AGRICULTURE
Outlook for next year hinges on farm bill
Congress' agriculture agenda next year will be determined by a single piece of legislation that the Republican majority has struggled to pass: the 2018 farm bill.
Marc Heller
Reporter
Marc has reported on agricultural issues since 1993 when he began reporting for the Watertown Daily Times in northern New York. He reported for the Daily Times for 18 years, including more than 14 as its Washington, D.C., correspondent. For the past few years, he reported on tax legislation for Bloomberg BNA. Marc grew up in White Plains, N.Y., and holds a graduate degree from Columbia University. He won several state Associated Press writing contests while reporting for New York newspapers.
Latest Stories
AGRICULTURE
Farm groups oppose moving agencies out of D.C. area
A group of farm and science organizations asked lawmakers today to block the Department of Agriculture from relocating two agencies outside the national capital area.
FOREST SERVICE
Lawmakers to look at agency sexual harassment
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will receive an update this week on the Forest Service's response to a history of sexual misconduct in the agency, as complaints about officials' response continue to surface.
BIOFUELS
D.C. Circuit judges appear moved by Valero claims against EPA
A lawyer for the Trump administration faced a flurry of questions yesterday in the latest legal challenge to the federal renewable fuel standard.
FOREST SERVICE
Chief hands off roadless rule exceptions to local foresters
Exceptions to logging and road-construction restrictions in certain areas of national forests won't be decided in Washington, D.C., anymore.