Policy Articles
CFTC Nomination to be Reviewed This Week
Published November 26, 2023
The Senate Agriculture Committee will consider the nomination of Summer Mersinger for another term as a commissioner for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday. Mersinger was first sworn into office in early 2022. Previously, Mersinger served as the chief…Biden Congratulates New Argentine President
Published November 23, 2023
President Joe Biden spoke by phone with the incoming Argentine president Wednesday. Javier Milei is a conservative with plans to deal with runaway inflation. Biden and Milei spoke about shared interests, including food security and clean energy.‘Get it Done’
Published November 22, 2023
A one-year farm bill extension is in place, but National Corn Growers Association President Harold Wolle would like the new farm bill to be passed in early 2024. "GT Thompson, the chair of the House Ag Committee, was talking about trying…Another Carbon Pipeline Project Abandoned
Published November 21, 2023
Wolf Carbon Solutions is withdrawing its permit application in Illinois for a carbon capture pipeline that was going to move CO2 from two ADM ethanol plants in Iowa to a sequestration site in Illinois. Summit Carbon Solutions has had its…Election Year Politics Influence Farm Bill Process
Published November 21, 2023
A one-year farm bill extension gives Congress time to finish this important legislation. CHS Director of Federal Affairs Will Stafford would like to see the bill wrapped up early in the year. "Any farm bill is difficult to get across the…Razor Thin Margins in Congress
Published November 21, 2023
The Republicans have 222 seats in Congress, while the Democrats have 213. In the Senate, there is a 50-50 split. A shift in just a few seats in either chamber next year would change party control. will determine which party…Biden and Xi Meet in California
Published November 20, 2023
President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, met in San Francisco Wednesday. This meeting was held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference. Biden and Xi spoke about traditional issues, including agriculture, trade and the economy.…Concern Over ERP 2022
Published November 20, 2023
A coalition of 140 farm groups has sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about two new provisions to the Emergency Relief Program. The concerns deal with a progressive payment factor used to prorate payments and the methold used…Numerous Issues Heard During MFBF Resolutions Process
Published November 20, 2023
Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing head a wide range of topics on the delegate floor, ranging from the use of solar panels on prime farmland, beginning farmer tax credits to chronic wasting disease. “You never know what you’re going…