Farm Bill
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance issues recommendations for 2023 Farm Bill
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vege... READ MORE »
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance issues statement of principles
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vege... READ MORE »
Specialty crop leaders announce official opposition to opening Farm Bill funds to hemp, other non-specialty crops
As a co-chair of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), National Potato Council (NPC) CEO Kam Quarles signed on to a joint letter on July 15 t... READ MORE »
Farm labor reform stays atop National Potato Council’s list of concerns
This is a recap from the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2022 annual meeting, which took place March 1 in Washington, D.C. Legislative Affairs Comm... READ MORE »
What election results could mean for potato industry
We knew heading into 2020 that the presidential election would be one of the biggest stories of the year. It was, but the COVID-19 pandemic and all of... READ MORE »
National Potato Council, United Fresh applaud newly signed Farm Bill
On Dec. 20, the National Potato Council joined with agriculture industry colleagues at the White House as Vice President Pence, Secretary of Agricultu... READ MORE »
Farm Bill agreement reached by Congress, vote expected soon
Congress has been reached a bipartisan agreement on a new Farm Bill, with a vote expected later this week. The months-long debate finally ceded fol... READ MORE »
New Farm Bill agreement in place
Congressional negotiators working on the Farm Bill have “an agreement in principle” that could soon send the Farm Bill to the President. The bi... READ MORE »
Secretary of Agriculture expresses optimism on passage of farm bill
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was in New Jersey on Tuesday, when he toured several farms to hear about concerns and issues growers there ... READ MORE »
Farmers.gov designed to be a one-stop shop for agriculture
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled Farmers.gov, a grower-friendly, “one-stop shop” maintained by the U.S. Departm... READ MORE »
