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According to the American Farm Bureau’s Andrew Walmsley, agriculture is better prepared for a second wave of the coronavirus. With COVID-19 numbers spiking in several states as well as European counties, health experts warning of a new COVID wave coming this fall. But ...

As Senate Ag Chair Pat Roberts, and he’ll tell you farm groups turned the tide in the election-year Republican fight with House Democrats to restore $30 billion in key Farm Bill and virus funding in the Commodity Credit Corporation. The Kansas Republican after Democrats relented in a deal that gave them more for school nutrition programs said: “Forty-seven different farm organizations and commodi

The House voted Tuesday to extend federal funding through mid-December, meaning the threat of a government shutdown wont be completely addressed until after the presidential election. The bipartisan vote came shortly after top Democrats and Republicans agreed to a reimbursement of the Commodity Credit Corporation, providing billions of dollars for the farming sector ...

More pandemic relief for farmers, ranchers and others in the Ag community is looking like a long shot before the November elections. And on top of that, some Farm Bill money could be in jeopardy. A possible deal between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House to replenish $30 billion in CCC funds in exchange for more nutrition aid for kids, fell apart last week ...

Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts took part in a discussion on the Senate floor this week about the replenishment of the Commodity Credit Corporation. The Kansas Republican pointed out that failure to do so would not only hurt already-struggling farmers, ranchers, and growers, it would jeopardize the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill programs ...

In a typical year, funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation is one of the least controversial items on Capitol Hill. However, as we’ve learned the hard way, 2020 is not your typical year. Andrew Walmsley, senior director of congressional relations with the American Farm Bureau, said CCC funding is in jeopardy unless Congress approves money that USDA needs to support farmer and ranchers. ...

Legislation supporters say would have provided $20 billion in pandemic farm aid, failed last week, after Senate Democrats used a filibuster to hold off a vote. Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP lacked the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on their so called “Skinny Aid Package”, so the legislation failed to get a vote by the end of the week. “Once t ...

Last week, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed farm broadcasters via a prerecorded video. During that short video, the USDA head addressed a wide range of topics, including what’s next when it comes to Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP funding. “I ...

Senate negotiations continue on the next coronavirus relief package. While those close to the talks suggest there will not be a bill ready until sometime next month, there is promise for additional relief to agriculture. Senator Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican who sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee, told Agri-Pulse this week the package will likely include an additional $20 billion in Commod

Cattle producers were included in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, but the April 15th cut off for marketed cattle severely limited payments. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says they are working to correct that restriction. ...