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Senate ag committee passes farm bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill on April 26 that is remarkable for receiving a strong committee vote and for the unhappiness and isolation of committee members representing the South, who do not think the bill treated cotton, rice and peanut farmers fairly and did not vote to send the bill to the full Senate.

By Jerry Hagstrom , April 30, 2012

Keeping the farm economy strong

WASHINGTON — In December, when the first new Massey Ferguson tractor built in America in many years rolled off the AGCO assembly line in Jackson, Minn., it was a sure sign that the farm economy is helping to lead the economic recovery in Minnesota and across the country.

By Al Franken , April 09, 2012

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Budget deliberations

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said March 20 he will review how farm groups that reacted negatively to President Barack Obama’s proposed budget cuts in farm programs react to the $30 billion cut over 10 years that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., proposed, while House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said he would be careful about “reading too much” into either Obama or Ryan’s budgets.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 26, 2012

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Ryan budget cuts $180 billion from farm bill programs

WASHINGTON — Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said March 21 that the budget proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would cut the Agriculture Department budget by $180 billion over 10 years and hurt programs important to North Dakota while other Democrats and farm leaders also criticized the Ryan proposal.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 22, 2012

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Negotiations heat up

WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture ranking member Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said March 13 that the best way for the farm bill to pass this year might be to attach it to another bill that could use the budget authority from the proposed $23 billion cut over 10 years in farm spending.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 19, 2012

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Industry reacts to Obama's budget

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The crop insurance industry reacted negatively to President Barack Obama’s proposed budget that includes cuts to crop insurance programs while the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, which could be considered at the opposite end of the political spectrum, found the proposal dull.

By Jerry Hagstrom , February 20, 2012

THUNE: Challenging environment confronts farm bill work

As a member of Congress representing South Dakota in both the U.S. House and Senate, and a member of the Agriculture Committee in both bodies, I have had the privilege of being actively involved when the last three farm bills were written.

By US Sen. John Thune , February 17, 2012

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USDA says it will close 259 offices

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, labs and other facilities as part of an effort to save $150 million per year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Jan. 9.

By Michael J. Crumb , January 09, 2012

Feds tighten belt by cutting agriculture reports

PIERRE, S.D. — When farmers need to check honey prices so they can decide whether to sell, there's been a report for that. And when catfish and sheep farmers want to check production in their industries, there've been reports for that, too.

By Chet Brokaw , October 28, 2011

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How will debt bill affect farm programs?

STOWE, Vt. — In an Aug. 3 videoconference discussion of the impact of the new debt ceiling and deficit reduction law House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn, said:

By Jerry Hagstrom , August 08, 2011

Agriculture struggles showcase budget problems

ST. PAUL – Members of the Minnesota House agriculture finance committee have been looking through their budget for potential cuts.

By Don Davis, Forum News Service , March 13, 2010

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Ag committee votes for no budget cuts

WASHINGTON — The House Agriculture Committee voted unanimously March 3 to tell the House Budget Committee not to cut any agriculture programs in the fiscal year 2011 budget, but House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said he still will move forward with his plan to consider cuts if Congress should go through the reconciliation process.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 08, 2010

Ag budget gets mixed reaction

WASHINGTON — House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Feb. 24 that the she is pleased with the Obama administration’s requests in the fiscal year 2011 budget to increase domestic nutrition, but questions whether the administration’s plans for a national animal identification program run by the states can work.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 01, 2010

Vets gain, farmers cut in House budget bill

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House would give veterans programs more money, but delay or eliminate some agriculture spending.

By Don Davis , April 24, 2009

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Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack: Budget maintains farm safety net

With his 2010 budget, President Obama is doing what he pledged to do during the campaign. He’s investing in our rural economy and providing farmers with protection from unforeseeable natural disasters and market disruptions. This budget seeks to provide family farmers the stability and predictability they need to stay in business.

March 15, 2009

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