Articles tagged under: Collin Peterson

Peterson Calls for 10-Year Farm Bill

Published April 17, 2026

Speaking during the Minnesota Corn Growers Association Shop Talks in northwest Minnesota, former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson said reliance on short-term payments has replaced the stability farmers once had under multi-year legislation. “You can't plan anything, bankers can't…
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Former Chairman Warns About Ad Hoc Dependence

Published February 19, 2026

Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says Congress faces major hurdles in passing additional farm aid and warns the current farm policy structure is failing producers long-term. Peterson said repeated ad hoc payments in recent years prove the existing…
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Peterson: Policy, Isn’t the Problem, Its Politics

Published February 18, 2026

Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says the biggest challenge facing the 'skinny' farm bill is not policy, but politics. Peterson has reviewed Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson’s proposal and does not object to the overall direction. “I…
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Public Perception Threatens Modern Ag

Published June 13, 2025

Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is sounding the alarm over public perception and regulatory pressure influencing key ag policy decisions. Speaking about ongoing legal battles and criticism of crop protection tools like Roundup, Peterson said, “the public has…
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Peterson Sees Trouble for Farm Bill

Published June 13, 2025

Former House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson voiced skepticism about the path forward for the next farm bill, warning that political gridlock could stall the legislation. Speaking at the Midwest Ag Summit in West Fargo, Peterson said disagreements over non-ag…
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Ibach Joins Midwest Council on Agriculture

Published May 14, 2025

The Midwest Council on Agriculture has added Greg Ibach as a policy advisor. Ibach is a former USDA undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs and former Nebraska agriculture director. Ibach joins MWCA founder and former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin…
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AFBF Honors Collin Peterson

Published January 27, 2025

The American Farm Bureau Federation presented its highest honor to former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award. "To the Farm Bureau, thank you for supporting me all those years." During his comments, Peterson recognized two…
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‘Dead in the Water’

Published August 1, 2024

The hope for a timely passage of the farm bill is waning. "It’s dead in the water right now,” said former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson. “People are hoping that the election will change things, but I'm not sure…
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NDSU Ag Policy Research Center Highlighted

Published June 12, 2024

FAPRI at the University of Missouri and the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M are seen as the leading sources of nonpartisan farm policy research. Former House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson has been the driving force behind…
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