According to news reports, the governors of Oregon, Montana and Rhode Island have decided to increase Low-Income Heat and Energy Assistance Payments to avoid the farm bill’s cuts to food stamp benefits.
The House Agriculture Committee met Thursday to consider the budget views and estimates letter for the 2015 fiscal year, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act and a resolution commemorating the act that established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System.
Yakima's City Council could make some changes to the city's pit bull ban after getting a handful of letters from people saying they use the breed as service dogs according to a report by KNDO News.
A fairly important little piece of agricultural news as legislation was recently co-sponsored to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from releasing personal data on livestock producers to the public.
As part of its efforts to share information with stakeholders about the 2014 Farm Bill implementation process, the USDA has begun a series of 12 outreach meetings.