of 2014 (H.R. 2642) on Tuesday following last week’s passage in the House, which sends legislation to the White House to be signed into law.
View ArticleNew leadership for House, Senate Ag Committees
U.S. Rep. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) was named the 50th chairman of the House Agricultural Committee. Selected by the House Republican Steering Committee, Conway succeeds Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), who...
View ArticleASA: "CRomnibus" presents setbacks for soybean growers
The Senate passed a combination continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill that will fund the federal government for the 2015 fiscal year, after the House passed the same legislation last week.
View ArticleU.S. trade bill key to Pacific trade pact clears Senate hurdle
Legislation key to sealing a Pacific trade pact passed a major test in the U.S. Senate on Thursday in a boost to a deal that is central to President Barack Obama's strategic shift toward Asia.
View ArticleMeat of the Matter: Wrong move, wrong reasons
An attempt to pass a new law preempting efforts in several states to mandate GMO labeling is not only doomed to failure, it’s exactly the wrong strategy industry needs to prevail.
View ArticleU.S. Senate committee set to examine GMO labeling law
The battle over whether states can mandate that food containing genetically engineered crops must be labeled moved to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
View ArticleVermont dairy farmer testifies at hearing on biotechnology
Use of crops developed using biotechnology is a key to farmers’ stewardship of the land, said Joanna Lidback, a dairy producer from northeast Vermont, at a hearing of the Senate Committee on...
View ArticleFollowing GMO hearing, ASA to Senate: Let’s get a bill done
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is calling on senators to come to the table and finalize a plan to establish a voluntary national framework for the labeling of foods containing GMOs in the wake...
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