2012 Farm Bill

• Food-Stamp Revival Spurned as House Panel Approves Farm Bill
  
  05/16/2013
  The House Agriculture Committee approved a version of the farm bill that would cost $940 billion.
• Farm Bill Moves to House after Senate Panel Approval
  
  05/15/2013
  The U.S. House Ag Committee will debate farm bill legislation today, a day after the Senate panel approved a version that will cost $955 billion over 10 years.
• Deeper Cuts Seen as Congress Returns to Farms, Food Stamps
  
  05/14/2013
  That could set up a struggle to pass a farm bill that will satisfy farmers, environmentalists and nutrition advocates.
• Southern Farmers: We Need Direct Payments
  
  05/14/2013
  Farm bill discussions are heating up this week, and direct payments are on the chopping block. For Southern farmers, that means losing their safety net.
• Wisconsin Dairy Group Urges House and Senate Ag Committee Leaders to Support Margin Insurance Without Supply Management
  
  05/13/2013
  Dairy Business Association wants congressional leaders to opt for the Dairy Freedom Act as they take up the farm bill this week.
• Farm Bill Negotiations: Selection between Three Programs
  
  05/09/2013
  Congress will again try to pass a Farm Bill this year, these types of programs are likely to be included.
• More than 50 Dairy Organizations Urge Passage of Dairy Security Act
  
  05/08/2013
  The House Ag panel is expected to begin drafting a Farm Bill next Wednesday.
• Is ACRE or DCP Best for Your Farm?
  
  05/07/2013
  Farmers have until June 3 to sign up for the ACRE and August 2 for the DCP program.
• Dickrell: Dollars in the Details
  
  05/07/2013
  In the two embattled proposals for federal dairy legislation, what’s left out can be as important as what’s still there in black and white.
• Dairy Companies Oppose New Farm Bill Restrictions
  
  05/07/2013
  More than 30 dairy foods manufacturers – including some of the largest food companies in the United States – have sent letters to members of the House and Senate opposing supply management.