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A Farm Bill Guessing Game

Published Yesterday

National Potato Council Vice-President of Public Policy Kam Quarles says the nutrition policy is still the hang-up in the farm bill discussions. How and when that's resolved will determine whether or not the bill can be passed and to President…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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