Rep. Jim Jordan is still vying for the House GOP’s top leadership job, but lost two votes this week for speaker because of defections of fellow Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Pete Stauber.
A massive farm bill that authorizes federal agricultural and food aid programs expired at the end of last month, plunging Minnesota farmers into uncertainty at harvest time.
The expiration of the current farm bill at the end of last month was overshadowed by the crisis provoked by the U.S. House GOP when it ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
The Midwest Council on Agriculture, an industry group founded by former Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson, has put together proposals on insurance programs for both crops and livestock.