AgriLife Today Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Jackie Smith, 806-746-6101, j-smith34@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a free two-day workshop at Lubbock that will cover the basics and options related to the new seed cotton addition … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers (240) 423-4345, ceannello@wheatworld.org Washington, D.C. (August 01, 2018) – The House and Senate have officially announced their respective conferees for the 2018 Farm Bill. … Continued
United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035 Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437 WASHINGTON, D.C. – One large step closer to delivering on promised certainty, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today … Continued
United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035 Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437 WASHINGTON, D.C. – One large step closer to delivering on promised certainty, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today … Continued
House Committee on Agriculture Today the House passed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), critical legislation to address the economic challenges facing the nation’s farmers and ranchers, while making significant investments in opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program … Continued
By Philip Brasher, Agri-Pulse The Senate Agriculture Committee approved its farm bill on a near-unanimous vote, 20-1, sending the bill to the Senate floor for a debate by the end of the month. Read more at agri-pulse.com.
Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035 Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437 Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today released the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The Committee will meet to consider … Continued
Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035 Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437 Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today released the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The Committee will meet to consider … Continued
By Philip Brasher and Spencer Chase, Agri-Pulse Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee have reached agreement on a bipartisan farm bill that would keep the 2014 farm law largely intact while avoiding a partisan fight over food stamps. Read … Continued
By Caitlin Eannello, NAWG Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2018) – Today, H.R. 2 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, or the 2018 Farm Bill, failed to garner the needed votes to pass out of the House. NAWG President and Sentinel, Oklahoma, farmer … Continued