Good morning and welcome to the tail end of a busy week in the world of agriculture appropriations! Farm Brief has all the essential tidbits you need to know.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a $25.9 billion spending measure that would cut funding for the Agriculture Department on a 29-26 party-line vote Wednesday night. One notable moment: Democrats blocked via amendment a proposal that could have limited certain nutrition assistance recipients from buying items like sugary drinks for the second year in a row.
This morning, Senate appropriators will mark up and presumably advance their $27 billion version of the ...