Debbie Stabenow

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate Agriculture Committees laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. The two...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the scope of the federally subsidized crop insurance program and modestly trim spending on food stamps for the...

WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...

(Repeats Thursday story with no change to text) * Senate and House panels expected to vote on farm bill next week * Southerners objected to "shallow-loss" revenue program for months * Farm bill would cover crops from 2014-18 By Charles Abbott...

* House, Senate panels plan to draft farm bill next week * Split on food stamps widens from last year * Food stamps make up largest part of farm bill spending By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Lawmakers are preparing for a second run...

* Senate and House panels expected to vote on farm bill next week * Southerners objected to "shallow-loss" revenue program for months * Farm bill would cover crops from 2014-18 By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - In a concession to...

For decades, Americans have been told of the evils of importing energy. It sends our money abroad, the argument goes, makes us vulnerable to supply disruptions, strengthens our enemies and weakens the economy. Now, though, the tide is turning....

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Congress will begin writing the new, $500 billion U.S. farm law next week, the head of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday, amid calls for deeper cuts in farm subsidies and food stamp spending. The Senate...

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — The Michigan Democrat who chairs the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee will be main speaker for the 78th annual meeting of the Delta Council, a regional group in Mississippi. Sen. Debbie Stabenow is scheduled to speak at 10:...

SENATE-MICHIGAN-PETERS Democrats urge Rep. Peters to run for US Senate LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Now that party powerbroker Debbie Dingell has decided against running for U.S. Senate in 2014, Democrats are urging suburban-Detroit Congressman Gary...

Ducks Unlimited recently announced the winners of the 2013 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards during its 78th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Arlington, Va.  This year's recipient in the Communications category was...

A proposed definition of the term “rural” submitted by the Department of Agriculture to Congress last month could have broad implications for small towns across America - and not everyone is happy about it. The report - delivered two and one-half years...