Tag Archives: farm bill

From the High Plains Journal A meaningful farm bill—not an extension of the current one—is on the mind of many wheat producers, and they have an ally with Keeff Felty. Felty, a southwest Oklahoma farmer, is president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, and he was a panelist at High Plains Journal’s Sorghum U/Wheat U event in Wichita, Kansas. ... Read More »

From the National Association of Wheat Growers Citing worsening economic conditions impacting the nation’s farmers, over 300 national and state groups sent a letter to congressional leaders on Sept. 9, 2024, calling on them to pass the farm bill before year’s end. Signatories included groups representing farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders, and other essential stakeholders in agricultural communities ... Read More »

Today,  U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released a five-year farm bill proposal. The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Keeff Felty provided the following statement in response: “NAWG commends Ranking Member Boozman for continuing to move the process forward by releasing his version of a farm bill. We ... Read More »

From the Capital Press The massive $1.5 trillion farm bill — the Farm, Food, and National Security Act — passed by the House Agriculture Committee is a lot to take in. But among its offerings are improvements to commodity support programs, increases to government loan limits to producers and additional funding for trade programs and agricultural research. Read the rest ... Read More »

From the National Association of Wheat Growers On May 23, the House Committee on Agriculture passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (H.R. 8472) on a bipartisan vote of 33-21. In response, National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Keeff Felty made the following statement: “NAWG commends Chairman Thompson for moving the process forward and urges a bipartisan ... Read More »

From thehill.com The House Agriculture committee is trying to fund its farm bill proposals with “counterfeit money,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters Wednesday morning. Vilsack spoke after a range of groups from across the political spectrum criticized House Republicans’ proposed farm bill, which seeks to direct tens of billions to subsidies for farmers of peanuts, rice and cotton. Read the rest ... Read More »

From the Capital Press Recently released summaries from the House and Senate ag committees will move farm bill conversations along, a representative of the National Association of Wheat Growers says. House Ag Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., last week released a 5-page summary and Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., released a 90-page section-by-section document. Thompson is expected to release ... Read More »

As both the House and Senate ag committees released summaries of proposed farm bill legislation this week, the Washington Association of Wheat Growers is pleased and encouraged to see movement on this critical piece of legislation. “Washington wheat growers are thrilled to see forward progress on the 2024 Farm Bill and hope lawmakers can work together to pass a comprehensive, ... Read More »

From dtnpf.com Prospective farm bill plans laid out in both the U.S. House and Senate would see some tweaks to reference prices, potentially allow some farmers to add new base acres and expand crop insurance coverage for farmers as well. After months of talks and delay, the leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees each laid out separate farm-bill ... Read More »

From the Capital Press The next farm bill is high on lawmakers’ list of  priorities, but Congress must clear the path in order to make progress, according to the National Association of Wheat Growers. “With there being a couple fiscal cliffs in front of us, there’s a need to pass another stopgap spending measure – that does take precedent, just ... Read More »