The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson,
plans to bring a farm bill to his committee for a vote before the end of May.
Thompson's bill would make moves with both IRA conservation dollars and the
long-term growth of nutrition spending that likely will be opposed by Democrats.
FA Possible Summer Farm Bill?
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Texas rancher Richie DeVillier and
other property owners along Interstate 10 in Texas can sue for compensation
under the Constitution after loss of land in repeated floods.
:^SCOTUS Sides With TX Rancher on Floods
A long and drawn-out system, or pair of systems, will move through the
country this week and weekend. Areas of heavy rain will be welcomed in some
places and not in others, causing some delays to early planting progress.
4^Ag Weather Forum
Miner County, South Dakota, farmer Arlen Foster continues to wait for the
Supreme Court's decision on whether to consider his wetland determination case.
1^SCOTUS Still Considers Foster Petition
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke Monday to the North American
Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) annual meeting. Vilsack's talk with reporters
touched on the farm bill, the relationship with China, highly pathogenic avian
influenza and the federal greenhouse gas model.
BVilsack on Budget, HPAI, China, GREET
