Farmers, ranchers make up less than 6% of Congress
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Only 31 of the 535 members of the U.S. 118th Congress spend time outside [...]
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02, 2024
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01, 2024
Bipartisan bill introduced to help border farmers with repairs
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A bipartisan bill was introduced to help farmers and ranchers along the border repair damages [...]
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06, 2023
TFB’s AgVentures Challenge finalists visit Washington, D.C.
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Finalists of Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) AgVentures Challenge: “Pitch It, Market It, Sell It” State [...]
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03, 2021
Congress extends PPP application deadline to May 31
Congress recently approved Farm Bureau-backed legislation that extends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application deadline by two months, from March [...]
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10, 2020
Farmers, ranchers need permanent fix for estate tax
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included an estate tax exemption that covers transfer of assets up to $11.58 million. [...]
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09, 2020
Farm bill programs at risk without CCC replenishment
Funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) typically is one of the least controversial items on Capitol Hill. However, this [...]
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05, 2020
Legislation introduced to raise CCC borrowing cap
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) may soon be receiving a boost to its borrowing cap, [...]
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01, 2019
Senate Ag Committee chair Roberts announces retirement
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Agriculture will lose a longtime leader next year when the only lawmaker to chair both [...]
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06, 2018
Goodlatte immigration bill fails to pass U.S. House
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday rejected Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte’s immigration bill, [...]
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04, 2016
Farm Bureau leaders on Capitol Hill
By Justin Green Staff Writer More than 150 Texas farmers and ranchers are in Washington, D.C. as part of Texas [...]