farm bill
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Sen. Bennet endorses Senate farm bill draft
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One day ahead of a hearing focused on the 2018 farm bill, Sen. Michael Bennet of Denver has endorsed the draft proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Bennet announced Tuesday he would support the version released last week by the committee, of which he is a member. The ag committee is…
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U.S. Senate Ag Committee’s farm bill draft omits SNAP changes
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The U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee published a draft Friday of its version of the farm bill that funds programs such as food stamps and farm subsidies. But notable in its absence – as compared to the House version rejected on May 18 – is an omission of major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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S. 2372: VA Mission Act of 2018 This was a vote to pass S. 2372 in the Senate. This $55 billion package to overhaul the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care system passed by an overwhelming majority, including votes of approval from both of Colorado’s U.S. senators. The five-year spending bill expands the right…
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2 Colo. representatives absent as U.S. House defeats farm bill
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The U.S. House of Representatives intends to take another stab at a 10-year re-authorization of the federal farm bill after that measure failed May 18 – a vote for which two Colorado congressmen representing farm areas were absent. H.R. 2 – the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 – died on May 18 on a…
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TIPTON | Farm bill will set Coloradans up for success
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The House of Representatives will soon consider a new Farm Bill. Unfortunately, there is a significant amount of misinformation being spread about some of its common-sense reforms that will prevent abuse of critical nutrition programs and ensure resources are reaching those who truly need them. It’s important to clear some of those up. In addition…
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IN RESPONSE: Farm bill is an investment in rural Colorado’s economy
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Farms and ranches are the lifeblood of Colorado’s rural economies and communities, utilizing local suppliers, paying local labor, generating income that is spent in local stores and growing healthy and affordable food for Colorado and the world. Right now, Colorado’s agricultural industry is also facing its most difficult economic outlook in years. Nationally, net farm income…
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Private landowners poised to make — not break — sage grouse’s recovery
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If you’ve farmed, ranched or owned land in the West, you’ve probably participated in a few discussions about the greater sage-grouse and its imperiled habitat. After two years of relative quiet on this front, Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke rekindled the debate last fall by opening up for public comment the 2015 agreement…
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Bennet says Colorado farmers, ranchers expect Trump to improve trade deals, not junk them
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As President Donald Trump departed on Friday for Asia, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Colorado’s agricultural community is relying on the president to keep his campaign promises and negotiate better trade agreements rather than scrap deals he’s called “horrible” and “so bad” for the United States. Noting that Colorado farmers export the vast majority of…
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Colorado agriculture hopes Sonny Perdue keeps promise to rural America
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When Sonny Perdue navigated the congressional process of confirmation to his post as agriculture secretary last month, he told senators he would be an advocate for rural America. Colorado farmers and ranchers, searching for stability in a waning agriculture economy, are counting on Perdue to keep his promise. “He was raised by a farmer and he’s…
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ICYMI: Hemp definition murky, Bennet visits DPS school, Bundy photos unlocked and more
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● While the state and federal governments have different definitions regarding the legality of marijuana, it’s an even murkier picture when it come to marijuana’s far less potent cousin, industrial hemp. And, as the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported, the differences surfaced over a water issue in southeastern Colorado. The Bureau of Reclamation denied a…
