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Farming: June is . . . a mess
Less than a generation ago, June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of Dairy Month. Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official Pace of Play Month, LGBT Pride Month (you can look that up) and Farm Bill...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Relief and Aid Organizations, U.S. Congress, Golf Channel (tv network), Elections
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Editorial: Senate passes a bad farm bill
The Senate approved a nearly $1 trillion farm bill Monday night that proves Washington is still bent on catering to special interests and wasting taxpayers' money. Let's count the ways. The Senate bill perpetuates a sugar subsidy that raises the price...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Beverage Industry, Politics, Organized Crime
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Farmers got too much aid in drought, report says
WASHINGTON - Farmers gained unnecessarily at taxpayers' expense in the drought of 2012 because of the nation's crop insurance program, an environmental research and advocacy group charged on May 1. Citing a report prepared by University of Iowa...Tags: U.S. Congress, Insurance, Droughts, Politics, Science and Technology
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New USDA 'rural' definition stirs up controversy
A proposed definition of the term rural submitted by the Department of Agriculture to Congress last month could have broad implications for small towns across America - and not everyone is happy about it. The report - delivered two and one-half years...Tags: Debbie Stabenow, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Protect Our Prairies Act creates a nationwide ĀSodsaverĀ provision
Washington, DC - On Feb. 14, Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN), along with six additional cosponsors, introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect our nation's remaining native prairies and prime grasslands. The Protect...Tags: Agriculture, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Congress, Bob Latta, Politics
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House Ag Committee member seeks guarantee before tackling farm bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson said on Jan. 2 he's so upset that Congress passed only a short extension of the 2008 Farm Bill that he won't work on a new version without assurances from congressional leaders it will get a vote....Tags: U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, Elections, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics
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Tone of letter affects impact
There are ways to write a letter and then there are ways to write a letter. One way includes pleasantries, ideas, even artful persuasion. Another features anger, bile and bricks. These differences were on display recently when two members of...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Congress, Renewable Energy, Politics, John Boehner
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Farm Bill gamble means trouble
A long, bitter year in the long, bitter Congressional session drifted into the campaign season with the U.S. House of Representatives unable or unwilling to butter the softest piece of legislative toast before them, the 2012 Farm Bill. Speaker of the...Tags: Rick Berg, Relief and Aid Organizations, U.S. House of Representatives, Elections, Democratic Party
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Farm Bill gamble means trouble
Farm and Food FileA long, bitter year in the long, bitter Congressional session drifted into the campaign season with the U.S. House of Representatives unable or unwilling to butter the softest piece of legislative toast before them, the 2012 Farm Bill. Speaker of the...Tags: Rick Berg, Relief and Aid Organizations, U.S. House of Representatives, Elections, Parties and Movements
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Farmers rally for action on stalled farm bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Minnesota farmer Dale Fladeboe hoisted a sign above his head that read, "Do you eat? You need a farm bill now." Fladeboe was among hundreds of farmers from across the country who flew in to the nation's capital for a Sept. 12 rally...Tags: Elections, Amy Klobuchar, Democratic Party, Politics, Jerry Moran
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Let's be reasonable with Farm Bill
There is broad agreement that the next Farm Bill will contain substantial cuts, but there are wide disagreements on how the important legislation should be crafted. With the current five-year Farm Bill to expire in September, most agree that direct...Tags: Agriculture, Insurance, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate
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Peterson optimistic sugar program will be in next farm bill
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said recently that he is optimistic the U.S. sugar program will be continued in the next farm bill, but he said he is unsure when - or if - a proposed $1.78 billion Red River diversion to protect...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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