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Senate Committee Clears Foxx for Top DOT Post
2013-06-11 20:12:13| ENR.com: Headline News
After unanimous approval by commerce committee, next step for nominee is floor vote.
Senate Passes 2013 Farm Bill
2013-06-11 17:51:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Conservation Districts With a vote of 66 to 27, the United States Senate voted to pass the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, better known as the 2013 Farm Bill. The focus now shifts to the House of Representatives, where work is reportedly scheduled to begin next week. read more
US Senate passes Farm Bill with more than $800M in mandatory funding for bioenergy programs
2013-06-11 11:30:18| Green Car Congress
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Final Farm Bill Up for Senate Vote Today
2013-06-10 22:38:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The Senate invoked cloture on the farm bill, which will allow senators to move forward and vote on final passage today at 5:30 p.m. Last week, over 120 agricultural organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging them to finish the farm bill in the next few days. The organizations said, This bill affects 16 million Americans whose livelihoods depend on agriculture. We must pass a farm bill this year to provide certainty to those individuals. We must cut unnecessary spending. We must ensure that consumers will continue to have a safe, healthy and affordable food supply. We must provide an effective farm and natural resource safety net. We must invest in initiatives that boost exports, and spur innovations in new industries. read more
BIO Applauds Senate Passage of 2013 Farm Bill
2013-06-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BIO thanked Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) and applauded Senate for including mandatory funding for Energy Title programs and eligibility for renewable chemicals in Farm Bill reauthorization legislation. In comment, BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood said reauthorization of Farm Bill energy programs and mandatory funding for energy title will help U.S. industrial biotech companies innovate and develop new products. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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