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Now the challenge is for a working coalition of folks to identify tweaks in the bill that can produce the couple dozen votes necessary for a majority of members to approve the bill

Now we are ready for House floor action.The question is whether the outcome will be different this year. At least Speaker Boehner is supporting this year’s version of the House Ag Committee bill. Odds improve with leadership support

This column is about The End of Big , The Fate of the States , and the Washington Post coverage of the Senate Farm Bill’s “rural” definitions.

Former Secretary Dan Glickman addressing the Chicago Council of Global Affairs last month said that "Water is the most important resource issue of our time."

A comparison of the two versions of the farm bill, Senate and House

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously today that Monsanto has the right to enforce its patent on Roundup Ready soybeans by prohibiting farmers from planting “second generation” seeds without compensation

Are you continuing to follow the conservation program established to protect highly erodible land and wetlands on your farm or ranch?

the Ag Committees have continued to chip away at Rural Development funding in recent years. Mandatory RD funding in Farm Bills has declined from $300 million in 1996 to $150 million in last year’s Senate bill and only $50 million in the House bill. Additionally, the Ag Committees have cut overall U

The prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and have entered the GMO discussion

The prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and have entered the GMO discussion