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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
As the 2012 Farm Bill “train†rolls steadily ahead toward a markup in the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday, a wide variety of mostly southern farm groups are saying “not so fast.â€
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that enacting the Senate Agriculture Committee’s draft farm bill legislation would reduce direct federal spending by $26.4 billion over the 2013-2022 period
President Obama is leveraging the tax deadline to raise awareness that not everyone pays their fair share of taxes and push for what he calls the “Buffett rule†proposal.
President Barack Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced this afternoon that a free trade agreement with Colombia will go into effect on May 15.
Keep the livestock title in the 2012 Farm Bill. A coalition of farm and animal health organizations has a message for the House and Senate Ag Committees.
Vilsack announced USDA approval of a $5 million payment to Western Plains Energy, LLC. Funds will be used to support the construction of a biogas anaerobic digester.
The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND, said that, after the Easter recess, he plans to march ahead with long-promised plans to mark up a fiscal 2013 budget.