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Community Agriculture Alliance: US House and Senate pass Farm Bill
Steamboat Springs :: CO :: USA | 1 day ago
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House and the Senate agriculture committees passed their respective versions of the 2013 Farm Bill. The versions are more similar than they are different, giving farmers and ranchers hope that a comprehensive farm bill indeed will get passed before
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Crop insurance debate grows
Reading :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
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If there's a single theme to the farm debate before Congress, it's this transition from cash subsidies to an ever-expanding risk-management system that requires producers to put some skin in the game but can still cost taxpayers dearly. Continue
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Bid to end crop insurance subsidy for tobacco worries burley growers
Lexington :: KY :: USA | 3 days ago
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Kentucky tobacco growers are up in arms over a new proposal to eliminate federal crop insurance programs for tobacco...The Council for Burley Tobacco notified farmers of the proposed change Tuesday and asked them to contact Sen. Rand Paul, R-Bowling
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White House says more subsidy cuts needed in massive farm bill moving through Senate
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 5 days ago
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The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week. The bill would cost almost $100 billion a year over five years and would set policy for farm programs
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House panel OKs farm bill with food stamp cuts
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | 9 days ago
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The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. The panel rebuffed Democratic efforts to keep the food stamp program whole, as debate on the farm bill turned into a
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Wis. congressmen propose crop insurance changes
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 10 days ago
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Ron Kind and Tom Petri put forward a crop insurance reform plan Wednesday that they say will save the federal government $11 billion over the next 10 years. Kind, a Democrat, and Petri, a Republican, announced their plan as work continued in Congress
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Panel's approval of farm bill version riles Roberts
Hutchinson :: KS :: USA | 10 days ago
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The legislation, which would cost $100 billion annually, was approved 15-5 by the panel, largely thanks to a new top Republican on the committee who helped shape the current Senate legislation. Roberts, the ranking Ag Committee member last year, was
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Farm bill: Still a little something for everyone
New York City :: NY :: USA | 11 days ago
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There's still a little something for everyone in massive farm bills that Congress is considering this week, even though the legislation would cut billions of dollars from federal farm and food subsidies. The Senate version of the bill, to be
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Big Ag Agrees to Conserve Cropland, But At What Cost?
Washington :: DC :: USA | 16 days ago
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Taxpayers help subsidize crop insurance premiums for farmers to the tune of about $9 billion dollars , a figure that's growing each year. These policies protect farmers from major losses, and help support their income even if there's no loss of crops.
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Farmers want crop relief delinked from insurance
Nāgapattinam :: India | 17 days ago
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A team from the Centre on Wednesday inspected the measures initiated by the State government to mitigate drought conditions in Nagapattinam district. Making a strong case for tangible drought relief from the Centre, farmers who met the team at
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