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Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, announced tonight that the Committee will begin marking up the 2012 Farm Bill on Thursday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the Committee’s hearing room, 328-A of the Russell Senate Office Building.

Witnesses defended Rural Development program benefits during the first of eight 2012 Farm Bill subcommittee hearings of the House Agriculture

U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, lost his primary in Pennsylvania’s 17th District last night to Democratic challenger Matt Cartwright, 57% to 43%.

U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, lost his primary in Pennsyvania’s 17th District last night to Democratic challenger Matt Cartwright, 57% to 43%.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an adult dairy cow from central California.

Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow postponed the farm bill markup

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched the Global Food Policy Report, the first in a new annual series.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released its farm policy report today, “Ensuring the Harvest: Crop Insurance and Credit for a Healthy Farm and Food Future,” which recommends USDA offer a whole-farm revenue insurance program for diversified, small and organic farms.

the Agri-Pulse team reviewed the legislative text and tried to point out some of the highlights of the Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, and Ranking Member Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, are winning kudos in a letter from the Agricultural Export Coalition.