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Agriculture Secretary Perdue Testifies on the State of Rural America

04.24.18 (10:00 A.M. Eastern)
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testifies before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee on the state of rural America.

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Farm Bill Headlines 04.24.2018

Criticism of House GOP Farm Bill Grows

Likelihood of 2014 Farm Bill Extension Grows

IFU: Farm Bill Doesn’t Meet Needs of Family Farmers

House Farm Bill Tees Up Fights Over Funding, Policy

Farm Bill Headlines: 04.23.2018

• Peterson: Pelosi Didn’t Direct Farm Bill, but Ryan May Have
• Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Announces Farm Bill Priorities
• Farmers Make Their Voices Heard in Farm Bill Debate
• Farm Bill Debate: Eggs, Animal Welfare, and the Free Trade Zone of America
• Thatcher: Proposed Farm Bill Faces Headwinds
• Peterson Says Draft Farm Bill Represents “Ideological Crusade” That Killed Bill in 2013
• Farmers Aren’t Worried About The Farm Bill
• Farm Bill Amendments Address Crop Insurance, Biotech, Broadband

Farm Bill Headlines: 04.20.2018

Cottonseed Farm Bill Inclusion Held as Gain

Conaway Hopeful House Will Consider Farm Bill in May

Farm Bill Clears U.S. House Committee Over Peterson Objections

Contentious Farm Bill Heads to U.S. House for Debate

Amarillo: Proposed Farm Bill Would Cut SNAP Benefits, Impact Food Bank

NFU Says Current House Farm Bill Fails to Meet Family Farmers’ Needs

Changes to the Organic Program under the Proposed Farm Bill

Support to Curb Farm Suicides Proposed: Senators Introduce Bill to Provide States With More Resources to Help Farmers Cope With Stress

Wildfire Aid Amendment Added to Farm Bill Proposal

Farm Bill Headlines: 04.19.2018

House Ag Committee Advances Farm Bill With Few Farm Changes, Major SNAP Dispute

Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Statement On House Committee Passage Of 2018 Farm Bill

National Associaton of Wheat Growers Comments on House Agricutlure Committee Farm Bill Markup

House Panel Advances GOP Farm Bill Over Democratic Anger

Conaway (R., Texas) and Peterson (D., Minnesota) Comments of House Ag Committees Passing of the Agiruclture and Nutrition Act of 2019

Rep. Kind Asking Lawmakers to Save CSP Program in Farm Bill

The Republican Plan to Tighten Food Stamp Work Requirement is Advancing – Without a Single Democrat’s Vote

Download 2018 USDA Farm Bill & Legislative Principles (PDF)

House Releases 2018 Farm Bill

• House Ag Farm Bill 2018 Summary (PDF)
  
• 10 Top Highlights of The Bill (PDF)
  
• View a Section-by-Section Summary of the Bill Here: (PDF)
  
• View the Full Text Here: (PDF)