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2013/06/18 04:10
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The debate over the 5-year Farm Bill is waging on in Washington and the water is muddier than ever. Last week the senate passed a version of the farms bill on a bi-partisan vote. Now, for the second...
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2013/06/18 03:36
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The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, 5-year Farm Bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could leave some Americans hungry. The House is preparing...
2013/06/18 03:15
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The amendment to the broad-reaching federal law, introduced by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is bad policy that would override the wishes of Californians and threaten progressive anti-cruelty laws such as...
2013/06/18 02:42
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Approval of a massive Farm Bill — and the cost of a gallon of milk — could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week. An overhaul of dairy...
2013/06/18 02:20
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A year after they failed to pass a Farm Bill and suffered for it in several big congressional races, House Republicans think they’ve finally got the right balance to fund agricultural programs while...
2013/06/18 02:01
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HARTFORD -- Maine has joined Connecticut in requiring labels on genetically modified food, but more states must do the same for the laws to take effect. In all, 28 states considered genetic labeling...
2013/06/18 01:29
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Take, for example, SNAP: the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. Most Americans won't recognize the formal name, and many don't know that House Republicans...
2013/06/18 00:06
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WASHINGTON >> Tucked deep in the 1,198-page House agriculture policy legislation is an initiative to guarantee prices for sushi rice. So too is insurance for alfalfa and a marketing plan for Christmas...
2013/06/18 00:05
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Airbus and Boeing won purchase pledges on lucrative long-haul wide-body jets at the Paris Air Show Monday, raising hopes that demand is recovering from the global recession. Signaling an uptick, the...
2013/06/17 22:56
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Farm Bill Changes May Affect Rural Hospital Improvement Posted at: 06/17/2013 5:12 PM | Updated at: 06/17/2013 5:36 PM The Farm Bill is scheduled to be discussed in the U.S. House this week, and the...
2013/06/17 22:53
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Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, announced Monday that he has filed amendments in the House to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – also known as food stamps – from the five-year farm...
2013/06/17 21:05
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Some editorial discussion on collecting, and spending, taxpayer dollars: While it may not be the best time for a tax increase — is there ever a good time? — with effects of the Great Recession...
2013/06/17 20:10
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2013/06/17 19:34
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The U.S. House of Representatives is set for a Farm Bill debate this week, and now House Speaker John Boehner has thrown his hat in for a new Farm Bill. Previously Boehner’s support was discounted...
2013/06/17 18:58
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Three days and $13.37 later, Rep. Doris Matsui of Sacramento said she was struck by how challenging it was to eat properly on a food-stamp budget. Matsui was among 30 House Democrats who took part in...
2013/06/17 18:43
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... local Congressmen talk agreement on key issues Print this ArticleEmail this Article POUGHKEEPSIE – Two local congressman on opposite sides of the political aisle talked of common ground on food...
2013/06/17 18:21
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A customer pays for fruit at a market. (credit: SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A North Texas Congressman has been going hungry in Washington, D.C. Congressman Marc Veasey,...
2013/06/17 17:11
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Bill could hinge on dairy vote Mary Clare Jalonick Associated PressPublished:June 17, 2013 1:00PM WASHINGTON (AP) -- Approval of a massive Farm Bill -- and the cost of a gallon of milk -- could...
2013/06/17 16:52
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The latest version of broad legislation defining the nation's agricultural and food assistance policy — the so-called Farm Bill — takes the important step of ending direct payments to farmers...
2013/06/17 16:16
2013/06/17 16:16
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This Feb. 11, 2009, file photo shows a shopper looking over the milk aisle at the Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier, Vt. Approval of a massive Farm Bill -- and the cost of a gallon of milk -- could...