A group of senators is coming together, pushing for stronger support of USMCA, a trade agreement they says has been a game-changer for American farmers.
At the recent AgriPulse summit, concerns about skyrocketing fertilizer prices took center stage, raising eyebrows among the farming community already feeling the squeeze.
Senate Ag Chair John Boozman said he plans to take up a five-year farm bill within weeks, regardless of any possible delays a similar bill may face in the House.
The ball is now in the Senate’s court on the Trump tax and spending bill. And the fight over taxes, SNAP cuts, and tariffs is heating up quickly. Majority Leader John Thune recently said it's ‘full speed ahead’ on the president’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” while slamming Democrats for vowing to fight against extending the 2017 tax cuts with 'everything they’ve got'.
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The historically bipartisan Farm Bill turned political this week as majority Ag Republicans turned back every Democratic amendment and sent their Farm Bill budget to the House on a party-line vote. It wasn’t just SNAP spending reforms Democrats went after, but Trump actions like tariffs, staff cuts, and USDA grant freezes.
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House leaders are delaying a planned Agriculture Committee markup that was tentatively set for this week as big issues remain for the GOP’s massive domestic policy bill, according to two Republicans granted anonymity to relay the decision ahead of an official announcement.
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