2012 Farm Bill

NASDA's priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill are to:

  • Maintain a robust and flexible Specialty Crop Blog Grants Program
  • Fully fund & enhance coordination of invasive species programs
  • Invest in locally-drive, flexible and efficient conservation programs
  • Support the Market Access Program (MAP) and other trade development programs
  • Ensure administrative funding for cooperative programs
  • 05/21/2013
    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 . ...
  • 05/21/2013
    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 ...
  • 05/16/2013
    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.
     
  • 05/14/2013
    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 ...
  • 05/07/2013
    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 ...
  • 04/30/2013
    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 ...
  • 04/23/2013
    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 ...
  • 03/05/2013
    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 ...
  • 02/12/2013
    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 ...
  • : 02/19/2013
    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 ...
    : NASDA Urges Congress to Swiftly Pass a Full Five-Year Farm Bill
    : Senate Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner, Leader McConnell, and Leader Pelosi
    : NASDA President Steve Troxler
    Letter to House and Senate Leadership Urging Swift Enactment of Five-Year Farm Bill Download 400KB, PDF
  • 02/11/2013
    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 ...
  • 01/24/2013
    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 ...
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