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| 6/18/2013
Farm bill faces attacks from every direction
WASHINGTON, JUNE 18, 2013 - Advocates for
passage of a 2013 farm bill are increasingly worried that the House floor
debate - expected to begin this evening
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NFU adds support for new PLC commodity provisions
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 - The National Farmers Union (NFU) weighed into the debate over whether or note lawmakers should support Price Loss CoverageUSDA will buy sugar from domestic market
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 - USDA announced today it intends to purchase sugar from domestic sugarcane or sugarHouse Rules set to whittle down farm bill amendment list Tuesday
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 - The House Rules Committee will continue its discussion Tuesday on setting a rule for floor debate on the five-year farm billObama administration issues veto threat of House farm bill
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 - The administration issued a veto threat tonight of the House's five-year farm bill (H.R. 1947), largely overUSDA Announces Rural Business Enterprise Grant recipients
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 - The 54 Rural Business Enterprise Grants were awarded through the USDA Rural Development Office, and the money will beWashington Week Ahead: House poised to start interesting debate on farm bill
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 - Let the real farm bill fun begin.The House is expected to take up its five-year farm bill as early as WednesdayUSDA update on GE wheat reaffirms an isolated finding
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013- USDA issued an update today on its investigation into the discovery of genetically engineered wheat in Oregon, reaffirming that no other GE wheatFormer Gov. Barbour: Ag industry could be key to immigration reform
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 - The agriculture industry could force conservative lawmakers to vote for immigration reform, former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said yesterday atFarm groups push for farm bill with modified PLC
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 - Several groups, including the American Soybean Association (ASA), urged the House Thursday to quickly consider and pass itsHouse committee approves $1.3 billion slash in agriculture spending
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 - The House Appropriations Committee approved Thursday its fiscal year 2014 agriculture appropriations bill that would reduceFormer anti-GMO activist shares his view with plant scientists
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13, 2013- British author and environmentalist Mark Lynas spent much of the 1990s involved in the United Kingdom's direct action movement, where he participated inNPPC: COOL retaliation would be 'cataclysmic' for industry
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 - Proposed Canadian and Mexican retaliatory measures against the United States would be "cataclysmic" for theG8 Science Ministers pledge to fight antibiotic resistance
LONDON, June 13, 2013- The G8 Science Ministers met in London on Wednesday as part of the UK's G8 Presidency, where they focused on antibiotic resistancePresident Obama signs 'clean' ADUFA reauthorization
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 - President Obama today signed a 'clean' Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization bill into law, after months of speculation thatLFTB lawsuit returned to state court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., June 13, 2013 - A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the lawsuit should be returned to a Union County Circuit Court in South Dakota afterCrop insurance battle expected during House farm bill debate
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013- In a briefing for House legislative staff today, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI) criticizedMaine GMO labeling bill passes state House
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 - A GMO labeling bill overwhelmingly passed through Maine's House of Representatives yesterday, signaling a possible sea changeForeign food aid hearing provokes questions of American diplomacy
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 - The pitched battle over foreign aid reform landed at the door of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today, where questions ofRenewable diesel joins National Biodiesel Board
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 - The National Biodiesel Board announced Tuesday that it is opening its membership to include qualified renewable diesel producers in a move thatExpected corn yield, production lowered by USDA
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 - The USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report lowered both expected production and expected yield for 2013/14 in reaction to planting difficultiesU.S. leaders see expanded ag export potential in Turkey
INSTANBUL, TURKEY, June 11, 2013 - Turkish consumers are rapidly expanding their buying choices and U.S. agricultural leadersBoehner plans to vote for new farm bill
WASHINGTON, JUNE 12, 2013 - Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said that, despite some concerns about a new farm bill, he plans to voteLucas anticipates House floor debate next week
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 - On the heels of Monday's Senate farm bill passage, the House is now preparing to bring their own legislation to the floorSenate committee approves Froman USTR nomination
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 - The Senate Finance Committee approved today, by unanimous voice vote, the nomination of Mike Froman to servethe daily voice
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6/13/2013
Rep. Stutzman, R-Ind., and Heritage Foundation want the farm bill and food stamps to split
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Author:
Mark Edelman and Barry Flinchbaugh
Deja-vu Farm Bill Debate: All Over Again
ME. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra's quote, It's like Deja-vu, all over again makes sense
Author:
Chuck Fluharty
A Rural Triangulation
The Heartland has received quite a bit of national media attention in recent news cycles; and for a change, the focus has been more thoughtful, and the news, encouraging
Author:
Marshall Matz
Water, Water, Water
Former Secretary Dan Glickman addressing the Chicago Council of Global Affairs last monthAuthor:
Mark Edelman and Barry Flinchbaugh
Ag Committee Farm Bill Comparisons
ME. Well Professor, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed their Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act
Author:
Bruce Knight
2013 Farm Bill: Conservation Compliance and Crop Insurance
Are you continuing to follow the conservation program established to protect highly erodible land and wetlands on your farm or ranch?Author:
Chuck Fluharty
Getting Our Story Straight: Rural Facts in Search of the 'Grand Narrative'
With both House and Senate Ag Committee marks released, and Farm Bill negotiations beginning in both chambers, rural America once againAuthor:
Marshall Matz
LSE Enters the GMO Discussion
The prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and have entered the GMO discussion
Author:
Jon Scholl
Producing Earth's bounty in a changing climate
Earth Day is always a time to reflect on how we can be the best stewards of our precious natural resourcesAuthor:
Bruce Knight
Conservation Programs 2013: delayed NOT deleted
What's happening with conservation programs for 2013? Will there be sign-ups?Author:
Mark Edelman and Barry Flinchbaugh
Budgets, Biofuels and farm bill in play
Well Professor, it almost seems like ancient history, but the sequestration seemed to come and go without much impact.Author:
Chuck Fluharty
Rural America, Urban America, or E Pluribus Unum?
We live in a nation where deep cultural, social, political, and regional divisions are exacerbated by those receiving benefitAuthor:
Marshall Matz
Open Data for Agriculture
Later this month, on April 29 and 30th, the G-8 will host an important meeting on Open Data for AgricultureAuthor:
Bruce Knight
Increasing Profitability, Reducing Risk: Cover Crops
As we look at ways to increase profitability and reduce environmental risk, cover crops just keep popping upAuthor:
Mark Edelman and Barry Flinchbaugh
Farm Bill Philosophy and Public Policy
ME. In regards to the stalled farm bill debate, perhaps we have received a dose of clarity in farm-country philosophy.
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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
Both urban and rural interests need to stick together in order for a farm bill to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives says Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in this week's Open Mic. Cleaver, whose congressional district covers both rural and urban parts of Northwest Missouri, is a former Kansas City mayor and the grandson of farmers. He is also past chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. He hopes to vote for the House farm legislation but explains why he would like to see the final bill look more like the Senate version.
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