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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, November 09, 2024
WASHINGTON, Mar. 9, 2017 - The House Agriculture Committee continues a series of hearings on the next farm bill today, and there will be a spotlight on dozens of programs that won’t have funding unless Congress comes up with more money.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - In a decision issued Tuesday morning, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a Motion for Preliminary Injunction from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe which argued that completion of the Dakota Access pipeline would violate the tribe's religious freedom rights.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - There’s a major new farm bill proposal on the table. The National Milk Producers Federation is recommending a series of changes to the Margin Protection Program to ensure dairy producers have a better shot at getting payments under the plan.
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2016 – Trump administration threats to impose deep budget cuts focused on the Obama administration’s climate policies include sharp reductions in federally funded scientific research.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 7, 2017 - Anti-hunger activists target next farm bill * USDA says it has contained bird flu outbreak * Spain could profit from U.S. bird flu
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - Does subsidizing farmers lower food costs? Modern farm programs aren’t supposed to affect farmers’ production decisions, and it’s been hard for policy makers to argue that farm programs save consumers money.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - With backing from President Trump, House Republicans are preparing to push through legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would have broad implications for farmers and small businesses.
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2017 - The Senate is taking the final congressional step this week to kill the Obama administration’s overhaul of the way the Bureau of Land Management makes land-use decisions.
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