Read More05/21/2013 Senate Takes Up Farm Bill The Senate began debate Monday afternoon on the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 ( S. 954 ). The bill, which was approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee earlier in the week by a vote of 15-5, would save $17.8 billion over ten years according to the Congressional Budget Office . ...
Read More05/21/2013 Farm Bill Clears House Committee The House Agriculture Committee voted last week by a vote of 36-10 to approve the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013 ( H.R. 1947 ). Following the markup, Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) said he has received assurances from House leadership that the bill will ...
Download 2013 Senate Farm Bill (Reported by Committee) Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954) Resource Added: 05/16/2013 2MB, PDF
Read More05/16/2013 Video: House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Markup The House Agriculture Committee approved its farm bill late Wednesday evening with a vote of 36 -10. Below is the C-SPAN coverage of the markup. Part 1 of 3 Part 3 of 3
Read More05/16/2013 Video: Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Markup The Senate Agriculture Committee approved its Farm Bill on Tuesday with a 15-5 vote. Below is C-SPAN's coverage of the markup.
Read More05/16/2013 Video: King Amendment Discussion During House Farm Bill Markup House Agriculture Committee Debate during 2013 Farm Bill markup on King Amendment, which would prevent states from enacting laws that place conditions on the means of production for agricultural goods that are sold within its own borders, but are produced in other states.
Read More05/14/2013 Congressional Committees Take Up the Farm Bill The Senate Agriculture Committee began its markup of the Farm Bill this morning, kicking off a week that also includes a markup of legislation in the House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday. The legislation under consideration today in the Senate Ag Committee was released last week by ...
Download House Ag Committee's 2013 Farm Bill Draft Draft legislative language of the House Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill proposal. Resource Added: 05/10/2013 1MB, PDF
Download House Ag Committee's 2013 Farm Bill Summary A summary of the 2013 Chairman's Mark provided by the House Agriculture Committee Resource Added: 05/10/2013 268KB, PDF
Download Senate Ag Committee's 2013 Farm Bill Draft Draft legislative language of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill proposal. Resource Added: 05/10/2013 2MB, PDF
Download Senate Ag Committee's 2013 Farm Bill Summary A summary of the 2013 Chairwoman's Mark provided by the Senate Agriculture Committee Resource Added: 05/10/2013 385KB, PDF
Read More05/07/2013 Farm Bill Heads Towards Markup As both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees near marking up a Farm Bill, additional details about the bills’ policy provisions, timing and floor prospects are emerging. Last week, in a memo to House Republicans, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said that the House would consider a ...
Read More04/30/2013 Committees Moving Towards Farm Bill Markups With the House Agriculture Committee likely to markup its Farm Bill on May 15, details about the likely structure of that bill are beginning to emerge. Reports indicate that the bill the House Agriculture Committee will consider will likely include $38 billion in savings over 10 years, $20 billion ...
Read More04/23/2013 House Committee to Markup Farm Bill in May The House Agriculture Committee is set to markup the Farm Bill next month. In an interview with POLITICO , committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) said that he is planning to bring the bill to the committee on May 15. The Senate Agriculture Committee had been expected to markup its legislation this ...
Read More03/05/2013 New CBO Numbers Complicate Farm Bill The Congressional Budget Office released last week new cost estimates for the Senate and House Agriculture Committee-passed Farm Bills from 2012 that show significantly less savings that previous estimates. The CBO's updated scores for the legislation show the Senate-passed bill saving $13.1 ...
Read More02/21/2013 North Dakota: State Agriculture Chiefs Spell Out Priorities for 2013 Farm Bill The nation's leading state agriculture officials say their focus on a new Farm Bill will be on the programs and services that enable farmers and ranchers to more efficiently produce and market their commodities and livestock. Members of the National Association of State Departments of ...
Read More02/12/2013 NASDA Members Take Message to Hill As part of their annual Hill Day during this year's Winter Policy Conference, NASDA Members from around the country met with key House and Senate leaders on important NASDA priorities, including the urgent need for a long-term Farm Bill. NASDA got the following shot-out from House ...
Read More Date Sent: 02/19/2013 Letter to House and Senate Leadership Urging Swift Enactment of Five-Year Farm Bill Dear Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner, Leader McConnell, and Leader Pelosi: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) urges Congress to swiftly pass a full five-year Farm Bill. NASDA members are the chief state agriculture officials from every region of the ... Subject: NASDA Urges Congress to Swiftly Pass a Full Five-Year Farm Bill Recipient: Senate Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner, Leader McConnell, and Leader Pelosi Sender: NASDA President Steve Troxler Download 400KB, PDF
Read More02/11/2013 NASDA Members Ask Congress for Farm Bill Press Release At a meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) last week, the top state agriculture officials from around the country called on Congress to quickly enact a long-term Farm Bill. The swift enactment of a full, five-year Farm Bill will give America’s ... Contact: Amanda Bryant Amanda Bryant Director, Communications National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Phone: (202) 296-9680 Email: amanda@nasda.org
Read More01/24/2013 USDA Announces Farm Program Sign-ups This week the Farm Service Agency announced it will begin sign-ups for a number of commodity programs that were continued by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H. R. 8), which extended 2008 Farm Bill programs. Beginning February 19, producers will be able to sign up for the Direct and ...