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Tag: Collin Peterson
Trade Aid: Democrats Charge USDA of “Picking Winners and Losers” – DTN Nov 15, 2019
A group of Senate Democrats released a report Tuesday on the Trump administration’s agricultural trade aid program, charging USDA “is picking winners and losers in their attempt to aid farmers […]
House Ag Committee Approves Commodity Futures Trading Commission Bill – DTN Nov 1, 2019
After the House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said the bill “sends a strong […]
Trade Aid: Politics Over MFP Funds? – DTN Sep 18, 2019
Top Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee are pushing back on plans by other House Democrats to potentially block or delay more Market Facilitation Program payments to farmers. The Commodity […]
Farmers Vent – Ag Sec. Perdue Listens – DTN Aug 8, 2019
Bob Worth didn’t wait for a listening session at Farmfest on Wednesday to start before getting a few words with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue about the prevented planting situation in […]
African Swine Fever – How Are We Keeping It Out of the U.S.? – DTN May 22, 2019
A USDA official updated members of Congress on Tuesday about work to keep African swine fever from infecting the U.S. pork industry. Greg Ibach, undersecretary of marketing and regulatory programs […]
President’s Ag Budget Proposal Causes Some Hand-Wringing – DTN Mar 13, 2019
Despite some lobbying last month by the crop-insurance industry, the Trump administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2020 again calls for reducing crop-insurance premiums, lowering income eligibility and reducing crop-insurance […]
Wheat, Rice: WTO Win for Farmers but No Guarantees – DTN Mar 1, 2019
U.S. wheat and rice farmers got a big win over China announced Thursday by the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement panel. But the victory could be short-lived because the Trump […]
Farm Bill Heads to President’s Desk with Strong Congressional Support – DTN Dec 14, 2018
The 2018 farm bill that had divided the House last summer over food-aid issues ended up passing easily on Wednesday as Congress sent the legislation on to President Donald Trump […]
Still No Farm Bill, But Lots of Views – DTN Nov 21, 2018
The chairs of the House and Senate Agriculture committees remain silent on the status of farm bill conference negotiations, but there have been plenty of comments in the last few […]
Clock Ticking on Farm Bill Talks – DTN Nov 15, 2018
Time is running short for farm bill negotiators to wrap up their work and complete the legislation for floor debates and a final vote this year, the chairman of the […]
