Agriculture and Food Assistance Programs
Jerry Hagstrom talked about the future of the Farm Bill, which would expire September 30, 2013. The agricultural support programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stam…
1,514 viewsJerry Hagstrom talked about the future of the Farm Bill, which would expire September 30, 2013. The agricultural support programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stam…
1,514 viewsJerry Hagstrom talked about the House farm bill, H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, which was defeated by a 195-234 margin. Mr. Hagstrom was interview…
91 viewsSenate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) talked about the effort to pass a farm bill. The Senate was scheduled to vote on June 10 on a bill that included a $400 million cut …
120 viewsSenator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) talked about what was next on the Farm Bill, after a small part of it was passed as part of the fiscal cliff package, with the bulk of it unpassed. Some analys…
647 viewsAgriculture reporter Jerry Hagstrom talked about the prospects for Congress passing the farm bill during the lame-duck Congress, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communicat…
177 viewsJerry Hagstrom discussed how the drought will affect crop and food prices, and the nation economy as a whole. The drought and intense heat, affecting nearly the entire U.S., has caused a hug…
630 viewsSenators Deb Stabenow (D-MI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) talked about the farm bill they are working on together. The legislation advanced on June 7 past a cloture vote, and was expected to be de…
504 viewsHubert Hamer and Jerry Hagstrom spoke about changes in the farming and agriculture over the last few decades, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics incl…
349 viewsJerry Hagstrom talked about the history of the Department of Agriculture, focusing on race relations and civil rights, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He a…
161 viewsJerry Hagstrom talked about potential changes by the Obama Administration on subsidies paid to farm owners. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. National Journal Contr…
135 viewsJerry Hagstrom reported by remote video about the clerical error in the Farm Bill that was vetoed by President Bush and the procedures that were being followed to correct the problem.
77 viewsMr. Hagstrom spoke about the House vote overriding the president’s veto of the Farm Bill.
94 viewsMr. Hangstrom spoke about the status of the Farm Bill and the conference report on the legislation.
33 viewsJerry Hagstrom talked about congressional passage of a one week farm bill extension. He talked about issues not yet resolved and when a final version might be approved.
25 viewsJerry Hagstrom talked about the Farm Bill passed by the Senate. He said that the next step for the bill would be a conference committee with the House to create compromises between the bills…
33 viewsMr. Hagstrom talked about the reauthorization of the 2002 farm bill. The Senate will begin marking up its version of the farm bill on October 24. He also responded to telephone calls and ele…
87 viewsParticipants talked about legal challenges to agriculture promotion programs. Among the topics they addressed were a recent Supreme Court decision on mushroom advertising and a federal court…
234 viewsMr. Hagstrom talked about the status of the Farm Bill being debate in the Senate.
40 viewsJerry Hagstrom from CongressDaily talked about the status of the debate on the Farm Bill in the Senate. The bill covers the operations of the Agriculture Department for the next five years;…
29 views