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STOWE, Vt., Aug. 2-Sugar policy should be in a good position in the next farm bill because of its no-cost status, said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) via videoconference today at the 28th International Sweetener Symposium.

The U.S. Senate voted 74-26 in favor of the debt ceiling compromise worked out between Congressional leaders and the White House.

While noting that it’s not completely done yet, President Barack Obama told the American people Sunday night during a special televised briefing that “leaders of both parties have found their way to compromise” on an agreement that will reduce the deficit and avoid default on the federal debt.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan debt ceiling bill by a vote of 269-161. The measure will cap spending, create a bipartisan congressional committee that will recommend future spending cuts, and require a vote on a balanced budget amendment in exchange for lifting the debt cei

the House approved the debt ceiling hike-deficit reduction bill on a 269 to 161 vote.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for August 2011.

Congressman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) told the 28th International Sweetener Symposium today via videoconference that agriculture should not be a scapegoat during the ongoing debt ceiling discussions.

A fact sheet produced by the Democratic Policy and Communications Center (DPCC) provides additional details about how lawmakers would work to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt ceiling under a compromise reached over the weekend.

Organic and specialty crop producers gathered in front of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry to encourage the continued support of a growing organic, fruit and vegetable industry in the next farm bill.

So how much are they going to cut out of agriculture as part of the latest debt deal? No one seems to know for sure, but the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Ranking Member has distinctly different views.