This week marked an exciting development in the two-year-long push to deliver a new five-year farm bill. Both the House and the Senate have already passed their own versions of […]
A quick farm bill 2013 update, for all you policy wonks out there (and busy farmers too!): We broke the news last week that the House had passed a nutrition-title-only […]
Well, we’ve been focusing the past couple weeks on the proposed food safety regulations that are turning a lot of heads in the farming communities, but let’s take a quick […]
It feels like we’re accelerating toward September 30th, the expiration of the current farm bill extension! That date has always been on the long-term horizon, but until recently there’d been […]
Last week, for the first time in 40 years, the House of Representatives passed a farm bill without the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also called SNAP or food stamps). This […]
Late last week, the House of Representatives took up the Farm Bill again, after having failed to pass a bill last month. This time, House leaders decided to take an […]
Has farm bill reporting has been stirring up a sense of déjà vu? The bill was set to expire last year, the Senate passes a version but the House fails […]
This afternoon the House of Representatives failed to pass a farm bill. After lengthy debates over the past few days and with thousands upon thousands of farmers and food advocates […]
First, thanks to the hundreds of young farmers (and supporters!) who have taken action so far today! We’ve received some updates on the House’s progress since we broke the Farm […]
Today, the House will start voting on amendments for its final version of the 2013 Farm Bill. If you’ve been waiting, wondering how you can make a difference, this is […]