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Thune: SNAP Compromise Seen ‘As a Fair Landing Spot’

Published August 20, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says a one-year delay in new SNAP cost-sharing rules could help move the farm bill forward. During Farmfest, Thune said Democrats opposed the bill despite the compromise. “We thought that was a fair landing spot, but…

Senate Reaches Funding Agreement

Published August 4, 2026

Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan agreement on a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through December 11 and avoid a shutdown. Senate leaders hope to pass the measure before leaving for the August recess, after which it…

Farm Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Published August 3, 2026

The Senate Agriculture Committee still lacks the bipartisan support needed to advance the farm bill this week. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says she's continuing negotiations to produce legislation that works for both farmers and families, while New Jersey Senator Cory…

Farm Bill Faces Tough Senate Path

Published May 1, 2026

The U.S. House has passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, but the path forward in the Senate remains uncertain. The Russell Group President and CEO, Randy Russell, says while the House vote is a major step,…

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SNAP Debate Dominates Farm Bill Markup

Published March 4, 2026

Debate over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dominated last week’s markup of Farm Bill 2.0 in the House Agriculture Committee. SNAP accounts for the largest share of farm bill spending, and lawmakers clashed over the program’s cost and oversight as…

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Rollins: Guidelines Emphasize Whole Foods Over Processed Options

Published January 8, 2026

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the revised dietary guidelines will change the food served at schools, Head Start programs, the military, and through the SNAP program. "For decades under both Republicans and Democrats, federal incentives have promoted low-quality, highly processed…

Vaden: Minnesota ‘in a Category by Itself’ on SNAP Fraud

Published December 19, 2025

Minnesota’s fraud scandal has made national headlines. It also has the attention of Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden. In an exclusive interview with the Red River Farm Network, Vaden said Minnesota is in a category by itself when it comes…

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Farmers Await Relief as Congress Stalls

Published October 29, 2025

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says he’s working to keep critical farm programs and federal nutrition assistance funded during the government shutdown. Using Section 32 and school nutrition funds, programs like WIC and SNAP will operate through October, but funding…

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Truitt: Improvements Made in the Senate

Published July 2, 2025

Policy Solutions President Jay Truitt says Senate leadership made key concessions to secure the votes. “They had to buy (Alaska Senator Lisa) Murkowski off basically to get to 50,” Truitt explained. Despite the close margin, Truitt believes the Senate improved…

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‘Catastrophic’ Impact Seen with SNAP Cuts

Published May 22, 2025

The budget reconciliation bill passed by the House includes nearly $300 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Dan Narr is the executive director of the ICA Food Shelf in the Twin Cities and describes these cuts as…

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Thune: SNAP Compromise Seen ‘As a Fair Landing Spot’

Senate Reaches Funding Agreement

Farm Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Farm Bill Faces Tough Senate Path

SNAP Debate Dominates Farm Bill Markup

Rollins: Guidelines Emphasize Whole Foods Over Processed Options

Vaden: Minnesota ‘in a Category by Itself’ on SNAP Fraud

Farmers Await Relief as Congress Stalls

Truitt: Improvements Made in the Senate

‘Catastrophic’ Impact Seen with SNAP Cuts

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