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Part 1: The House Farm Bill Mark-Up

April 18th, 2018

Contributors: Kenneth D. Ackerman, Molly S. O'Connor

This week on Wednesday, April 18, the full House Agriculture Committee met and successfully voted to report its version of a 2018 Farm Bill, based on a draft released last week by Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and backed by Committee Repu… Read More

Categories: Public Policy, USDA

Tags: Agriculture, Conaway, Congress, Conservation, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Food, House Agriculture Committee, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Legislation, Molly S. O'Connor, Nutrition, Peterson, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Trade

Wheat: The Staff of Life

January 27th, 2014

Contributors: Marshall L. Matz, Molly S. O'Connor

By Marshall L. Matz with Molly O’Connor, as published in Agri-Pulse When the subject of agriculture comes up, the focus usually starts with corn. It is the price of corn or the genetic modification of corn, ethanol (food vs. fuel), trade or the… Read More

Categories: Public Policy

Tags: AGRA, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Borlaug, Edgar McFadden, Food Security, Genetically Engineered, GMO, Grains, Marshall L. Matz, Molly S. O'Connor, South Dakota State University, U.S. Dietary Guidelines, Wheat, Wheat Caucus, Wheat Growers

A SNAP It's Not

November 25th, 2013

Contributors: Marshall L. Matz, Molly S. O'Connor

By Marshall L. Matz with Molly O’Connor, as published by Agri-Pulse The food stamp program, currently called SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) has exploded in size and may now be the biggest hurdle to a farm bill. As of Augus… Read More

Categories: Public Policy, USDA

Tags: Dole-McGovern Food Stamp Reform Act, Farm Bill, Food Stamps, George McGovern, Hunger, Marshall L. Matz, Molly S. O'Connor, Nixon, Nutrition, SNAP

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