Ag groups stress need for farm bill completion
Warning the financial security of America’s farmers and ranchers is in jeopardy, 16 agricultural organizations, including the American Farm Bureau [...]
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11, 2018
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10, 2018
USDA issues farm safety net, conservation payments
The United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to invest in rural America with more than $4.8 billion in payments [...]
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09, 2018
No deal yet on 2018 Farm Bill
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Current farm and nutrition legislation is set to expire Sunday evening with no replacement bill [...]
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03, 2018
USDA NIFA to support college ag programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced funding is available to support research, [...]
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02, 2018
New farm bill discussions highlight Ag Forum
By Blair Fannin AgriLife Today Farm economy experts at the recent Ag Forum in Austin told attendees to expect much [...]
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08, 2017
Texans share farm bill needs with House Ag Committee
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The future of the farm bill may be in lawmakers’ hands, but Tuesday, Texas farmers, [...]
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07, 2016
USDA safety net coverage enrollment ends Aug. 1
Farmers and ranchers who chose coverage from safety net programs—Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC)–have through Aug. [...]
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01, 2014
House passes 2014 Farm Bill
In a 251-166 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 2014 Farm Bill. The nearly 1,000-page bill [...]
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01, 2014
Stabenow optimistic about farm bill
No formal House-Senate conference has yet been scheduled, but Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said the principal farm bill [...]
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01, 2014
Exports, budget among USDA’s top issues this year
Immigration, a five-year farm bill, coexistence plans, agency budgets and programs for beginning farmers top the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]