Rep.Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana) and Rep. Dave Brat (R-Virginia) joined all Democrats on the committee in rejecting the budget plan, which may be indicative of some Republican opposition in the House where a number of members have spoken out that the spending it contains is still too high.On Wednesday of this week, the House Budget Committee passed a FY 2017 budget resolution by a close vote of 20-17. All Democrats voted against it as did two Republicans, Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana), a member of the Agriculture Committee, and freshman Representative Dave Brat (R-Virginia), who earlier defeated then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the primary. They may be indicative of some Republican opposition in the House where a number...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Bangladesh has asked the USA for technical assistance to improve grain storage and strengthen quality testing of imported grains. Of major importance to Bangladesh is the “technology to improve grain preservation and grain s...
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