Skye Witley
Agriculture Reporter at Bloomberg Government
Reporting on agricultural policy @BGov + writing Farm Brief newsletter every Thursday | Before: @BLaw, @TheEagleOnline | Signal: switley.89
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3 days ago |
news.bgov.com | Skye Witley
Republican lawmaker’s plan to cut the nation’s largest food welfare program budget to pay for a massive tax cuts and spending bill has run askew of Senate rules. A proposal that would have shifted some program costs onto states for the first time violates the “Byrd Rule,” according to a Friday night notice from Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
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6 days ago |
news.bgov.com | Skye Witley
The nation’s most powerful agriculture and food lobbies joined forces Tuesday, warning the Trump administration that its “inaccurate” claims about possible health risks caused by pesticides could discourage the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
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1 week ago |
news.bgov.com | Skye Witley
House appropriators are expected to advance legislation that would provide $25.5 billion in fiscal 2026 funding for food, drug and agriculture programs by late Wednesday or early Thursday. The legislation would provide $21.9 billion for the US Agriculture Department and $6.8 billion for the Food and Drug Administration. The funding measure, 4.2% less than enacted levels, hasn’t advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee.
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1 week ago |
news.bloombergtax.com | Skye Witley
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1 week ago |
news.bgov.com | Skye Witley
Republican senators narrowed the breadth of federal food aid cuts that would help pay for President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill in draft legislation the Senate Agriculture Committee released Wednesday. • Read the bill text here and a summary here• House-passed bill cuts more than $294 billion of nutrition spending, increases farm program spending by nearly $59 billion
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CLF is delighted to announce the new fellows who comprise the 2025 cohort of the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists. The 2025 cohort is the fellowship’s second cohort and is composed of 12 journalists. https://t.co/ddTB1EnTmw https://t.co/UPhCFDjRC0
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House GOP appropriators revived a fight to limit sales of intoxicating hemp products in a draft spending bill out today. A number of Republican lawmakers warned about the policy's impact to hemp farmers until the rider was ultimately cut last year. https://t.co/coyf9ws4WA