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Held up over disagreements over federal food stamps, the first draft of the 2018 farm bill arrived Thursday, bearing 35 changes to that program, including…
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Watershed conservation groups in Wichita made their pitch Wednesday for more money from the federal farm bill.But for two Kansas congressmen, conservation…
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Sen. Pat Roberts says the level of federal subsidies for crop insurance will dominate this years farm bill discussion. Roberts, who chairs the Senate…
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In the coming months, Congress will map out how it’ll spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years.The massive piece…
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The legislation that governs farm policies, nutrition programs and rural development, known as the Farm Bill, is set to expire in September.U.S. Senator…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay out almost $7 billion this year through two safety-net programs that offer farmers some assistance during…
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One order of business for Congress after the Labor Day holiday: re-upping the Farm Bill, which expires next year. Currently, there is hope for a…
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U.S. House and Senate lawmakers are still months away from passing a new Farm Bill. The legislation, which governs an array of federal agricultural and…
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The next Congress may take up the farm bill a year ahead of schedule.The current five-year farm bill became law in 2014. Congressional debate was…
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On a Midwest trip last week, the U.S. Agriculture Secretary offered advice to the next presidential administration.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has…