Articles tagged under: SNAP
Biden Issues Executive Order for SNAP Benefit Increase
Published January 25, 2021
Within 48-hours of being sworn in as president, Joe Biden signed an executive order to have the USDA increase SNAP benefits by as much as 20 percent. There will also be assistance provided for families for school lunches that are…Another Economic Stimulus Package Being Discussed
Published April 24, 2020
Discussions on a fourth coronavirus stimulus package are underway. For agriculture, the big debate could be structuring more aid for the industry moving forward. "Some people will look at getting more funds for the Commodity Credit Corporation, others will prefer…Not Enough Progress for a September 30 Farm Bill
Published September 21, 2018
Gordley and Associates’ Dale Thorenson says lawmakers don’t want to officially acknowledge they aren’t going to get a farm bill completed. "We haven't heard there's been enough progress made they would get it done, but they're still working at it.…A Farm Bill Guessing Game
Published September 20, 2018
National Potato Council Vice-President of Public Policy Kam Quarles says the nutrition title is still the hang-up in the farm bill discussions. The fate of the farm bill right now is determined by this language. "It's really kind of a…A Good Place Going into Conference Committee
Published July 13, 2018
Positive trade deals and a farm bill can provide certainty to farmers in tough times. Hallock, Minnesota farmer and the Vice-President of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association Dan Younggren thinks farmers are in a good place ahead of the farm…Farm Bill Discussion “A Familiar Dance”
Published April 20, 2018
A new farm bill will face many hurdles and an extension remains a possibility. If the legislation goes into 2019, Cook Political Report House Editor David Wasserman says politics could be the reason. “There will be differences between the House…Conaway Touts Farm Bill
Published April 18, 2018
The House Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill on a party-line vote of 26-20. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway began the farm bill markup saying a farm bill extension is not a good idea. The Texas congressman went on…To Split or Not to Split?
Published April 13, 2018
The University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Director Pat Westhoff says Chairman Conaway needs 60 votes for support of the farm bill proposal. “The argument is he needs to be able to put together a package…