U.S. Senate

The two USDA spending bills prioritize farming, nutrition, animal health, and food safety, while the Senate version spends almost $4 billion less than the House’s version

Congress is considering eliminating clean energy tax credits in its budget reconciliation bill, a move that could reportedly cost Idaho 7,900 jobs.

The country’s top land managers testified before U.S. senators last week to defend sweeping budget cuts for the nation’s public lands and a plan to sell 3.3 million acres managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management so communities can build housing.   T...

Last week, Idaho senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax...

Foreign retaliation against American agriculture over President Trump’s tariffs was a key immediate concern at a Senate hearing on the farm economy.  Farm leaders had many concerns amid a farm economy in trouble, including the lack of a new farm bill, expiring tax breaks, labor shortages, and access to pesticides.  But perhaps n...

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As Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden led Wednesday’s session pushing to approve the nomination of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the USTR.   "These days, Americans are paying more for their groceries but getting less, and our farms and ranches are getting clobbered by inflation and drought.  American...

Ag Labor remains one of the chief concerns for the farming community, not only due to increasing costs, but limited availability in 2022. Dan Newhouse, chair of Western Caucus said unfortunately, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which has already cleared the House is stalled in the Senate ...

The Senate will vote whether or not to confirm Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary next week. The exact time is uncertain, but the Senate calendar has the vote planned for Tuesday, February 23rd. The Senate will debate the nomination for 20 minutes before voting, with the majority and minority parties receiving equal time ...

Late last week, Washington Senator Maria Cantwell took to the Senate Floor calling for more to be done to fight wildfires now and to prevent them into the future. First, Cantwell called on President Trump to help the U.S. reach out to the international community for additional firefighters ...