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Updated at 3 p.m. Dec. 20 with Trump signing legislation — The long-awaited final version of the farm bill was unveiled Monday night, and it hews...
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While much of the farm bill draft mirrors current law, there is a major change coming for farmers: Industrial hemp will be legalized. Forestry and food stamps became sticking points.
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The Senate took a crucial step Thursday to making sure that, among other things, the hungry are fed, farmers have crop price protections and land is...
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The 2014 farm bill included a negotiated rate of return of 14 percent for companies providing federally subsidized crop insurance to farmers. The budget…
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A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the number of Missouri households threatened by hunger has grown over the…
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Sedalia was swarming with politicians Thursday, as office holders from both parties descended on the Missouri State Fair.Nearly a thousand people,…
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U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) says any immigration reform that clears the House will likely be done piece by piece. Shimkus echoes Republican leadership…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 11, 2019: WASHINGTON – By denying the food stamp program its traditional seat at the farm bill…
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Illinois Congressman Bill Enyart was one of only 24 Democrats who voted in favor of the U.S. House's failed Farm Bill on Thursday.Enyart, who sits on the…
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Members of Missouri and Illinois' Congressional delegations are weighing in on the U.S. House version of the Farm Bill, which could be voted on before…