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Senate farm bill not a sure thing
WASHINGTON — Forty-five senators and a wide range of national farm and commodity groups have urged Senate leaders to bring the farm bill that passed the Senate Agriculture Committee on April 26 to the floor, but most southern senators and rice and peanut growers remain opposed to the bill. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., have said they will take a different approach.
Monday, May, 21, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — Forty-five senators and a wide range of national farm and commodity groups have urged Senate leaders to bring the farm bill that passed the Senate Agriculture Committee on April 26 to the floor, but most southern senators and rice and peanut growers remain opposed to the bill. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., have said they will take a different approach.
Monday, May, 21, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Senate votes to proceed on farm bill
Bill eliminates direct payments, expands crop insurance for produce
Monday, June, 11, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Bill eliminates direct payments, expands crop insurance for produce
Monday, June, 11, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Senate passes farm bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a new farm bill on June 21, putting pressure on the House to pass a bill before the 2008 farm bill expires on Sept. 30.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a new farm bill on June 21, putting pressure on the House to pass a bill before the 2008 farm bill expires on Sept. 30.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Senate will debate farm bill May 21
The Senate is expected to begin debate May 21 on a new farm bill that the Senate Agriculture Committee approved on May 14.
Thursday, May, 16, 2013 - Agweek - News
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The Senate is expected to begin debate May 21 on a new farm bill that the Senate Agriculture Committee approved on May 14.
Thursday, May, 16, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Farm bill stalled
WASHINGTON — With the farm bill stalled on the Senate floor, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on June 14 introduced an amendment to raise target prices and continue countercylical payments for the next five years that may be the key to get the farm bill through the Senate.
Friday, June, 15, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — With the farm bill stalled on the Senate floor, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on June 14 introduced an amendment to raise target prices and continue countercylical payments for the next five years that may be the key to get the farm bill through the Senate.
Friday, June, 15, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Senate votes to proceed on farm bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-8 today on a motion to proceed on the farm bill, and the White House issued a strong statement of support in favor of the bill, although the administration wants further cuts to crop insurance and commodity program spending.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-8 today on a motion to proceed on the farm bill, and the White House issued a strong statement of support in favor of the bill, although the administration wants further cuts to crop insurance and commodity program spending.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Senate rejects amendment to end sugar program
WASHINGTON — The Senate on June 13 debated and rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and others to end the sugar program.
Thursday, June, 14, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on June 13 debated and rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and others to end the sugar program.
Thursday, June, 14, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Crop insurance under fire
WASHINGTON — The American Association of Crop Insurers and the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau are urging the Senate to reject all the amendments that would change the crop insurance section of the farm bill but reform coalitions are urging the senators to consider passing them.
Tuesday, June, 12, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — The American Association of Crop Insurers and the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau are urging the Senate to reject all the amendments that would change the crop insurance section of the farm bill but reform coalitions are urging the senators to consider passing them.
Tuesday, June, 12, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Senate Ag Committee approves massive farm bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee has approved a massive five-year farm bill that would cut spending while also creating new subsidies for farmers.
Tuesday, May, 14, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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The Senate Agriculture Committee has approved a massive five-year farm bill that would cut spending while also creating new subsidies for farmers.
Tuesday, May, 14, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Democrat Heitkamp wins ND Senate race
Democrat Heidi Heitkamp averted a Republican sweep in North Dakota’s top races with a narrow defeat of Republican Rep. Rick Berg in the U.S. Senate race.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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Democrat Heidi Heitkamp averted a Republican sweep in North Dakota’s top races with a narrow defeat of Republican Rep. Rick Berg in the U.S. Senate race.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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Senate weighs farm bill overhauling ag programs
WASHINGTON - The farm bill under debate in the Senate would be the nation’s first major overhaul of federal agriculture programs in decades, including an end to the policy of paying farmers whether they grow crops or not.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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WASHINGTON - The farm bill under debate in the Senate would be the nation’s first major overhaul of federal agriculture programs in decades, including an end to the policy of paying farmers whether they grow crops or not.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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Senate Ag Committee receives farm bill draft; see it here
The Senate Ag Committee today received a farm bill draft to consider. Follow the link to read it.
Thursday, May, 09, 2013 - Agweek - News
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The Senate Ag Committee today received a farm bill draft to consider. Follow the link to read it.
Thursday, May, 09, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Separate path for farm labor in Senate immigration plan
Agricultural laborers would be on a separate path to U.S. citizenship than other undocumented workers in the immigration reforms proposed by eight senators on Monday that cited the importance of feeding America.
Tuesday, January, 29, 2013 - Reuters - News
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Agricultural laborers would be on a separate path to U.S. citizenship than other undocumented workers in the immigration reforms proposed by eight senators on Monday that cited the importance of feeding America.
Tuesday, January, 29, 2013 - Reuters - News
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Senate Ag Committee chair tours N.D.
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said that retiring Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., is a close ally in the Senate and that she needs a fighter with a heart for public service — like Heidi Heitkamp — to replace him.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
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U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said that retiring Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., is a close ally in the Senate and that she needs a fighter with a heart for public service — like Heidi Heitkamp — to replace him.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
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House, Senate agree to 1 year farm bill extension
WASHINGTON — The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices next month.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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WASHINGTON — The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices next month.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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ND senators decry crop insurance, conservation compliance link
The Senate farm bill scheduled for debate May 21 would link crop insurance to conservation compliance, significantly affecting North Dakota farmers who drained wetlands to allow more room for valuable crops. The House bill does not link the two.
Thursday, May, 16, 2013 - Agweek - News
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The Senate farm bill scheduled for debate May 21 would link crop insurance to conservation compliance, significantly affecting North Dakota farmers who drained wetlands to allow more room for valuable crops. The House bill does not link the two.
Thursday, May, 16, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Senate sportsmen's bill needs work
Legislation would impose on land-use rights
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Agweek - Opinion
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Legislation would impose on land-use rights
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Agweek - Opinion
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he thinks farm programs have not put farmers on the land or even kept them there, but that crop insurance is important as a safety net.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he thinks farm programs have not put farmers on the land or even kept them there, but that crop insurance is important as a safety net.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
The House Ag Committee has scheduled a markup for May 15.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - News
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The House Ag Committee has scheduled a markup for May 15.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Minn. senator to introduce GMO food labeling bill
Minnesota Sen. John Marty plans to introduce a bill Thursday requiring the labeling of genetically engineered food and seed sold in Minnesota.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Minnesota Sen. John Marty plans to introduce a bill Thursday requiring the labeling of genetically engineered food and seed sold in Minnesota.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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