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Separate path for farm labor in Senate immigration plan

August 23, 2021 at 10:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Agricultural laborers would be on a separate path to U.S. citizenship than other undocumented workers in the immigration reforms proposed by eight senators on Monday that cited...

Fiscal battles block work on new farm subsidy bill

August 23, 2021 at 9:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiscal battles in Congress could prevent lawmakers from writing a new farm bill for weeks or months, prolonging disputes over farm subsidy reforms and cuts in food...

USDA declares drought disaster in much of Wheat Belt

August 22, 2019 at 8:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government declared much of the central and southern Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year's winter wheat...

USDA declares drought disaster in much of Wheat Belt

August 23, 2021 at 8:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government declared much of the central and southern Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year's winter wheat...

Fiscal plan averts “dairy cliff,” buys time for farm bill

August 23, 2021 at 8:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal approved by the U.S. Congress late on Tuesday to avoid the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" also includes measures...

Lawmakers rush to finish farm bill extension

August 22, 2019 at 7:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House and Senate agriculture committees are working on a short-term extension to the expired U.S. farm bill, and plan to vote on the extension by...

Lawmakers rush to finish farm bill extension

August 23, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House and Senate agriculture committees are working on a short-term extension to the expired U.S. farm bill, and plan to vote on the extension by...

Analysis: Stakes for U.S. river funds rise as water levels fall

August 22, 2019 at 7:32 a.m.

KANSAS CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A low-water crisis now plaguing part of the Mississippi River system will boost industry arguments for long-delayed government improvement projects along U.S. rivers, though looming federal...

Analysis: Stakes for U.S. river funds rise as water levels fall

August 23, 2021 at 7:26 p.m.

KANSAS CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A low-water crisis now plaguing part of the Mississippi River system will boost industry arguments for long-delayed government improvement projects along U.S. rivers, though looming federal...

Critics urge much bigger cost savings in U.S. farm bill

December 25, 2018 at 8:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should slash at least $100 billion in costs from the U.S. farm bill - three or four times more than cuts currently proposed - and resist...

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