It's the first time in the group's 100-year history that a membership fee will be charged to children. The fee will go into effect October 1st. Senator Richard Lugar, the committee's ranking Republican, tried to substitute an alternative package that would match dollars approved by the House. In two separate actions, the House of Representatives Ag Committee rejected attempts to limit the sum of payments one farm or ranch operator can receive annually.
Cattlemen know their share of the beef Dollar has slipped steadily for a half century.
While most of the dollars Congress will divvy up in writing the upcoming farm bill appear headed to growers of major field crops, the livestock and poultry sector converged in a Senate Ag Committee hearing to pitch for a share of attention from Congress. Associated Press and KMA Radio. For individual information purposes only.