Congress rolled out the $31 billion disaster package on Tuesday, which includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill through September 2025.
Since the Farm Bill, with its numerous parts, including food stamps for the public and economic assistance for farmers and ranchers, has turned into a disaster during
Continue Reading Continuing Resolution will extend the Farm Bill into late 2025
Sen. Chuck Grassley met with Iowa media and said that there is no chance that an entirely new Farm Bill will be approved before the 118th Congress ends in just a few days.
First reported by Iowa’s 1380 KCIM, the veteran Iowa Republican said a continuing resolution is the only
Continue Reading Farm Bill will likely be held over to 2025The New York Times on Sunday sharply questioned proposed food safety budget cuts, pointing to potential public health and economic consequences.
The House has voted to cut more than $88 million from this year’s meat inspection budget at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and $242 million from the U.S. Food
Continue Reading New York Times: Food Safety Cuts 'Make No Sense'
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s confident government shutdown will be avoided as Democrats and Republicans fight over a budget plan for the rest of 2011.
Government shutdown is being widely discussed as a possibility as the debate continues over what type of spending plan should be put in
Continue Reading Vilsack Thinks Government Shutdown Will Be Avoided
Before the sun came up in Washington, DC Saturday the House passed a continuing resolution–with $61 billion in budget cuts–to fund the government from March to September. Key food safety agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the
