disaster relief

The U.S. House is set to work on a disaster aid bill that includes financial help for Midwestern and Southern Farmers.  The Hagstrom Report says House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer made the announcement last week as the House adjourned until Tuesday.  Ho...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue was in Iowa early this week, a state impacted by recent heavy flooding, flooding that may prevent farmers from planting this year.  What can be done to help?  Perdue said some relief can come via 2018 Farm Bill programs.   “...

Senator Chuck Grassley is warning Democrats not to play politics with the USMCA or farm disaster aid, despite a hyper-partisan mood in Congress.  Grassley is the chair of the Senate Finance committee, and said the House will take up the USMCA first.  ...

The American farming community has been hit and hit hard.  Not just by low commodity prices and trade wars, but by Mother Nature.   Farmers nationwide are dealing with the aftermath of floods, snow, wind, drought and other types of weather problems, and the American Farm Bureau says those producers need help.  Paul Sc...

Senators from states that are still recovering from natural disasters met with President Trump at the White House to talk about stalled disaster aid.  The House passed a bill that failed to advance in the Senate.  Politico said the legislation has been bogged down for months over a dispute about U.S. aid to...

The American Farm Bureau Federation says Congress cannot continue to wait as losses continue to mount for farmers nationwide.  Last week, the Senate rejected two versions of a bill that would send funding to the USDA to help producers devastated by natural disasters last year and this year.  R....

Earlier this week, the Senate rejected disaster-relief proposals from both Democrats and Republicans.  Politico said the legislation’s fate is now uncertain after the House passed a $14.2 billion aid package in January.  Communities hit hard by disasters have waited months for Congress to approve additional federal aid.   States...

To assist farmers, ranchers and rural communities hurt by wildfires, floods and other natural disasters, the California Farm Bureau Federation has established a Farm and Rural Disaster Fund.  Created under the California Bountiful Foundation-a charitable foundation established by the California Farm Bureau, the fund will collect contributions to aid communities affected by natural disasters.   ...

On February 9th, Congress passed, and the President signed a spending bill, which included nearly $2.4 billion to help producers that were affected by severe disasters. "We told our team that we want this disaster money rolled out in weeks, not months,” said Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue.  "An...