This morning the House brought up the rule governing debate on amendments to the farm bill. It was immediately met with a point of order, which was raised for being in violation of the Congressional Budget Act. The House approved the final rule and brought the farm bill to the floor a little before 3 p.m. EDT today. The final rule provides for 103 amendments to be in order. As we reported yesterday, Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Oklahoma) had hoped to keep amendments down to no more than 40. Three amendments -- including one to restore $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the amendment to strike the dairy language to be offered by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia) -- have 20 minutes of debate i...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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