[Opinion] Iowa Farmers Urge to Feel Heard with the Farm Bill

In Our Opinion: Pass bipartisan farm bill with compromise on SNAP

The farm bill remains stalled in Congress at a cost to farmers who haven’t seen a new bill since 2018, and a cost to counties who are charged with taking over some SNAP benefits payments if they don’t fix their…

Farm Bill impasse tests Arkansas Sen. John Boozman’s low-key approach

(Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)Ten years ago, Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman faced a challenge from a Democratic rival who portrayed the lawmaker as out of touch with Arkansas and too aligned with Donald Trump. His challenger, Conner Eldridge, brought in then-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota to campaign for him. Heitkamp, a Democrat who sat on the Agriculture Committee with Boozman, talked up Eldridge’s candidacy. Then reporters as…

Iowa Farmers urge to feel heard with the Farm Bill

Every five years, a new farm bill is submitted, revised, reviewed, and eventually approved by the U.S. government. An exception to the standard is that the current farm bill is …