Legislative panel identifies year-round E15, farm bill, tariffs, trade, farm labor and the farm economy as top issues facing agriculture. 

House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders said last week they are optimistic that progress can be made this year on a wide range of agricultural priorities, including implementation of year-round E15, finalization of the farm bill, labor reform and market growth.

In a rare moment bringing the “four corners” of congressional agriculture leadership together, Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee; House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson; and Rep. ...