Articles tagged under: Debbie Stabenow
Senate Ag Committee Discusses Climate Solutions
Published June 27, 2020
The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Growing Climate Solutions Act last week. The bill directs the USDA to create a program to help private landowners generate carbon credits. Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow is a co-author of…Stabenow: USDA Can Address Payment Limits
Published April 24, 2020
Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow addressed concerns for the $125,000 payment limits for direct payments in the USDA’s COVID-19 relief package. "Given the circumstances, the USDA has flexibility to address that. They did that in the Market Facilitation…Seeking Flexibility for PP Acres
Published March 13, 2020
South Dakota Senator John Thune and Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow have introduced legislation to provide flexibility for haying and grazing cover crops on prevented plant acres. This bill would eliminate any arbitrary date which put northern farmers at a disadvantage.…Peterson Sheds Light on Farm Bill Negotiations
Published November 17, 2018
Negotiations need to be wrapped up Monday or Tuesday if the farm bill is going to pass before the end of the year. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson made that point Saturday during stops at the Minnesota Farm…A Dispute Over the Commodity Title
Published October 4, 2018
In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow said significant issues remain in the farm bill process. "One of them really impacts the Dakotas and Minnesota and that's the commodity title," said…Farm Bill Discussions Continue After Missed Deadline
Published October 1, 2018
North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer tells RRFN anything in the farm bill that doesn't have a base could be effected, but the vast majority of the farm bill doesn’t change until January 1. "There is some room to continue the…Senate Farm Bill Conferees Named
Published August 1, 2018
The Senate released their list of nine farm bill conferees on Wednesday. North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp will serve on the committee. Other conferees include Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, Senators Patrick…Senate Approves Pesticide Act
Published July 5, 2018
The Senate unanimously approved reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act. Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts says passage brings certainty for producers and other stakeholders after the long-delayed approval. Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow adds the bipartisan legislation helps farmers protect…Peterson Still Questions Partisan Approach to House Farm Bill
Published June 22, 2018
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson voted against the farm bill, saying it will leave farmers and ranchers “vulnerable.” While the Senate version isn’t perfect, Peterson told the Red River Farm Network the Senate language will prevail. "It is…