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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 – House Republicans advanced their “No Budget, No Pay†bill, that would withhold salaries from members of Congress if either chamber fails to approve a budget by April 15.
Members of Congress, industry leaders, and other distinguished guests were decked out in their finest to celebrate the 57th presidential inauguration and a bipartisan gala celebrating agriculture last night.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack frequently talks about the need for the U.S. Congress to pass a new farm bill, but he is moving ahead with sign-up for some of the programs extended from the 2008 farm bill
But direct payments will definitely be made in 2013, says House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla, who championed the payments in the battle over the extension of the 2008 farm bill
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that it will issue guidance in the near future to provide relief from the estimated tax penalty for farmers and fishermen
Significant changes need to be made with respect to the level of funding and types of funding needed to improve the capacity and ensure the long-term viability of the U.S. inland waterway infrastructure