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Lawmakers plan to start drafting farm bill next week
Congress will begin writing a new, $500 billion farm law next week, the head of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday, even as calls mounted for deeper cuts in farm subsidies and food stamp spending.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - - News
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Congress will begin writing a new, $500 billion farm law next week, the head of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday, even as calls mounted for deeper cuts in farm subsidies and food stamp spending.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - - News
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House GOP won't extend farm bill
With Republicans badly split over farm subsidies and cutting food stamps, House GOP leaders July 31 decided to drop plans to extend the current farm program for one year and instead will press for immediate help for drought-stricken livestock producers.
Wednesday, August, 01, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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With Republicans badly split over farm subsidies and cutting food stamps, House GOP leaders July 31 decided to drop plans to extend the current farm program for one year and instead will press for immediate help for drought-stricken livestock producers.
Wednesday, August, 01, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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Regulating farms out of business
The Obama administration is no friend of farmers, and the recent stunt involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sending spy planes over Nebraska to keep an eye on where cows drop their patties is the latest example of overreach by an administration that is bent on controlling every aspect of our lives, but farming in particular.
Monday, June, 25, 2012 - Agweek - Opinion
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The Obama administration is no friend of farmers, and the recent stunt involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sending spy planes over Nebraska to keep an eye on where cows drop their patties is the latest example of overreach by an administration that is bent on controlling every aspect of our lives, but farming in particular.
Monday, June, 25, 2012 - Agweek - Opinion
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Vilsack urges strategy in political fights
WASHINGTON — In his first major speech since the election, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Dec. 6 directly addressed Republican criticism of the Obama administration during the election campaign, and said that leaders in rural America need to take on a “new attitude” that replaces “trying to preserve what we’ve got” with “a growth mindset.”
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — In his first major speech since the election, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Dec. 6 directly addressed Republican criticism of the Obama administration during the election campaign, and said that leaders in rural America need to take on a “new attitude” that replaces “trying to preserve what we’ve got” with “a growth mindset.”
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Agweek - News
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House Ag Committee set to OK cut in food stamp program
The House Agriculture Committee is considering a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.
Wednesday, May, 15, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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The House Agriculture Committee is considering a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.
Wednesday, May, 15, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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EWG study criticizes crop insurance
WASHINGTON — As the Senate makes plans to take up the farm bill, the Environmental Working Group last week released a study of crop insurance that shows some farms get big premium subsidies including those in North Dakota and Minnesota and urged Congress to consider releasing the names of crop insurance beneficiaries and putting limits on the subsidies.
Monday, June, 04, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — As the Senate makes plans to take up the farm bill, the Environmental Working Group last week released a study of crop insurance that shows some farms get big premium subsidies including those in North Dakota and Minnesota and urged Congress to consider releasing the names of crop insurance beneficiaries and putting limits on the subsidies.
Monday, June, 04, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Peterson: farm bill unlikely soon
Don’t expect a new farm bill by the time Congress bails out of Washington next week for the fall election, Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said Friday.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Don’t expect a new farm bill by the time Congress bails out of Washington next week for the fall election, Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said Friday.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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EU, US start free trade talks
The United States and European Union aim to start negotiating a vast Transatlantic free trade pact by June, though the plan confirmed on Wednesday faces many hurdles before it might help revive the world’s top two economies.
Thursday, February, 14, 2013 - Reuters - News
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The United States and European Union aim to start negotiating a vast Transatlantic free trade pact by June, though the plan confirmed on Wednesday faces many hurdles before it might help revive the world’s top two economies.
Thursday, February, 14, 2013 - Reuters - News
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