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Minn.'s Peterson: Farm bill unlikely this year

ST. PAUL, Minn. — U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota says Congress appears unlikely to pass a farm bill by the end of this year.

By Associated Press , December 19, 2012

Johnson talks farm bill

Johnson talks farm bill House needs to pass legislation in lame-duck session, senator says.

By Tom Lawrence , November 21, 2012

Noem: Farm bill could become part of fiscal cliff agreement

Noem: Farm bill could become part of fiscal cliff agreement Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have told Rep. Kristi Noem, R- S.D., that they want to pass a farm bill by year’s end.

By Denise Ross , November 16, 2012

150th anniversary of the Morrill Act

150th anniversary of the Morrill Act FARGO, N.D. — Happy anniversary, land grants. North Dakota State University hosted a Great Plains Land-Grant Summit June 12 and 13 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of federal legislation that made possible state college and universities such as NDSU, the University of Minnesota, South Dakota State University and Montana State University. More than a century later, those universities remain vital for teaching, research and extension of agricultural and other information to the masses.

By Mikkel Pates , June 18, 2012

Keeping the farm economy strong

Keeping the farm economy strong WASHINGTON — In December, when the first new Massey Ferguson tractor built in America in many years rolled off the AGCO assembly line in Jackson, Minn., it was a sure sign that the farm economy is helping to lead the economic recovery in Minnesota and across the country.

By Al Franken , April 09, 2012

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Politics could put farm bill on hold

Politics could put farm bill on hold Observers say little likely to get done ahead of election.

By Ross Dolan , March 03, 2012

Vilsack grilled on budget request

Vilsack grilled on budget request WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack may have thought he was complying with the mood in Congress recently when he presented a budget with a minimum of increases, but at a four-hour hearing before the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee he got a full dose of members’ views on cuts to the programs they think are important.

By Jerry Hagstrom , February 27, 2012

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Crop insurance role in farm bill?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The crop insurance industry should help Congress write a farm bill in 2012, but also should think about its role longer term as crop insurance becomes the “foundation” of the farm program, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture official who is a top aide to Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said at a crop insurance industry convention in Scottsdale, Ariz.

By Jerry Hagstrom , February 20, 2012

Farming to the economic rescue

President Barack Obama may not be getting much in the way of positive feedback as it relates to the national economy, but the agricultural industry is. Forbes magazine recently named the Agricultural Heartland as one of five U.S. regions to watch in 2012 — other key regions are: the Energy Belt, the New Foundry, the Technosphere and the Pacific Northwest — highlighting them as poised to flourish economically.

By Rita Brhel , February 20, 2012

THUNE: Challenging environment confronts farm bill work

THUNE: Challenging environment confronts farm bill work As a member of Congress representing South Dakota in both the U.S. House and Senate, and a member of the Agriculture Committee in both bodies, I have had the privilege of being actively involved when the last three farm bills were written.

By US Sen. John Thune , February 17, 2012

Spending cuts trump farm subsidies for many voters

Spending cuts trump farm subsidies for many voters WASHINGTON — Promoting farm subsidies was once a no-brainer for rural members of Congress seeking re-election. This year, it’s a bit trickier.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK , February 15, 2012

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New bill that sets U.S. road standards for ag machinery passes Senate committee

The Agricultural Machinery Illumination Safety Act would implement a national standard for lighting and marking devices for new agricultural machinery.

By Austin (Minn.) Daily Herald / MCT , December 15, 2011

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Minnesota farmer to testify before Congress on MF Global collapse

Dean Tofteland raises corn, soybeans and pigs near Luverne in southwestern Minnesota. He has about $200,000 tied up with MF Global.

By Associated Press , December 13, 2011

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Farm-state lawmakers moving to create unprecedented fed subsidy program

The subsidy, free insurance that would cover farmers' "shallow crop losses" before their paid insurance kicks in, has been pushed by corn and soybean farmers who could benefit the most from the program. It would replace for the most part several other subsidy programs, including direct payments preferred by Southern rice and cotton farmers.

By Mary Clare Jalonick , November 07, 2011

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Preparing for farm program rewrites

SAN DIEGO — House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said Feb. 13 he thinks the next Congress may have to take up a reconciliation bill that could include a rewrite of the farm program. Congress passes reconciliation bills when it decides to try to balance the federal budget or at least reduce the deficit.

By Jerry Hagstrom , February 23, 2010

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