Agriculture

By: Matt Dotray Cotton growers say it’s been needed since the last Farm Bill in 2014, and this week it finally got done. Added into the Bipartisan Budget Act approved by Congress and President Trump early Friday morning was a provision that makes cotton-seed eligible for farm programs under the commodity title of the Farm Bill, restoring the safety net for cotton growers effective… Read more »

By: Matt Dotray Most members of Congress probably aren’t as supportive as Rep. Jodey Arrington for the proposed budget bill that looked destined to stall out in the Senate late Thursday before a looming government shutdown. A-J Media spoke with the Lubbock Republican Thursday morning before the vote to approve a two-year budget was expected late Thursday, while the freshman… Read more »

If there’s one thing America’s cotton farmers pray for more than rain, it’s a safety net–just like every other U.S. agricultural commodity. Back in December, that prayer appeared to be in the process of being answered in Washington as the Texas cotton harvest was winding down. In what some describe as a “miracle” legislative feat, the U.S. House… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington says cotton producers are one step away from getting cotton coverage again. Prior to the Christmas break, the U.S. House voted 251 to 169 to pass an $81 billion disaster relief bill for states and territories impacted by the hurricanes and wildfires last year. Included in the bill was a provision to help cotton farmers, who Arrington said are suffering from… Read more »

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A supplemental appropriations bill that was passed in December may help cotton farmers get their crop back into the agriculture safety net. The cotton fix would come in at one of the most challenging economic times in our nation's agriculture history. Over the past three years, there has been a major decline in income for farmers. This has been the… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) today announced a solution for putting cotton back into the agriculture safety net could come earlier than the next Farm Bill if the Senate takes action on a supplemental appropriations bill the House passed in late December. The bill includes a provision that would bring cotton back into Title I of the Farm Bill, and would cover cotton as both a seed and lint for the first time ever. Read more »

 — The window of opportunity is open to "fix the cotton issue," U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington said Monday. Repeating that the top two items on his first-term to-do list were to work toward bringing the new generation bomber to Dyess Air Force Base in the 19th Congressional District and provide more opportunity to cotton farmers, Arrington said a 30-day window is open to push a… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington says cotton producers are one step away from getting cotton coverage again. Prior to the Christmas break, the U.S. House voted 251 to 169 to pass an $81 billion disaster relief bill for states and territories impacted by the hurricanes and wildfires last year. Included in the bill was a provision to help cotton farmers, who Arrington said are suffering from… Read more »

High Plains / Midwest Ag Journal The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dec. 19 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that provides an opportunity to comment on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with biofuels that are produced from grain sorghum oil extracted at dry mill ethanol plants. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking provides notice and an opportunity to comment… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Lubbock, recently made a speech in Congress on West Texas priorities to be considered in the next Farm Bill. In addition, he wrote a letter to House Agriculture Committee chairman Mike Conaway, R-Midland. Following are excerpts from his speech: “Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent a rural district in West Texas that is home to 14 million acres of… Read more »