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Farmers Left Waiting as Farm Bill Lags

Published September 18, 2025

Farmers may face frustration as Congress signals it has already done enough on the farm bill, according to Policy Solutions President Jay Truitt. "While technically it's not done, they feel like they've already gotten the real hardcore negotiations passed in…
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Callan: Trade, Tariffs, and Farm Bill Top Concerns for Farmers

Published January 29, 2025

In the early days of the Trump presidency, concerns remain in the agriculture sector, particularly regarding trade, tariffs and the farm bill. Jim Callan, president, James Callan Associates, said uncertainty remains with these issues. "Congress is still working through what…
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Hoeven Supports Bipartisan FARM Act

Published January 26, 2025

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven joined Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman  in reintroducing the bipartisan Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act. The bill would add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment…
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‘Liberation Day’

Published January 20, 2025

Calling it 'Liberation Day,' President Donald Trump issued a number of policy changes on his first day in office. "Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens," Trump…
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Klobuchar Highlights Farm Bill as Top Priority

Published January 8, 2025

Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar is eager to get to work on the farm bill. "Senator (John) Boozman of Arkansas and I have a really good relationship, that's going to be necessary to not only get through the…
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Farm Bill Future

Published December 30, 2024

The new Congress will convene on Friday and a new farm bill will be on the radar. "We've been kicking the can down the road for quite some time," said Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy, American Farm Bureau.…
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Cramer: No Future Government Shutdowns

Published December 24, 2024

The temporary funding plan that finally passed Congress avoided the potential government shutdown.  “What I would really like to do is pass some sort of legislation that prevents a government shutdown from ever happening by having an automatic trigger that…
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Hoeven: Hopeful CR Can Pass Quickly

Published December 20, 2024

The countdown is on in Washington as a government shutdown looms at midnight, unless lawmakers pass a measure to avoid it. Senator John Hoeven spoke with RRFN about the latest developments, saying the current plan includes a Continuing Resolution (CR)…
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