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Farm Bill
Inside the Farm Bill
May 16, 2024
Partisan Clash or ‘Grand Bargain’? Dueling Proposals Set the Stage for the Farm Bill’s Uncertain Future
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress appeal for support for their vision of the farm bill, yet a deep impasse looms ahead of an expected May 23 markup in the House
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Inside the Farm Bill
April 15, 2024
Conservation Programs Are Popular with Farmers. Why Does the G.O.P. Want to Defund Them?
Republicans are targeting Inflation Reduction Act climate funding that mostly benefits red state farmers
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Agriculture
March 25, 2024
Farmers Face a Precarious Future. Is the Farm Bureau on Their Side?
At the Farm Bureau’s “New Frontiers” conference, tensions flare over the future of farming
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Inside the Farm Bill
February 12, 2024
The Debate Holding Up the Farm Bill is Simple. Solving It Isn’t.
How the farm safety net feeds Big Ag’s insatiable appetite
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Inside the Farm Bill
January 10, 2024
Will Congress Do Its Job and Pass a Farm Bill This Year?
More than a trillion dollars are at stake for vital food, farm, conservation and rural development spending programs in 2024
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Farm Bill
October 4, 2023
The Farm Bill Has Expired and Rural America Hangs in the Balance
If Democrats were strategic, they would seize this moment
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Politics
March 23, 2023
Farmers Demand Congress Address Climate Change in the Farm Bill
Illinois growers attend the Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience in Washington and lobby members of Congress
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