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No Farm Bill Deal Until after New Year
2013-12-24 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - As expected, the 2013 farm bill will wait until January for passage.
Changing US Farm Bill to Address M-COOL Could End WTO Trade Action
2013-12-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US & CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council suggests changes to the US Farm Bill to address concerns related to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling could end the need for Canada and Mexico to continue their case against the US at the World Trade Organization, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Vilsack Lobbies for New Farm Bill to Support Ag Trade
2013-12-20 18:25:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack just wrote the following report on the need for a new farm bill to support agricultural exports. “Over the course of 2013, we’ve seen yet another banner year for U.S. agricultural exports. Exports of U.S. farm and ranch products reached a record $140.9 billion in 2013 and supported about a million U.S. jobs. In fact, compared to the previous five-year period from 2004-2008, U.S. agricultural exports from 2009-2013 increased by a total of nearly $230 billion. read more
House Passes Short-term Farm Bill Extension
2013-12-16 23:44:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The House of Representatives by voice vote passed a short term farm bill extension before it left for its Christmas recess. The bill extends the current farm bill until January 31, 2014. Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said, The progress we have made certainly has been incredible and we are on the verge. This is an opportunity for members to cast a vote to acknowledge to the folks back home that no matter what happens in the negotiations process, we will not have a dairy cliff. We will not have uncertainty for producers and ultimately the American consumers. read more
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House Passes Stopgap Farm Bill
2013-12-13 16:13:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Reuters With the new U.S. farm bill a month away from completion, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a stopgap extension of current law to avoid the “dairy cliff” although some lawmakers called the threat of high milk prices a fiction, according to a report filed by Reuters. The House passed the extension until Jan. 31, 2014 on a voice vote after less than 10 minutes of debate. read more
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