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The Senate Ag Appropriations Committee approved a $25.85 billion fiscal-year 2022 bill for the Agriculture Department and related agencies, including $7 billion in disaster aid. Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin said the bipartisan legislation is a product of Democrats and Republicans working together to support a stronger and more resilient ag economy that works for farmers, ranchers,

In a flurry of activity ahead of the August recess, the House of Representatives will consider appropriation bills this week, including the agriculture spending bill. The process began Monday with the House Rules Committee. The 2022 agriculture spending bill provides discretionary funding of $26 ...

As discussions of a new pandemic relief package continue, farmers could be in line for funding to help offset efforts to keep essential workers safe. During last week’s House Ag Appropriations Bill discussions, Central Washington representative Dan Newhouse as well as California’s Jimmy Penetta put forward an amendment that would make money available for safety efforts during the pandemic. Newho

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a minibus of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, which included the agriculture bill. However, the Hagstrom Report says the White House is opposed to the overall bill and cited some specific provisions as the reason for its opposition ...

The American Feed Industry Association says spending bills passed last month will improve the approval process for animal feed ingredients.  The 2020 fiscal year appropriations package allocates new dollars to the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to hire additional staff specifically for reviewing new animal food ingredient submissions.  The $5 m...

Funding for the federal government has been approved through September.  The fiscal year 2020 appropriations package recently cleared the House and the Senate.  And was signed in to law by President Trump. Highlights of the package from the Ag perspective include additional monies for disaster aid related to 2018 and 2019 natural disasters.  Funding...

The Hagstrom Report says congressional leaders have agreed on an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through September 30.   The bill passed cleared the House Thursday afternoon, and the Senate late Thursday night.  The bill contains a fix to Section 199-A of the tax law that currently gives farmers an incentive to sell to cooperatives rather than privately owned companies.  The Nat

When Congress returns to Washington D.C., it will have over 100 appropriations bills to work through, including the Ag Appropriations Bill.  According to Politico, that bill could face some stiff challenges.  Both the House and Senate versions of ag appropriations would cut current spending levels by 2%.   ...

The Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved the 2017 spending bill for USDA and the Food and Drug Administration.  Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports the committee approved the $21.25 billion spending bill by a vote of 30-0.   T...

One U.S. Senator expects action on 2017 Appropriations bills after the Senate returns from recess next week.   Senator Jerry Moran, A Kansas Republican who chairs the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, said he expects action on all the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bills when the Senate returns next week.  Moran made t...