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2 days ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Carah Hart
News Conner: farm bill program updates critical May 14, 2025 By Carah Hart Filed Under: Ag Policy, Farm Bill, NewsThe president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says it’s critical the House Ag Committee updates farm bill programs as they go through the reconciliation process. Chuck Conner says for now, reference prices are expected to get a 10 to 20 percent increase.
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1 month ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Carah Hart
News What happens to farm bill in budget reconciliation? April 10, 2025 By Filed Under: Ag Policy, Agriculture, Farm Bill, NewsAg policy specialists are watching how Congress uses the budget reconciliation process to fund parts of a new farm bill.
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1 month ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Carah Hart
News Reconciliation and the new farm bill March 24, 2025 By Carah Hart Filed Under: Ag Policy, Farm Bill, NewsA U.S. Representative from Kansas says the reconciliation process could affect the progress of a new farm bill. “Because it impacts the pay-fors that exist in the farm bill.”Sharice Davids, a Democratic member of the House Ag Committee, tells Brownfield lawmakers are watching to see how Republicans move forward with cuts to nutrition spending.
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2 months ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Nicole Heslip
News Bullish on yet another farm bill extension March 12, 2025 By Filed Under: 2025 Events, Congress, Farm Bill, Farmer, News, USDAA national farm group leader says he doesn’t expect a new farm bill to be completed this year. Fred Yoder serves as a co-chair to the nonprofit Solutions from the Land and on the steering committee of the political action group AGree.
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2 months ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Erin Anderson
News Thompson: Optimistic about a farm bill in 2025 March 12, 2025 By Filed Under: Ag Policy, Ag Policy, Farm Bill, News, OhioThe chairman of the U.S. House Ag Committee says he’s optimistic a new farm bill will get across the finish line this year. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R- PA, says the legislation continues to be at the forefront of discussions. “We really need to be pushing through this first half of the year,” he says.
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2 months ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Jared White
News Not optimistic for a 2025 farm bill March 7, 2025 By Jared White Filed Under: Ag taxes, Congress, Farm Bill, Illinois, News, TaxesThe president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association says a recent trip to Capitol Hill doesn’t leave him optimistic for a 2025 farm bill. KJ Johnson says Congress has a full agenda.
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2 months ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Erin Anderson
News Thompson: 2025 needs to be the year of the farm bill February 27, 2025 By Erin Anderson Filed Under: Ag Policy, Ag Policy, Farm Bill, NewsThe chairman for the U.S. House Ag Committee says farmers will need more support this year if a farm bill isn’t passed this summer. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R- PA, says farmers need the programs included in the legislation.
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2 months ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Rural Issues |Erin Anderson
News Ranking Members calling for more support for rural America February 25, 2025 By Erin Anderson Filed Under: Ag Policy, Ag Policy, Farm Bill, News, Rural IssuesTwo Minnesota Democratic members of Congress are concerned about how farmers can navigate the current ag economy without a bipartisan farm bill. Angie Craig is the Ranking Member of the House Ag Committee. “216 farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy last year, that a 55% increase,” she says.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Erin Anderson
News ASA says current farm economy shows the need for a farm bill February 13, 2025 By Erin Anderson Filed Under: Ag economy, Ag Policy, Ag Policy, Farm Bill, NewsThe chairman of the American Soybean Association says the organization continues to urge Congress to pass a full five-year farm bill. Josh Gackle says the ag economy isn’t the same as it was in 2018. “Farm prices and profitability on the farm are continuing to decline,” he says. “Market prices are down.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Farm Bill |Carah Hart
News Ag economic outlook not great as farm bill work resumes February 11, 2025 By Carah Hart Filed Under: Ag Policy, Farm Bill, NewsThe ag economy continues to face challenging times as the new Congress begins work on the next farm bill. During a House Ag Committee hearing on Tuesday, ag economist John Newton with Terrain said in the past three years, net farm income has declined by 26 percent and farm margins remain tight or below break-even.
