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Vilsack Urges Passage of New Farm Bill
2013-11-08 16:09:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says today’s release of Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition by USDA’s Economic Research Service points out the need for passage of a new farm bill. “Today's annual report by USDA's Economic Research Service - Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition - highlights the critical need for a new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill that will help to reverse troubling demographic and economic patterns in rural America. read more
Regulator blocks water bill rise bid
2013-11-08 10:19:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Ofwat, the water regulator, has confirmed that it has turned down Thames Water's request to increase customer bills by up to 8% next year.
Despite Incentive To Act Quickly, Farm Bill Progress Unlikely
2013-11-07 16:57:00| Beef
House and Senate farm bill conferees have begun meeting to hammer out a compromise on a new farm bill that is now two years overdue. While theres plenty of impetus to reach an agreement, there are also plenty of roadblocks. Hanging over the prospect of inaction, however, is the specter of the farm bill becoming part of a larger budget discussion, the results of which both chambers might not like. My View From The Country read more
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Bill de Blasio's biggest challenge is climate change
2013-11-07 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bill de Blasio, New York City's new mayor-elect, didn't spend much time during the campaign talking about climate change, but he'll likely spend a lot of his time at City Hall dealing with it. New York finds itself these days with an unusual conundrum: Its biggest problems are largely the byproduct of its biggest successes. Just 20 years ago, New York was, like American cities generally, blighted by rampant crime and less populated than at its mid-century heyday. Today, New York City's central...
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US Farm Bill Offers Opportunity to Correct US M-COOL
2013-11-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US & CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says discussions aimed at finalizing a new US farm bill offer an opportunity to correct US Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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