Written with Derek Wallbank The House Agriculture Committee canceled tentative plans to draft a new farm bill after its top Democrat sought a commitment that the legislation will be considered by the full chamber, according to committee leaders. “There’s going to be no...
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A tractor cuts down corn in a field designated as zero yield on a farm in Vigo County near Terre Haute, Indiana.
House Panel Scraps Draft Farm Bill
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A corn field in Le Roy, Illinois.
Drought Aid Sinks as Congress Sits on Farm Bill, Vilsack Says
Written with Mark Drajem Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today mentioned submerging Washington D.C. under 20 feet of water — but it wasn’t meant as a threat to Congress for failing to pass a new farm bill. Vilsack, at a drought...
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Supporters for passage of a new agriculture law rally near the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012.
Fiscal Cliff Bonus Savings Offered: Un-sticking that Stuck Farm Bill
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is urging her party’s negotiators to throw another big piece of legislation into the mix during fiscal-cliff talks. Her suggestion: Look at the Senate-passed farm bill, S. 3240, according to spokesman Ben Becker. Bloomberg Government...
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Without a new farm bill, old legislation would gradually take effect in 2013, beginning with dairy programs in January. Photograph by Paul Sisul
Farm Bill Stalemate: No Crying Over Doubled Milk Prices Next Year
The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee says the $1-trillion agriculture bill the panel approved in July is out of his hands — and if milk prices double next year because Congress doesn’t act, it has only itself to...
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Organic produce at a Whole Foods Market in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Congress: A Food Policy Scorecard
Consumers who buy organic food and help fatten the coffers of grocers such as Whole Foods Market Inc. have a new tool to rate lawmakers on food issues. Food Policy Action, which includes as partners Stonyfield Farms Inc., Environmental Working...
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Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) and food stamps are accepted at the Dollar General Corp. store in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, U.S., on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011.
Food-Stamp Record: Quiet Report
While the lowest unemployment rate of President Barack Obama’s tenure dominated weekend economic news, a less-welcome statistic for the White House — a record number 0f food-stamp recipients — slipped by with barely a notice. About 46.68 million Americans received...
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