Boozman Hopes Senate Farm Bill Markup Happens Next Week

Senate Ag Chairman Boozman unveils updated farm bill draft

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) unveiled an updated draft of its farm bill on Friday as the legislation heads toward a committee markup next week. The bill solidifies prior cuts made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The farm bill legislation includes language requiring states to share the cost of SNAP benefits if their payment error rate exceeds a certain percentage.…

New farm bill markup proposal could allow E15 sales year-round

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Agriculture Chair and Sen. John Boozman is set to formally schedule a markup for the farm bill on Thursday, Aug. 6 for the U.S. Senate. The markup may include permanently offering E15 fuels year-round. The revisions are set to loosen the restrictions surrounding ethanol. It will allow more refiners to sell E15 gas all year-round. According...

Darvin Bentlage: Past farm bills were farces,this one seems tragic

Lawmakers must stop pretending this Farm Bill works. As Charles Givens once said, “Doing more of what doesn’t work won’t make it work any better.”

Senate Considering a Delay in SNAP Cost Shift to States

Democrats have asked for a two-year delay in the cost shift to states with SNAP payment error rates above 6%. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)The chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee said Thursday he is considering some respite for states that must start sharing costs under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Sen. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) told NOTUS the issue is part of negotiations with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), the panel…

Senate Farm Bill Markup Might Happen Next Week

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he hopes to hold a farm bill markup next Thursday as negotiations continue on key provisions. The Arkansas Republican says discussions are ongoing with Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, including a Democratic proposal to delay a state cost-share requirement for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “We’re working on it,” Boozman said, adding th…

Boozman Hopes Senate Farm Bill Markup Happens Next Week

(NAFB.com) – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he hopes to hold a farm bill markup next Thursday as negotiations continue on key provisions. The Arkansas Republican says discussions are ongoing with Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, including a Democratic proposal to delay a state cost-share requirement for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “We’re working on it,” Boozman sa…