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Farm bill conferees hear from Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (the Alliance), representing over 120 specialty crop organizations across the United States, sent a letter to Fa... READ MORE »

Farm Bill Conference set to begin Sept. 5

A formal meeting between the House and Senate on Sept. 5 is set to kick off the Farm Bill Conference. This meeting will officially begin member-l... READ MORE »

Specialty crop group likes US Senate farm bill

With a bipartisan vote of 86-11, the U.S. Senate June 28 passed its version of the farm bill. Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), representing... READ MORE »

2018 Farm Bill legislation passed by House

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed its draft Farm Bill late Thursday afternoon, June 21. The margin was just two votes,... READ MORE »

Senate farm bill clears committee with 20-1 vote

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on June 13 marked up and passed a draft farm bill with a 20-1 vote. Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., ... READ MORE »

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Senate Farm Bill welcomed by Organic Trade Association

The Organic Trade Association has good things to say about the U.S. Senate’s draft Farm Bill. Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee releas... READ MORE »

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Senate Agriculture Committee leaders draft bipartisan farm bill

Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday released the text of a draft Farm Bill, officially called the Agriculture Improvement Act of 201... READ MORE »

Farm bill vote by US House panned by New York Farm Bureau

New York’s farmers are disappointed by the failure of the U.S. House to pass the 2018 Farm Bill. The following is a statement by New York Farm Bur... READ MORE »

Farm Bill voted down in US House

A proposed 2018 Farm Bill failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, May 18. The Republican leadership failed to gather votes from its ... READ MORE »

Farm bill alliance members outline priorities in Washington, D.C.

Members of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 120 specialty crop organizations, will take their message ... READ MORE »

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