Articles tagged under: Chuck Grassley
EATS Bill Will Be Reintroduced
Published January 3, 2024
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is reintroducing the Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression or EATS Act. This proposal would undo California’s Proposition 12 legislation that limits the confinement of breeding pigs, veal calves, and egg-laying hens. Grassley said the California law will…Crop Nutrition Consolidation a Concern
Published December 13, 2023
Concentration within the meatpacking business has been the crosshairs for many years. A bill is now being introduced in the Senate asking USDA to investigate possible anticompetitive activity within the fertilizer industry. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Wisconsin Senator Tammy…Farm Bill Debate to Include Payment Limit Proposal
Published July 28, 2023
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown have introduced a bill to create a $250,000 cap on farm payments. This plan also requires at least one of the farm operators to spend at least half of their time…Higher Renewable Fuel Volumes Sought
Published April 17, 2023
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley are leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are calling on the EPA to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the senators said the…Next-Gen Fuels Act Returns
Published March 23, 2023
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley have re-introduced the Next Generation Fuels Act. This proposal would give ethanol a larger role in bringing down the level of carbon emissions nationwide. It is also designed to lower prices…Next Steps for the Cattle Price Discovery Act
Published March 29, 2022
A bipartisan group of Senators released an updated version of the Cattle Price Discovery Act. The updated version of the bill has technical changes to make it easier for the USDA to implement the bill. The bill includes pricing mechanisms…Lawmakers Urge USDA to Consider Contract Pig Production
Published August 10, 2021
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst have sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to make sure contract pig farmers are eligible for pandemic relief. The lawmakers are concerned a…Senators Denounce Anti-competitive Practices in the Cattle Markets
Published July 29, 2021
The Senate Judiciary Committee isn’t usually hearing about supply and demand, marketing agreements or the economics of beef production. That was the case Wednesday when lawmakers learned about cattle markets and consolidation in the beef industry. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley…Seeking More Competition in the Cattle Trade
Published June 11, 2021
Montana Senator Jon Tester has introduced legislation to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act to create a USDA Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters. This proposal is in response to the wide disparity between packer profits and the…