Days after the Senate ag committee passed its version of the next farm bill, Sen. Debbie Stabenow told members of the Delta Council the bill would provide a strong safety net for farmers while reducing expenditures significantly.
Wednesday's farm bill debate on the Senate floor ranged over a number of issues including the tie-in of crop insurance and conservation, GMO labeling and the sugar program....More
An aging waterways infrastructure desperately needs refurbishing and modernizing. The Senate has taken steps to deal with that need by passing the Water Resources Development Act....More
Senate Agriculture Committee chair says new farm bill will help farmers in all regions of the country continue to provide an abundant, reliable and safe food supply and help conserve the land and water on which they'll grow it....More
The White House is backing the Senate farm bill while Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has concerns over nutrition program treatment in the House version....More
The Senate began debating the new farm bill Monday. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., believes a sense of bipartisanship will prevail and help win passage of the bill....More
USDA's Risk Management Agency's (RMA) federal crop insurance program will increase coverage options for organic producers this year and provide even more options in 2014, including a contract price addendum as well as new premium price elections for organic crops....More
