Scott Bennett

The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act introduced last week looks to provide what supporters of the legislation call fairness in cattle markets. Farm Bureau Congressional Relations Director Scott Bennett said the legislation, a compromise of bills by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska, has potential ...

Legislation recently passed by Congress to keep the federal government running through early December included an extension of WHIP+. Scott Bennett, director of Congressional Relations with the American Farm Bureau, said producers hit by a natural disaster can look forward to some much-needed help ...

On Thursday, lawmakers on the House Agriculture Committee held another hearing on livestock market issues, hearing from producers, packers, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and other lawmakers. Scott Bennett, American Farm Bureau Federation Congressional Relations Director, said the hearing included testimony from Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley ...

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the recently introduced Cattle Market Transparency Act would bring much needed changes to cattle markets. AFBF Congressional Relations Director Scott Bennett said the events of 2020 highlighted the need for reform ...

Last week, USDA released an update on its investigation of cattle markets. American Farm Bureau Federation Congressional Relations Director Scott Bennett said the report is looking at market price disparities. “In the report, USDA outlines exactly what has happened in the volatile cattle markets since the Holcomb fire in August of 2019, and the volatilities due to COVID-19. In a ...

A recently-signed bill to beef up the agricultural border, airport, and seaport inspectors and canine teams comes at an especially key time for food safety and human health concerns. The bipartisan bill signed by President Trump authorizes U ...

The comment period on the USDA’s interim final rule on hemp production has closed but not before the American Farm Bureau Federation made recommendations.  AFBF director of Congressional Relations Scott Bennett said the comments focused on three main areas where the rule can be improved for farmers.   “...

Late last month, the USDA announced its hemp program, which allows the sector to move forward.  According American Farm Bureau Federation Congressional Relations Director Scott Bennett, the interim final rule creates much needed standards for production, testing and licensing.  ...