Agriculture

Senators call for assistance for dairy farmers in light of declining milk prices

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) led a congressional call on Thursday for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide relief…

8 years ago

Bipartisan Hoeven bill would make capital more accessible to ranchers, farmers

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) would increase maximum loan amounts that farmers and ranchers are…

8 years ago

Fischer introduces bill to protect farmers from harmful fertilizer standards

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) would rollback federal standards that could add production costs and…

8 years ago

House approves agriculture biotechnology bill led by Roberts

The House of Representatives recently approved bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) to advance agriculture biotechnology and…

8 years ago

Roberts leads bipartisan compromise on agricultural biotechnology to Senate approval

The Senate approved a bipartisan proposal on Thursday that was led by U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) to protect the…

8 years ago

Reichert convenes hearing on impact of trade agreements on agricultural exports

U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) convened a subcommittee hearing on Tuesday that explored how free trade agreements impact agricultural exports,…

8 years ago

Language from Curbelo bill on providing relief to farmers included in committee-approved spending bill

U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) successfully added language providing relief to fruit farmers impacted by a federal quarantine into a…

8 years ago

GMO labeling legislation advances out of committee

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, chaired by U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), advanced new legislation on Tuesday…

8 years ago

Ernst, Iowa delegation call on EPA to put RFS back on track

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and the Iowa delegation called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday to propose…

8 years ago

Florida citrus growers would see relief under Rooney’s tax extender plan

Language from U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) regarding bonus depreciation to aid citrus growers was included in this week’s filing…

8 years ago

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