Politics | 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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Politics | 6/18/2013 12:32:40 PM

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 Coverage
Politics | 6/17/2013 9:32:27 PM

USDA will buy sugar from domestic market

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 - USDA announced today it intends to purchase sugar from domestic sugarcane or sugar

Politics | 6/17/2013 6:28:29 PM

 House 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 bill
Politics | 6/17/2013 5:32:13 PM

Obama 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 over
Politics | 6/17/2013 12:26:26 PM

USDA 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 be
Politics | 6/17/2013

Washington 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 Wednesday
Politics | 6/14/2013 4:03:36 PM

USDA 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 wheat
Politics | 6/14/2013 2:02:35 PM

Former 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 at
Politics | 6/14/2013 9:41:29 AM

Farm 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 its
Politics | 6/14/2013

 House 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 reduce
Politics | 6/13/2013 8:19:05 PM

 Former 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 in
Politics | 6/13/2013 4:01:32 PM

NPPC: 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 the
Politics | 6/13/2013 3:15:45 PM

G8 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 resistance
Politics | 6/13/2013 2:59:16 PM

President 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 that
Politics | 6/13/2013 12:11:25 PM

LFTB 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 after
Politics | 6/12/2013 9:14:31 PM

Crop 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) criticized
Politics | 6/12/2013 3:24:03 PM

Maine 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 change
Politics | 6/12/2013 2:12:08 PM

Foreign 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 of
Politics | 6/12/2013 1:36:15 PM

Renewable 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 that
Politics | 6/12/2013 1:10:33 PM

Expected 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 difficulties
Politics | 6/12/2013 11:36:14 AM

U.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 leaders
Politics | 6/12/2013 11:05:05 AM

Boehner 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 vote
Politics | 6/12/2013

 Lucas 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 floor
Politics | 6/11/2013 7:03:07 PM

Senate 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 serve
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