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Bipartisan Effort Leads to Senate OK of Farm Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday completed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that cuts farm subsidies and land conservation spending by about $2 billion a year but largely protects sugar growers and some 46 million food stamp beneficiaries.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Associated Press - News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday completed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that cuts farm subsidies and land conservation spending by about $2 billion a year but largely protects sugar growers and some 46 million food stamp beneficiaries.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Associated Press - News
Berg Wants Farm Bill Brought Before Full House
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Rep. Rick Berg says is asking House leaders to bring the 2012 Farm Bill up for a vote by the full chamber as quickly as possible.
Thursday, July, 12, 2012 - - News
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Rep. Rick Berg says is asking House leaders to bring the 2012 Farm Bill up for a vote by the full chamber as quickly as possible.
Thursday, July, 12, 2012 - - News
Experts Say Farm Bill Push Might be Futile Effort
(AP) — North Dakota political leaders are urging Congress to pass a new farm bill before this fall, but a former state governor and U.S. agriculture secretary from the state says it probably won't happen. A North Dakota State University researcher says it really doesn't matter.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - Associated Press - News
(AP) — North Dakota political leaders are urging Congress to pass a new farm bill before this fall, but a former state governor and U.S. agriculture secretary from the state says it probably won't happen. A North Dakota State University researcher says it really doesn't matter.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - Associated Press - News
Rep. Collin Peterson Outlines Likely Cuts to Farm Bill
Cuts to food stamps, school lunch programs likely
CROOKSTON, MN (WDAZ-TV) - Congressman Collin Peterson says everybody is going to have to make sacrifices in order to get the new Farm Bill passed.
Tuesday, May, 22, 2012 - WDAZ - 6
Cuts to food stamps, school lunch programs likely
CROOKSTON, MN (WDAZ-TV) - Congressman Collin Peterson says everybody is going to have to make sacrifices in order to get the new Farm Bill passed.
Tuesday, May, 22, 2012 - WDAZ - 6
Farm Bill Set to Expire this Month
Many in the Ag industry are feeling frustrated after lawmakers in Washington fail to pass a new farm bill.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - WDAZ - News
Many in the Ag industry are feeling frustrated after lawmakers in Washington fail to pass a new farm bill.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - WDAZ - News
Little Optimism for Timely Passage of New Farm Bill
Congressman Collin Peterson says he is not optimistic a new farm bill will pass anytime soon.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - WDAZ - News
Congressman Collin Peterson says he is not optimistic a new farm bill will pass anytime soon.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - WDAZ - News
Heitkamp, farmers push for 2013 Farm Bill
The push is on to pass a 2013 Farm Bill. Today Senator Heidi Heitkamp held a roundtable discussion for farm groups across the state to weigh in with their top priorities.
Tuesday, May, 14, 2013 - WDAZ - News
The push is on to pass a 2013 Farm Bill. Today Senator Heidi Heitkamp held a roundtable discussion for farm groups across the state to weigh in with their top priorities.
Tuesday, May, 14, 2013 - WDAZ - News
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Stabenow Pushes Sequestration Package
Senate Democrats will offer a sequestration package that would eliminate the direct payments package for savings of $27.5 billion, avoid all sequestration-related U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts including meat inspections, and fund disaster assistance and all the programs that were left out of the extension of the farm bill, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said late on Feb. 14.
Tuesday, February, 19, 2013 - Agweek - News
Senate Democrats will offer a sequestration package that would eliminate the direct payments package for savings of $27.5 billion, avoid all sequestration-related U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts including meat inspections, and fund disaster assistance and all the programs that were left out of the extension of the farm bill, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said late on Feb. 14.
Tuesday, February, 19, 2013 - Agweek - News
Heitkamp, US Senate Ag Chair to Host Farm Forums
The chairwoman of the U.S. Senate's Agriculture Committee is hosting North Dakota farm forums later this month with North Dakota Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp.
Tuesday, July, 17, 2012 - - News
The chairwoman of the U.S. Senate's Agriculture Committee is hosting North Dakota farm forums later this month with North Dakota Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp.
Tuesday, July, 17, 2012 - - News
USDA to cut $152 million from direct payments for all farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will cut the direct payments for all crop farmers by 8.5 percent this year, not just for farmers who would be required to pay back certain other payments, a representative for the USDA’s Farm Service Agency has confirmed to Agweek.
Wednesday, April, 03, 2013 - Agweek - News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will cut the direct payments for all crop farmers by 8.5 percent this year, not just for farmers who would be required to pay back certain other payments, a representative for the USDA’s Farm Service Agency has confirmed to Agweek.
Wednesday, April, 03, 2013 - Agweek - News
Ag Officials Discuss Tiling at Water Conference
Some local farmers are using drainage systems to keep their fields dry during times of flooding. Although there is some controversy about where that water goes, there are new ways to control the drainage and produce higher yields.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - WDAZ - News
Some local farmers are using drainage systems to keep their fields dry during times of flooding. Although there is some controversy about where that water goes, there are new ways to control the drainage and produce higher yields.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - WDAZ - News
Big farm show returns to Grand Forks February 20 and 21
Annual International Crop Expo will be held Feb. 20 and 21 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Tuesday, February, 12, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
Annual International Crop Expo will be held Feb. 20 and 21 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Tuesday, February, 12, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
Midwest Ranchers, Lawmakers Protest EPA Flyovers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Midwest ranchers have never been enamored with environmental regulators, but they really began to complain after learning that federal inspectors were flying over their land to look for problems.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Associated Press - News
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Midwest ranchers have never been enamored with environmental regulators, but they really began to complain after learning that federal inspectors were flying over their land to look for problems.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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