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Rays sues Dept. of Revenue over sales tax bill
2013-06-21 23:47:29| Food - Topix.net
The team argues it shouldn't have to pay taxes on meals that Tropicana Field concessionaire Centerplate serves in luxury suites.
NPPC Comments on Failed Farm Bill
2013-06-21 22:57:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is displeased that the House of Representatives on Thursday failed to approve the “Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013” (H.R. 1947). The bill failed on a vote of 195-234. The measure did not include the “Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments,” or Egg Bill, pushed by the Humane Society of the United States and strongly opposed by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). read more
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Houses Failure to Pass Farm Bill Labeled a 'True Injustice'
2013-06-21 22:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Grange “The House did the American people a true injustice today,” National Grange President Ed Luttrell said Thursday after learning that the legislative body failed to pass the Farm Bill in a 234-195 vote. The Grange, America's oldest agriculture and rural advocacy group, has been a significant supporter of the bill that Luttrell said would have offered stability to one of the nation's leading industries. read more
Vilsack: New Farm Bill Urgently Needed
2013-06-21 18:06:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_671834"); As the House of Representatives was rejecting a new farm bill on June 20, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was speaking in Lubbock, Texas, explaining why a new farm bill is needed for all Americans, and not just in rural areas. The farm bill "has something for everyone and its important to say that in order to be able to encourage, urban and suburban legislators to understand that this is a bill that impacts their constituents just as much as it impacts somebody on a farm or ranch," says Vilsack. read more
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House Farm Bill Fails On A 195-234 Vote
2013-06-21 16:19:00| Beef
David Bennett, Farm Press After the 195-234 defeat of the House of Representatives' farm bill measure, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association expressed its disappointment, sayin the defeat "places cattlemen and women behind the curve on having agriculture policy which not only provides certainty for producers nationwide, but also incorporates priorities important to the cattle industry. read more
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