Produce farmers cheer farm bill

iht.com     May 15, 2008            

Fruit and vegetable farmers would reap a bonanza of new money in a giant farm bill passed by the House on Wednesday that for the first time includes significant expenditures for produce growers. Money for traditional commodity subsidies, food stamps and other programs in the $290 billion bill... [read full story]                

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Farm Bill Takes Prisoners

forbes.com     May 12, 2008          

Nutrition programs and food banks are being held hostage by endless debate. Congress can set them free. ... Congress and the White House appear headed for a final showdown on a new farm bill this week. Whether the bill has enough support to override--two-thirds from both...                

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House and Senate to vote on national farm bill

publicradio.org     May 12, 2008          

The US House and Senate will vote this week on a $300 billion farm bill. Congressional negotiators reached an agreement on a deal last week. ... by Minnesota News Network, MNN St. Paul, Minn. — A new five-year farm bill is ready for final approval in the U.S. House and...                

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Farm Bill

healthline.com     May 12, 2008          

The House and Senate finally reached agreement this week on the almost $300 billion five-year farm bill last week. Word is that President Bush is going to veto the bill, but work is already being done to override the veto. Some of the people who will benefit are the...                

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U.S. farm bill could run afoul of global trade rules

iht.com     May 12, 2008          

Critics of the $285 billion farm bill warn that it will inflame relations with trading partners and provoke challenges at the World Trade Organization. ... The $285 billion farm bill presented by congressional leaders last week after months of negotiations might set the...                

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Latest farm bill still needs pruning

gjsentinel.com     May 12, 2008          

A new farm bill, the seeds of which were planted more than a year ago, could finally bear political fruit this week. A compromise hammered out last week by a House and Senate conference committee is to go to both chambers for a vote. ... A new farm bill, the seeds of...                

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Farm Bill affects Florida

am850.com     May 12, 2008          

Florida's farmers cheer for crop legislation. ... Congress passes a farm bill every five years, but this year the bill extends 2.5 million dollars to speciality crop producers. Chair of the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida, Tom Spreen,...                

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Seven Reasons to Veto the Farm Bill

heritage.org     May 12, 2008          

Since the enactment of the last farm bill in 2002, crop prices and net farm income have more than doubled. Yet the new farm bill would expand the $25 billion farm-subsidy system by raising payment rates and creating new subsidies. President Bush should veto Congress's attempt to increase the...                

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Conner continues to hammer away against farm bill

brownfieldnetwork.com     May 12, 2008          

Deputy U.S. Ag Secretary Chuck Conner is continuing to hammer home the Bush administration’s opposition to the farm bill Congress is likely to vote on this week. According to Conner, an extension of the 2002 farm law is preferable to the House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Report published over the...                

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Farming At Root Of All Politics

nwaonline.net     May 13, 2008          

Statewide elections usually are decided by Arkansas farm politics from the eastern part of the state. ... For the most part, Arkansas Democrats have managed to remain knowledgeable about and sensitive to Delta farmers' issues -- about rice, soybeans, cotton, winter...                

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AFBF's Views on Bipartisan Farm Bill Package

thepoultrysite.com     May 13, 2008          

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following is a statement made by Mr. Bob Stallman, AFBF's President regarding the bipartisan farm bill package. ... The bill continues to provide a basic, no frills safety net for America’s farmers and it increases support for hungry Americans and...                

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