/tags/farm-bill Farm Bill en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:30:05 GMT /local-news/2023-11-03/farm-bill-languishes-leger-fernandez-hears-from-new-mexico-agricultural-community As the federal Farm Bill continues to stagnate in Congress, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández hosted a roundtable this week with New Mexico farmers and ranchers to hear their concerns. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:30:05 GMT /local-news/2023-11-03/farm-bill-languishes-leger-fernandez-hears-from-new-mexico-agricultural-community Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-10-12/delayed-farm-bill-could-impact-new-mexico Congress has yet to establish a new Farm Bill after the last one expired in September after five years. The continued delay has left many wondering what the implications might be. Director and Secretary of New Mexico's Department of Agriculture Jeff Witte discussed the impacts New Mexico could face if the Farm Bill doesn’t get signed soon. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:14:38 GMT /local-news/2023-10-12/delayed-farm-bill-could-impact-new-mexico Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-10-05/nm-agriculture-experts-highlight-benefits-of-future-farm-bill-despite-congress-stalling Congress avoided a government shutdown last week with a stopgap funding measure. However, the all-important farm bill, which is passed every five years, expired on September 30. Despite the chaos in Washington, state agriculture experts highlighted benefits the new farm bill will eventually bring during a legislative committee this week. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:57:52 GMT /local-news/2023-10-05/nm-agriculture-experts-highlight-benefits-of-future-farm-bill-despite-congress-stalling Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-06-12/with-small-farms-in-decline-growers-seek-help-from-the-farm-bill Farming is big business, with profits in the billions of dollars every year. But for small farmers, it's often a different story. And as fewer young people get into the hard job of small scale production, rural communities suffer. Meet the people trying to change that. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:24:11 GMT /local-news/2023-06-12/with-small-farms-in-decline-growers-seek-help-from-the-farm-bill Alice Fordham /local-news/2018-04-25/new-mexicos-delegation-on-the-farm-bill-and-snap For this week's Let's Talk New Mexico, we reached out to New Mexico's congressional delegation for their thoughts on the 2018 Farm Bill and SNAP funding.… Wed, 25 Apr 2018 23:00:26 GMT /local-news/2018-04-25/new-mexicos-delegation-on-the-farm-bill-and-snap Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-04-24/lets-talk-access-to-snap Let's Talk New Mexico 4/26 8a: Call 277-5866. We're talking about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and whether people in our state can… Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:29:47 GMT /local-news/2018-04-24/lets-talk-access-to-snap Marisa Demarco