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Washington, Feb. 7 – It’s a safe bet that when he addresses journalists Monday at the National Press Club, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack will have more to say about green jobs. |
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Washington, Feb. 5 – Congressional efforts to block EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions won near unanimous support from state agriculture commissioners Friday at NASDA Mid-Year meeting in Washington. |
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Washington, Feb. 4. The administration’s long-awaited announcement of the final RFS2 rule yesterday was roundly applauded by several lawmakers and major farm organizations for creating a workable glide path. |
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Washington, Feb. 4. At a meeting with a group of governors on Wednesday, President Obama outlined several measures he plans to include in his clean energy ‘game plan’, including the long-awaited renewable fuels standard. |
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Washington, Feb. 3 – Poet CEO Jeff Broin told RETECH 2010 Wednesday a compelling story about American ingenuity. He recalled how his father “built a home-made system to dry our grain using renewable ag waste as the fuel.” |
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Washington, Feb. 3 – White House Energy & Climate Change Advisor Carol Browner told the packed RETECH 2010 conference Wednesday that “We are as committed as ever in this administration to secure important energy legislation." |
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Washington, Feb. 1 – Commenting on the proposed FY '11 USDA budget, Agriculture Sec. Vilsack said Monday that despite cuts, “if you look at all the income support programs, you’ll find a slight increase in total.” |
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Washington, Jan. 29 – In a free-wheeling dialogue which included sharp policy disagreements, President Obama spent an hour and a half Friday at the House Republican conference fielding tough questions. |
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Washington, Jan. 27 – Among the immediate responses to President Obama’s State of the Union speech Wednesday evening, Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Sen, Kent Conrad (D-ND), and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
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Washington, Jan. 27 – In a three-day marathon, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf spelled out the “daunting” and “unsustainable” federal deficit challenge in a House Budget Committee hearing Wednesday. |
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Washington, Jan. 27 – President Barack Obama is expected to announce the creation of a budget task force to tackle the nation’s growing federal deficit in Wednesday night’s State of the Union address. |
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Washington, Jan. 26 – Agriculture Sec. Vilsack has announced that 14 Recovery Act Broadband Infrastructure projects will receive funding to improve rural broadband services. |
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Washington, Jan. 21 – Addressing a Senate Energy Committee hearing Thursday, Energy Secretary Steven Chu made a strong pitch for putting a price on carbon emissions. |
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Washington, Jan. 21 – USDA’S Farm Service Agency has apologized to agricultural producers who experienced a delay in receiving 2009 farm and conservation program payments. |
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Washington. Feb. 5. For all of you who thought that mandatory national animal identification system was inevitable, well, it’s time to think again. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack |
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Washington, Feb. 3 – The nation’s organic farms and ranches have higher average sales and higher average production expenses than U.S. farms overall, according to results of the USDA's 2008 Organic Production Survey. |
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Washington, Feb. 3 – USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $24 million in grants for animal heath, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition research to strengthen the agriculture animal industry. |
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Washington, Jan. 22 – Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that federal regulations under development for pesticide applications do not disrupt the activities of North Dakota’s farm and ranch community. |
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Washington, Jan. 22 – The Department of Justice announced a settlement Friday with Smithfield Foods Inc. and Premium Standard Farms LLC that requires the companies to pay a total of $900,000 in civil penalties for violating premerger waiting period requirements. The settlement, if approved by the court, would resolve the pending lawsuit.
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