The Senate began debate on the Farm Bill on Monday with opening statements. Votes on amendments could begin on Wednesday and continue into next week. The...
Debate on the Senate Farm Bill slowed this week over a disagreement about which amendments would be allowed to be offered to the bill. The first votes on key...
This morning, by a vote of 55-42, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the Farm Bill. The cloture motion, which required 60 votes, would have allowed debate...
The Senate Farm Bill includes several programs that will promote next generation biofuels. One of these, the Biomass Crop Transition Assistance Program, is...
Senate blocks $286B farm bill, likely stalling it until next year Posted on Nov. 16 By MARY CLARE JALONICK of the Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Senate...
Some recent press reports capture where things are at on the Farm Bill: Congressional Quarterly reported Monday that "Senate leaders are zeroing in on a deal...
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Tom Harkin announced Friday morning that an agreement had been reached that will allow debate on the Senate Farm Bill to...
Debate has begun on amendments to the Senate Farm Bill. Voting on amendments is expected to start Tuesday afternoon, following debate. We have identified the...
In a big disappointment for NWF and the many other conservation, environmental, taxpayer, and sustainable agriculture groups that supported the amendment, the...
On Friday, December 14, the Senate voted 79-14 to pass a new Farm Bill. After weeks of debate, the only substantial changes made by the Senate to the committee...
Hunting, Fishing, Conservation Groups Commend Senate for Passing Farm Bill, Sturdy Conservation Title Coalition applauds funding for Wetlands, Grassland and...
Ed Schafer was sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture earlier this week by voice vote in the Senate. Secretary Schafer is a businessman and former Governor of...
The Senate announced its Farm Bill conferees and the House may follow soon, as conservation program funding looks to be at risk. On Monday, Agriculture...
House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders are working hard to craft a compromise between the Farm Bills passed by the House and Senate last year....
Jerry Hagstrom and Chris Clayton, reporting for DTNag.com, reported today that "Democratic Congressional leaders Tuesday agreed to find ways to pay for new...
Friday, the USDA gave House and Senate Farm Bill negotiators the Department's list of changes that the White House wants to see in a new Farm Bill before...
USDA Proposes Changes to Conservation Reserve Program Haying & Grazing and Nesting Season Provisions The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week...
Before leaving for a two-week recess, Congress passed, and the President signed, an extension of the current Farm Bill through April 18. In signing the...
Earlier this week, House and Senate agriculture committee leaders released a framework for a Farm Bill that appears to have moved Congress a step closer to...
With two weeks to go before the latest extension of the Farm Bill expires April 18, it is still not clear whether Congress will come through with a new Farm...
News from the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday, April 9, 2008 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Announces Farm Bill Conferees WASHINGTON, DC -...
House and Senate conferees on the Farm Bill have been meeting this week to try to reach agreement on a final Farm Bill. Late last Friday (April 11), Senate...
Late last week, Congress and the President agreed to extend the current Farm Bill by one week to April 25, to give conferees more time to find an agreement on...
Several news outlets are reporting that negotiators reached a deal Friday on a framework for a new Farm Bill that will allow conferees to complete their work...
Senate and House Farm Bill conferees met again Thursday evening, after more than a week of private meetings designed to hammer out a final agreement on the...
Negotiators announced late Wednesday that they had reached agreement on a final Farm Bill. An overview of the agreement will be presented by Senator Tom...
The President vetoed the Farm Bill Wednesday morning (May 21). The House voted hours later to override the veto on a 316 to 108 vote (a two-thirds vote is...
Although we cannot distribute attachments through this listserve, i wanted you to know that we have posted a copy of a 3-page summary of the key conservation...
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