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Policy Updates and Issue News September 2025 Agriculture and Food Screwworm scare closer than ever  Agriculture producers, wildlife agencies, and pet owners are more concerned than ever after a case of New World screwworm has been confirmed less than 70 miles south of the Texas border in Mexico. The previous northernmost case detection was 370…

Policy Updates and Issue News August 2025 Agriculture and Food Congress needs to pass a “skinny “farm bill The President signed the Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4. It included several big-ticket farm bill items such as support for commodity programs, crop insurance, supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP), dairy, sugar, and biofuels. However,…

Policy Updates and Issue News July 2025 Agriculture and Food Farm Bill Many farm bill provisions were included in the budget reconciliation bill that the President signed into law on July 4. See “What’s in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Farmers and Ranchers” in this newsletter. “Skinny” farm bill is next Although several…

Policy Updates and Issue News June 2025 Agriculture and Food Farm bill provisions hit a snag Commodity price support and nutrition assistance sections of the farm bill have been included in the budget reconciliation package moving through Congress. Actions by both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees would make massive cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition…

Policy Updates and Issue News May 2025 Agriculture and Food Farm bill charts new territory The House Agriculture Committee finished a marathon committee markup session to include parts of the farm bill funding in the fiscal 2025 budget reconciliation process. That’s a break from tradition whereby the farm bill is normally adopted as a stand-alone…