Jeff Fortenberry

Legislative Fix Introduced to Make More Farmers Eligible for PPP
Legislative Fix Introduced to Make More Farmers Eligible for PPP
Supporters says new bipartisan legislation will make more farmers and ranchers eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program. Representative Ron Kind, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican, recently introduced the Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act ...
USDA Changes Actively Farming Requirement For Subsidies
USDA Changes Actively Farming Requirement For Subsidies
The USDA is out with its final rule on payment limits and its definition of farmers who are “actively engaged”, under the 2018 Farm Bill. Senate Finance Chair and Agriculture Committee member Chuck Grassley has pursued farm payment limits for years, getting language in House and Senate farm bills twice, only to see it ditched in conference negotiations both for the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills. “Th .