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FARM AND RURAL POLICY NEWS:
Researchers: boosting bioenergy crop growth could hike virus risk
EAST LANSING, MICH., March 20 - Researchers at Michigan State University are cautioning against a possible downside to the increased development of non-food bioenergyFarm to Fork panel paints optimistic outlook for Ag Day
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 - American agriculture has made tremendous strides in the last few decades, but faces a number of challenges - both here and abroad - in order to
USDA set to ban slaughter of sick downer veal calves, Humane Society says
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 - The Humane Society of the United States announced today that the Agriculture Department has granted its 2009 legal petition requesting the agency haltMerrigan thanks Obama, Senate for chance to serve
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 - Outgoing USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan thanked President Obama and the Senate today for the opportunity to serve the administration.Washington Week Ahead: Ag Day, Senate funding bill set to dominate
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2013 - The week is set to start with quite a bang today as the Agriculture Council of America kicks off the 40th anniversary of National Ag Day offeringAgriculture groups oppose rail shipping proposal
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013 - A proposal submitted by the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) designed to replace the federal Surface Transportation BoardJapan announces plan to join Trans-Pacific Partnership
TOKYO, March 15, 2013 - Citing the promise of future economic growth, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced today that Japan intends to join other nations participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Merrigan resigns as USDA deputy secretary
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan has resigned her position, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.Senate debate on continuing resolution stalls over amendment logjam
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - Senate debate on a $982 billion spending package to fund federal departments, including the Agriculture Department, through fiscal year 2013 essentially stalled out today asSenate debate on continuing resolution stalls over amendment logjam
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - Senate debate on a $982 billion spending package to fund federal departments, including the Agriculture Department, through fiscal year 2013 essentially stalled outEthanol, RFS not cause of higher gas prices, stakeholders say
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - Ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) are not responsible for rising gasoline prices, rather it should be blamed onLawmakers endorse public-private partnerships with new dam modernization bill
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - Lawmakers today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve the nation's water infrastructureHouse members press EPA on producer data release
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - Congressman Rick Crawford, R-Ark., is leading a group of 40 House members in writing a letter to EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe expressing concern over the agency releasing livestock producers' private informationSequester' word of the day at House Ag Subcommittee hearing
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - Yesterday's hearing at a House Agriculture Subcommittee meeting was meant to focus on the local economies surrounding the National Forest Service (NFS), but sequester became the word of the daySenate budget offers $4 trillion deficit reduction, USDA proposals
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 - The Senate Budget Committee released a fiscal year 2014 budget proposal Wednesday that aims to reduce the deficit by more than $4 trillion in 10 years and provide a long-term spending guideline for the Agriculture DepartmentBaucus, Hatch work to incentivize conservation easements
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013 -Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced a bipartisan tax bill that will extend tax breaks for those who donate conservation easements on agricultural land.Bark beetle research wins startup $50,000 competition award
RENO, NV, March 13, 2013-A startup company that uses the enzymes of bark beetles to control the devastating effects the beetles can have on a forest was awarded the $50,000 gold prizeOpposition flares over GIPSA rider in Senate legislation
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013-Senate Appropriation Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., received a letter from several agricultural organizations opposing restrictionsFSIS outlines potential furlough plans under sequestration
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013- In order to minimize food safety risks and equalize the impact of sequestration, furloughs of employees in USDA's Food Safety Inspection ServiceNew hunger and food insecurity metric to be launched
ROME, March 13, 2013 - A new, faster and more precise way of measuring hunger and food insecurity across the world is soon to be field-tested by FAOVilsack to lead G-8 meeting on open data
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead the U.S. delegation at the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture next month inCoalition defends role of farm safety net
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2013 - A coalition of more than 40 commodity groups, lending organizations, and other agricultural stakeholders led by the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance BureauN.Y. court blocks Bloomberg soda ban
NEW YORK, March 12, 2013 - A New York State Supreme Court judge yesterday blocked a New York City ban on sodas larger than 16 oz., arguingASA advocates extending counter-cyclical program, dropping ARC program
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2013 - The American Soybean Association (ASA) unveiled Monday a revised policy position on the farm bill that includes support for updating and extendingWashington Week Ahead: Obama set for three-day Capitol marathon
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2013 - President Obama will continue his charm offensive this week as he visits with lawmakers in the Capitol for an unprecedented three consecutive days 
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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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