20 hours ago - Despite this rift, House Agriculture ... in May 2024. This potential farm bill would cover agriculture programs left out of the reconciliation package, including research, marketing and certain conservation programs, as well many other programs that remain under the lapsed 2018 farm bill. However, unlike the reconciliation process, a new farm bill will require 60 votes to pass in the Senate, meaning that in this closely divided Congress, Republicans will have to win over some Democrats ...

This expeditious timeline is in ... reach farmers and ranchers. To date, USDA has issued more than $7.8 billion in Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) payments to more than half a million eligible producers. Additionally, USDA has provided over $1 billion in emergency relief through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program to producers who suffered grazing losses due to drought or wildfires in calendar years 2023 and 2024...

May 31, 2024 - Placing last Friday’s vote in ... Farm Bill reauthorization votes. The fate of the 2024 reported bill on the House floor remains in serious doubt given initial indications that floor time will not be scheduled prior to September. The odds that the House will consider a $1.5 trillion, controversial piece of ...

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October 1, 2024 - However, as the first Farm Bill ... by the Republican-led House Agriculture Committee, has sparked controversy by proposing a $30 billion cut to SNAP funding over the next decade....

October 3, 2024 - Legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo until after the November election.

After months of negotiations and gridlock, lawmakers on the House and Senate Agriculture Committees have released competing frameworks for the 2024 Farm Bill. The $1.5 trillion legislative package authorizes a suite of programs that help counties make critical investments in infrastructure, ...

May 20, 2024 - WASHINGTON – National, state, and local leaders and groups oppose the House Republicans' partisan farm bill. The bill would institute the largest cut to SNAP, America's most effective anti-poverty program, in nearly 30 years. Additionally, it rescinds critical funds for climate-smart agricultural ...

House Agriculture Committee completed its markup of the 2024 Farm Bill and passed the proposed legislation; Senate Agriculture Committee has indicated it will unveil its draft text soon.

May 30, 2024 - WASHINGTON — After stalls, an ... programs over the next five years was approved by House of Representatives Agriculture Committee members just after midnight on May 24 following an 11-hour markup session. The formal approval of the bill by all members of the House will occur at a later date.

January 15, 2025 - Congress again failed to pass a food and farm bill in 2024. This year, we need to look for other ways to advance needed agriculture policy.

January 27, 2025 - The American Relief Act averted a government shutdown but excluded crucial conservation funding and support for many farm programs. Looking ahead, 2025 presents challenges for farm policy, with the need to pass a new Farm Bill and navigate potential budget cuts.

April 24, 2025 - The Wisconsin Senate race has taken ... debate over agricultural policy heats up, placing the U.S. farm bill at the center of a growing controversy. Republican candidate Eric Hovde finds himself in hot water after comments about his knowledge of the farm bill, while incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin secures a crucial endorsement from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau. As the Wisconsin 2024 election ...

The American Relief Act, 2025, signed into law on Dec. 21, 2024, extended the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (also known as the 2018 Farm Bill) for one year through Sept.

January 8, 2025 - The 2024 election significantly changed the power dynamics on both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, which are responsible for the farm bill. Republicans are now in charge in both chambers: Representative G.T. Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) kept his position as chair in the House, while Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) took over ...

The Farm Bill has an enormous impact on our food supply, natural landscapes and rural communities. Urge Congress to pass the Farm Bill today!

Almost 80,000 “city slickers” living in some of the biggest metro areas in the U.S. took in more than $2 billion in farm subsidies between 2020 and 2024. Many recipients used loopholes that allow the... ... For decades, the Department of Agriculture sent a total of over $10 billion in repeat ...

November 27, 2024 - Conservation programs have too long been overburdened and underfunded; the funding from the IRA is an important opportunity to increase access to these resources for farmers to adopt sustainable practices on their farms. The current 2018 Farm Bill extension expired on September 30th, 2024.