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…
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
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…
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
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…
