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Jan. 31 deadline looms for SCO, STAX in some counties

While many growers will have until the end of March to make farm program choices, those who are interested in signing up for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Stacked Income Protection Plan for Upland Cotton (STAX) must make a decision before the sales closing dates fo
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Pet popularity a boon to U.S. agriculture

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2015 ` The U.S. pet industry is in the midst of a bullish expansion phase for both pet nutrition and care, following the recession slowdown, making dogs and cats rising consumers of livestock industry and other farm and fishery products.
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West Coast ports backlog costing ag exporters millions

A dispute between U.S. West Coast port operators and dockworkers will continue to cost American agricultural exporters millions of dollars a day because their containers, many with perishable products, are waylaid on jam-packed docks where ship loadings are weeks in arrears.
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Up next: Focus on budget and potential cuts

The budget issue will be coming into sharper focus as Republicans plan how to use their control of both the Senate and House to make deeper cuts in spending. Nutrition assistance and farm programs could potentially be vulnerable to cuts, depending on how far GOP congressional leaders decid
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