How the Senate Draft Stacks up to FBLE’s Recommendations

Farm bill drafts have arrived—kinda, almost. At the beginning of May, Senator Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry Committee, released a summary and detailed Section-by-Section overview of the Senate’s proposed Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024. The House Agriculture Committee Chair GT Thompson also released a summary of their Farm Bill proposal, with full text…

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Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act: How it Impacts Agriculture

Over last weekend, the Senate pulled an all-nighter to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA or the Act), narrowly getting it across the line with a 51-50 vote. If passed by the House (which may happen today), it will enact the largest U.S. investment in the fight against climate change, with some commentators saying it will “change the world” and…

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