by Robert Siebert | Oct 2, 2023 | Government Relations, News
How the Current Political Environment in Congress Impacts the New Farm Bill At this time, it is becoming increasingly clear that Congress will not be able to complete a new 5-year Farm Bill before the end of 2023. Several provisions of the current Farm Bill expired... 
by Reece Langley | Aug 4, 2023 | Government Relations
A Look at Impacts of a Mandatory Base Acre Update As we reported in the last update, the National Corn Growers Association recently voted to support a mandatory base acre update in the next farm bill. No other major commodity group has taken this position to date,... 
by Reece Langley | Jul 8, 2023 | Government Relations
Farm Bill Outlook as Congress Enters Summer “Recess” As July comes to a close, Congress is about to begin its August recess, so there will be no official Congressional legislative action until after Labor Day. In fact, the House is scheduled to be in session 12 days... 
by Reece Langley | Jun 5, 2023 | Government Relations
Farm Bill Next Steps and Impact from Debt Ceiling Agreement As we reported here in the last update, the most pressing matter for Congress was to address the debt limit increase and the potential implication the legislation could have on the nutrition programs in the... 
by Reece Langley | May 10, 2023 | Government Relations
Agriculture Committee’s Gathering Stakeholder Priorities and Input Last week, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit held a hearing led by Chairman Austin Scott (R-GA) and Ranking Member Shontel Brown (D-OH). The... 
by Reece Langley | Apr 5, 2023 | Government Relations
Outlook for the Next Farm Bill In the last two weeks, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, has testified before four different committees on Capitol Hill. In his testimony before both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, the Secretary highlighted the...