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Broad coalition opposes farm bill cuts
2015-03-02 00:17:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. A diverse coalition of nearly 400 organizations representing agriculture, conservation, rural development and religious groups have written the leadership of the House and Senate Budget Committees urging them to reject any requests to cut programs within the farm bill. read more
2014 farm bill decisions: The choice of ARC or PLC, and more
2014-12-08 22:55:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The process of enrolling in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program, which began in October and runs through spring, requires farmers to update their base acres and yields, then make a one-time decision for the program they will use for the next five years. read more
2014 Farm Bill program implementation progress
2014-08-07 21:39:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
2014 Farm Bill program implementation progress Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced continued progress on implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), which President Obama signed into law nearly six months ago on Feb. 7, 2014. The 2014 Farm Bill reforms agricultural policy, reduces the deficit, and helps grow America’s economy. read more
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Farm bill program decision time
2014-08-05 19:41:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Farm operators and land owners will have several one-time choices to make in the coming months regarding their farm program participation for the 2014-2018 crop years. Since the commodity farm program choices are for five years, land owner approval and signatures will be required on all cash and share rented farm land. Some of the choices include: reallocation of crop base acres, farm program payment yields and risk programs. Focus on Ag read more
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley vetoes bill delaying wind farm projects
2014-05-16 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Friday vetoed a bill that would have delayed -- and likely derailed -- a proposed wind farm in Somerset County, saying the legislation would send "a chilling message' to the clean-energy industry if it became law. The governor's decision was praised by environmentalists and some officials on the Eastern Shore as a way to bring much-needed jobs and green energy to a part of the state that is struggling economically. But it ran counter to the wishes of U.S....
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