According to Washington-based sources, Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) holds the key as to whether a farm bill can be completed this calendar year. The unknown is whether Stabenow ...

Most farm bill observers wonder why Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) even bothered to release text of her long-awaited farm bill at this late date, especially after seeing its contents.

“Debbie, we love you. You’ve been a great senator. We’ll miss you,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in announcing Stabenow for her speech. He and other colleagues ...

IPR caught up with former Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow at the Northern Michigan Policy Conference last week in Acme.