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6.3 million acres unplanted, $1 billion impact
FARGO, N.D. — Federal agricultural officials for North Dakota are scrambling to assess prevented planting problems from an estimated 6.3 million unplanted acres and to make sure the U.S. Department of Agriculture approves the losses under a
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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FARGO, N.D. — Federal agricultural officials for North Dakota are scrambling to assess prevented planting problems from an estimated 6.3 million unplanted acres and to make sure the U.S. Department of Agriculture approves the losses under a
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Farm policy foundation requires focus, thought
FARGO, N.D. — Pop quiz: The upcoming farm bill is authorized over five years but budget-scored over 10 years. The farm bill is slated for cuts, but how big will the hit be? a.) $11 billion b.) $23 billion, c.) $33 billion, d) $48 billion? $127 billion from programs in the “farm bill.” Answer: Who knows?
Monday, November, 07, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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FARGO, N.D. — Pop quiz: The upcoming farm bill is authorized over five years but budget-scored over 10 years. The farm bill is slated for cuts, but how big will the hit be? a.) $11 billion b.) $23 billion, c.) $33 billion, d) $48 billion? $127 billion from programs in the “farm bill.” Answer: Who knows?
Monday, November, 07, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Farmers, policymakers ponder farm bill
FARGO, N.D. — Farmers have been most surprised about two things when attending July informational meetings in North Dakota about the 2012 farm bill — the federal subsidy for crop insurance and the sheer amount of federal outlays for agricultural programs in the state.
Monday, July, 18, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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FARGO, N.D. — Farmers have been most surprised about two things when attending July informational meetings in North Dakota about the 2012 farm bill — the federal subsidy for crop insurance and the sheer amount of federal outlays for agricultural programs in the state.
Monday, July, 18, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Farm bill roundtable highlights budget woes
FARGO, N.D. – Agricultural leaders are worried the safety net for farm income will be trampled by federal budget warriors in what one official described a “sprint that’s turned into a marathon” in the political effort to replace the 2008 farm bill.
Tuesday, January, 10, 2012 - Agweek - News
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FARGO, N.D. – Agricultural leaders are worried the safety net for farm income will be trampled by federal budget warriors in what one official described a “sprint that’s turned into a marathon” in the political effort to replace the 2008 farm bill.
Tuesday, January, 10, 2012 - Agweek - News
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American Crystal talks on
GRAND FORKS - American Crystal Sugar Co. and its labor union have agreed to come to the table today at the request of a federal mediator, three weeks into the company's lockout, in the wake of a union vote to reject the company's contract proposal.
Thursday, August, 25, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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GRAND FORKS - American Crystal Sugar Co. and its labor union have agreed to come to the table today at the request of a federal mediator, three weeks into the company's lockout, in the wake of a union vote to reject the company's contract proposal.
Thursday, August, 25, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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David versus Goliath
COGSWELL, N.D. — Some farmers in southeast North Dakota were shocked in 2009 when Rural Community Insurance Services hit them with a surprise — denying prevent-plant insurance indemnities on some of their acres.
Monday, March, 05, 2012 - Agweek - News
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COGSWELL, N.D. — Some farmers in southeast North Dakota were shocked in 2009 when Rural Community Insurance Services hit them with a surprise — denying prevent-plant insurance indemnities on some of their acres.
Monday, March, 05, 2012 - Agweek - News
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ND senator’s staffer says now is the time to speak up on farm bill
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Feedback. That’s what Jim Miller, a senior agricultural policy staffer for Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., says his boss wants to hear from ordinary farmers and ranchers about what they think about the 2008 farm bill that is in effect now, and what they’d like to see for a 2012 farm bill, which would replace it.
Tuesday, July, 26, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Feedback. That’s what Jim Miller, a senior agricultural policy staffer for Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., says his boss wants to hear from ordinary farmers and ranchers about what they think about the 2008 farm bill that is in effect now, and what they’d like to see for a 2012 farm bill, which would replace it.
Tuesday, July, 26, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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