farm bill

Farm Bill hits the Senate floor for debate

Amy Mayer — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:44:16 +0000

The future of crop insurance and conservation programs for the Midwest is up for debate in Washington, as the farm bill reaches the floor of the Senate. The agriculture committees of both the Senate and the House passed new five-year bills last week and legislation is expected to make its way to the House floor soon.

The overarching theme this year is spending cuts—as with most federal programs. But how the two bodies trim down the farm bill differs. Nutrition programs will lose the most, with the House cutting more than the Senate.

Conservation or ag land; climate change and Missouri wine

Kristofor Husted — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:37:03 +0000

With a new farm bill, farmers may have access to fewer dollars for conservation. For 27 years, the popular Conservation Reserve Program has transformed small parcels of land, contributing to cleaner water, more habitat for migrating birds and less soil erosion. But as Harvest Public Media’s Amy Mayer reports from Iowa, the program has been enrolling fewer acres in recent years and it’s not just budget cuts that could make it smaller still.

For dairy and organic farmers, Farm Bill extension not much help

Kristofor Husted — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:08:31 +0000

Farmers and ranchers across the country expected to start the New Year with a new farm bill, the all-important legislation setting agricultural policy for the next five years.

As House and Senate negotiators worked feverishly at the turn of the year to come to a fiscal cliff deal, word leaked that the Agriculture Committees had finally come to an agreement on a long-awaited new farm bill. But the final fiscal cliff deal ditched new legislation and merely extended parts of the bill that expired in October. Jeremy Bernfeld reports the extension left many farmers frustrated.

Farmers put aside differences for farm bill, to no avail

Amy Mayer — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:26:07 +0000

The farm bill expired at the end of September and lawmakers didn’t pass a new one, thanks largely to election-year politics. Despite the partisan bickering in Washington, though, many in farm country are working together to keep their concerns on the front burner.

Newscast for September 11, 2012

Wendy Mader — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:02:34 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

FARM-PAC reaffirming endorsement for US Senate candidate Todd Akin
Missouri's veto session set for tomorrow
Attorneys for American Civil Liberties Union seeking a temporary junction to block "house of worship" law
Final meeting for response to natural disasters
Boone County offering free flu immunizations for children

Food stamps dividing support for farm bill

Grant Gerlock — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:01:29 +0000

With Congress going back into session, farm groups are demanding action on a new farm bill. The current law expires at the end of September. But an issue that goes beyond the farm is edging in on the debate.

McCaskill blames Tea Party, Todd Akin for holding up drought aid

Adam Allington — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:27:43 +0000

In the high-profile race for U.S.

What if Congress doesn't pass a farm bill?

Clay Masters — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:54:10 +0000

Roy Pralle is an 85-year-old retired farmer from Latimer, Iowa. He spends most afternoons playing cribbage with other retired farmers at Dudley's Corner, a diner attached to a gas station in north-central Iowa.

The drought and its impact

Rehman Tungekar — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:15:25 +0000

Watch the show and join the conversation on the Intersection website.

U.S. Senate passes farm bill, Missouri senators both on board

Jacob Fenston — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:02:07 +0000

The U.S. Senate passed a new half-trillion dollar farm bill today, funding programs from farm subsidies to food stamps for the next five years. Both of Missouri's senators voted yes on the bipartisan bill.