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Futures off as Congress heads for another showdown
2013-01-03 16:59:50| Apparel - Topix.net
U.S. stock futures slipped Thursday with some retailers posting lackluster sales for December and a new fight looming in Congress.
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Congress extends farm bill, still manages to screw sustainable farmers
2013-01-03 14:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Is something always better than nothing? In the case of the farm bill extension that was buried in Tuesdays last minute fiscal cliff deal, maybe not. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) calls the deal - which will provide $5 billion in subsidies to industrial-scale corn, soy, and wheat farmers while short-changing local food, organics, and beginning farmers, and decimating on-farm conservation efforts - deeply flawed. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), meanwhile, has referred...
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Congress speaks, tech investors party - like it's 2013
2013-01-02 22:17:17| CNET News.com
And what a start for 2013 as Congress's fiscal cliff resolution sends tech to big gains on the year's first day of trading. [Read more]
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With Extension Passed, ASA Calls on 113th Congress to Commit to a New Farm Bill
2013-01-02 17:03:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: American Soybean Association With a vote of 257-167 late Tuesday night, the House of Representatives concurred with the Senate in passing a package to avert the fiscal cliff that includes an extension of the 2008 Farm Bill, funding and authorizing key farm, research and nutrition programs through the end of the 2013 fiscal year in September. American Soybean Association (ASA) President Danny Murphy, a soybean farmer from Canton, Miss., released the following statement on the vote: read more
NCGA: Congress Farm Bill Failure Hampers America
2013-01-02 16:51:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: National Corn Growers Association National Corn Growers Association President Pam Johnson released the following statement in response to Congress inaction to pass a new five-year farm bill before the end of 2012: read more
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