Threats to federal crop insurance loom
By Jessica Domel Field Editor A deal that was expected to save crop insurance programs from $3 billion in cuts [...]
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01, 2014
Senators discuss farm bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a cloture motion that will require 60 votes for passage, clearing the way [...]
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01, 2014
Farm bill moves forward
Thanks to action taken by House and Senate negotiators over the weekend, lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are expected to see [...]
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01, 2014
House moves forward on farm bill negotiations
There could be movement on the farm bill this week. According to Politico, members of the U.S. House who are [...]
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01, 2014
Lucas works to fix farm bill dairy language
Staff talks continue this week in an effort to reach an agreement on dairy language and payment limits on farm [...]
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01, 2014
Farm bill haggling over dairy policy
With a standoff over dairy policy, action on a farm bill conference report is likely to slip into late January. [...]
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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 [...]
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01, 2014
New farm bill in 2014?
With the House and Senate set to return early next week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not plan [...]