Farm Bill While there has been a great deal of speculation about how a farm bill might fit into a grand budget compromise that is coming before mid-December, it is clear that if left to the Agriculture Committees, the budget compromise will incorporate what the Farm Bill Conference Committee accomplishes and not dictate what the conference does. The House Agriculture Committee Chairman and Conference Committee Chairman, Frank Lucas (R-Oklahoma), has indicated that he wants the Budget Committees to take what comes out of the farm bill conference in terms of savings, rather than allow the budgeteers to impose policy options on the farm bill conferees. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) is also a member o...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
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