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Farm Bill Debate Mimics The Division In America

2013-07-26 05:42:00| Beef

The differences between the two political camps are real and substantive, and they revolve around the role of government and to what degree the free market should be allowed to operate. My View From The Country read more

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Agri-Pulse Update: US Farm Bill Sees Progress

2013-07-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - Agri-Pulse Editor and Publisher Sara Wyant discusses the key events in Washington for the week ending Friday, July 19.

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Farmfest Forums to Cover Farm Bill, Renewable Energy, Ag Industry, Raising Livestock, Water Quality and Drainage

2013-07-23 22:55:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Farmfest will be held on August 6, 7 and 8 near the Gilfillan Estate, which is located 7 miles southeast of Redwood Falls, Minn. The 2013 edition of Farmfest will feature an exciting line-up of feature forums, which will be held in the new Wicks Buildings Farmfest Center on the Farmfest site. The forum schedule has a heavy emphasis on national and state agricultural policy issues, and on issues affecting the agriculture industry and rural Minnesota. Focus on Ag read more

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House Narrowly Passes Farm Bill minus Nutrition Title

2013-07-15 21:31:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The House of Representatives narrowly passed the 2013 five-year farm bill that excluded the nutrition title. This action abandoned four decades of farm bill precedent of combining farm and nutrition programs, established in 1973. As a result, the bill passed on a vote of 216-208 with 12 Republicans and all 196 Democrats voting against the bill. The bill also repeals permanent law (1949 and 1938 agricultural acts) and replaces it with the 2013 bill. This is a major concern to a number of agricultural groups because permanent law is the mechanism that has forced Congress in the past to pass a new farm bill and not revert back to the 1949 act. read more

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Unprecedented Vote Erodes Historic Bipartisan Farm Bill Support

2013-07-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - The US House of Representatives passed H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 on Thursday, 11 July.

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