- Senate opens farm bill floor debate
Crop insurance looks to be the biggest target from both sides of the aisle on Senate farm bill debate.
05/20/2013
- Support increases for bill needed for vets transporting medicine
Senators introduce companion legislation as House which corrects limitations on veterinarians' ability to carry controlled substances.
05/16/2013
- House Ag Committee wraps up farm bill work
Final farm bill debate focuses on organic checkoff and interstate commerce clause.
05/15/2013
- House Ag Committee tackles major farm bill differences
Ag Committee debated policy addressing dairy, sugar, conservation and nutrition funding with few changes made.
05/15/2013
- Senate passes WRDA bill
Water Resources Development Act includes desired changes to improve waterway and infrastructure funding.
05/15/2013
- Farm bill passes Senate Ag Committee virtually unscathed
Markup of comprehensive farm bill leaves bigger debates of commodity title and target prices and food stamp cuts for floor vote.
05/14/2013
- High court protects biotech patent rights
Supreme Court rules in favor of patent rights in Bowman v. Monsanto biotechnology suit.
05/13/2013
- House releases its farm bill draft
House Agriculture Committee's farm bill draft focuses on deeper cuts to nutrition title but follows very similar to last year's proposal.
05/10/2013
- Senate farm bill draft released
Senate farm bill very similar to last year's Senate bill, although it does include target prices similar to current counter-cyclical program levels.
05/09/2013
- WRDA debate continues in Senate
Agricultural interests pleased with new direction taken in Water Resources Development Act.
05/09/2013