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The farm bill expired at midnight on Monday, leaving farmers and ranchers across the country guessing at what federal farm policy will look like when they…
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The farm bill is, once again, entering a critical stretch. As was the case last year, the current law expires at the end of September.There’s no election…
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Americans consume a lot of sweets. Even discounting all the high fructose corn syrup you find in soft drinks, the average consumer takes in about 40…
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Speaking at Leprino Foods in Greeley, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says lawmakers must act soon to pass a comprehensive five year farm bill.The…
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Republican leaders muster the votes to get passage of an abbreviated measure despite opposition from Democrats.
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The U.S. House passed its version of farm bill legislation Thursday.The revamped bill strips out funding for food aid and deals only with farm policy,…
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House Republicans made a second run at passing a farm bill on Thursday, weeks after seeing dozens of their own party vote against it the first time.
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In the past, the House might have let the Agriculture Committee have its way. Not this year. Democrats voted overwhelmingly against the bill, in large part because it cut an estimated $2 billion each year from nutrition programs like SNAP, or food stamps.
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In a stunning move, the U.S. House voted against approving farm bill legislation Thursday, leaving the bill's future up in the air.The House rejected the…
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As wildfires burn across Colorado, the state’s four Republican congressmen introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill aimed at adding additional air tankers…