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Second Farm Bill Extension A Possibility
2013-06-24 21:44:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Purdue University Three Purdue University agricultural economists agree that another extension of 2008 farm legislation is a distinct possibility following the U.S. House's defeat of the proposed farm bill. Chris Hurt, Otto Doering and Roman Keeney question whether Republican leadership in the House will allow debate on the contents of the farm bill again anytime soon. With the one-year extension set to expire at the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30, farmers could see another extension of the five-year agricultural spending plan. read more
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Second Farm Bill Extension Viewed as Likely
2013-06-24 21:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University A trio of agricultural economists from Purdue University view as likely another extension of the 2008 farm bill after last week’s failure of the House of Representatives to pass new farm legislation. read more
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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