Senate Democrats Release Farm Bill Proposal as End of Year Approaches

Federal lawmakers are racing the calendar to pass a new Farm Bill.

It sets spending policy for programs such as crop insurance, food assistance for low-income families, and conservation projects.

The extensions to the previous bill expired in September. Monday morning, the Senate Agriculture Committee released its proposal.

Stu Swanson, a Wright County farmer and President of the Iowa Corn Growers Association said, “Initial reaction is it’s just exciting to see movement from the Senate side.”

Swanson says there are a few things in...

Pork Producers Deeply Disappointed in Senate Democrats’ Failure to Address California Prop. 12 

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) issued the following statement after the unveiling of Senate Democrats’ 2024 Farm Bill text by U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

“Though America’s pork producers appreciate Chairwoman Stabenow’s efforts to publish Farm Bill text, this is simply not a viable bill, as it fails to provide a solution to California Prop. 12,” said NPPC President Lori Stevermer, a pork producer from Easton, Minn. “Pork producers have...

Pork Producers One Step Closer to Certainty as Bipartisan Solution for Prop. 12 Clears 

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce the U.S. House Agriculture Committee has passed their 2024 Farm Bill, which supported all of producer’s farm bill requests, including a federal fix to the host of Prop. 12 issues plaguing producers and consumers.

“The 2024 Farm Bill is a golden opportunity to address a top issue for pork producers across the country – California Prop. 12 – and I’m pleased to see the U.S. House Agriculture Committee seize the opportunity to stop a potential