Agricultural and Food Policy
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Posted August 19, 2008
Farm Service Agency Fact Sheet -
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Posted August 14, 2008
USDA FY 2009 Budget Summary
Posted August 12, 2008
Grain Contracts, High Prices, Floods and Failure to Deliver
Illinois Grain Insurance Fund: Protecting Farmers if an Elevator Fails
Posted August 7, 2008
AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARDS: The talks among ministers
meeting in Geneva from 21 July 2008 broke down on 29 July over the special
safeguard mechanism (SSM). What exactly is the problem?
Rice Tops List of Foods You Shouldn’t Live Without
Congressional Budget Office Monthly Budget Review
A look at McCain, Obama farm policies, The Associated Press
Posted August 6, 2008
USA Rice Federation Farm Bill Materials:
2008 Farm Bill Presentation, 7/08,
5 States' ACRE Comparison Charts, July 2008,
Summary: Key Provisions of Food, Conservation, & Energy
Act of 2008, 6/10/08
Posted July 31, 2008
Last-minute snag derails WTO negotiations
CRP acreage will not be allowed early exit
U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee Reviews Electricity Reliability in Rural Areas
Subcommittee Reviews Produce Traceability Issues as Salmonella Outbreak Investigation Continues
Posted July 29, 2008
Farm Foundation Publication: What’s Driving Food Prices
Posted July 18, 2008
Buy-in Waiver For Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs
Underway In New Farm Bill
House Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee Reviews Food Aid Delivery and
International Agriculture Development Assistance
Jul 17, 2008
USDA Loans Designated Soil for Each State and Territory
to Smithsonian Institution For Dig It! Exhibition USDA Honors Employees for
Involvement in Exhibit On July 18
Jul 17, 2008
USDA Announces Public Meeting July 22nd on Biopreferred
Labeling Program
Jul 17, 2008
USDA Seeking Board Members for Agricultural Exports
Award Program
Jul 17, 2008
USDA Awards $4.1 Million to Study Colony Collapse
Disorder
Jul 16, 2008
Schafer To Lead Bi-Partisan Congressional Delegation
Visit To Colombia
Jul 15, 2008
Schafer Announces an Additional $202.5 Million for Two
Voluntary Conservation Programs
Jul 11, 2008
USDA Announces $28.4 Million in Funding for Specialty
Crop Research
Jul 11, 2008
USDA Will List Retail Stores Receiving Recalled Meat
and Poultry Products
Posted July 14, 2008
Agriculture Committee Continues Review of Commodity Exchange Act Legislation
Posted July 11, 2008
July 11, 2008, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review legislative
proposals to amend the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). The hearing was the
first of three scheduled hearings to review CEA legislation and featured
testimony from members of Congress who have sponsored bills affecting
commodity futures trading.
Posted July 3, 2008
Latest farm government program information from Arkansas' Farm Service Agency
Posted June 27, 2008
Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Signup Underway in New Farm Bill
Top USDA Officials Discuss Farm Bill Implimentation
House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic
Agriculture Public Hearing: To review the status of pollinator health including
colony collapse disorder.
Secretary Schafer Calls
on Beef Industry to Voluntarily Adhere to Non-Ambulatory Cattle Ban While Final
Rule is Being Processed
Five things to watch in next year’s cotton market
USDA implementing new farm bill
Posted June 24, 2008
Eligibility of spouse easier under new farm bill
Global Agricultural Supply and Demand: Factors Contributing to the Recent Increase in Food Commodity Prices (PDF)
Posted June 19, 2008
Congress enacts farm bill over Bush veto, again
Washington Post
Farm bill again OKd over veto
Chicago Tribune, United
States
Farm Bill Is Approved
New York Times
US Congress overrides Bush veto,
approves farm bill
AFP
Bush vetos farm bill for second
time
AFP
Congress Overrides President Bush's Veto
of Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, June 18 Pelosi-Farm-Bill-vote
Earthtimes (press release)
NFU: House Overrides Farm Bill
Veto Again
CattleNetwork.com
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
Whitehouse.gov (press release)
News Minute: Farm bill veto
override...Flood relief...Tiger Woods ...
cbs4qc.com, IL
Farm bill passes...Offshore
drilling debate...Melanoma treatment ...
Reiten Television KXMB
Bismarck, ND
US Sen. Harkin: Statement on
President’s Call for Increased ...
IowaPolitics.com
Bush Presses Congress On Oil
Drilling
New York Sun
Livestock Highlights: Cattle On Feed,
Farm Bill, Tyson Beef
CattleNetwork.com, KS
WTO head slams new US Farm Bill
AFP
Farm Bill Veto is Overridden
ReptileChannel.com, CA
New Farm Bill in preparation,
requirements
Fort Scott Tribune, KS
Posted June 13, 2008
USDA DELIVERS FIRST ACTION FOR NEW 2008 FARM BILL - ANNOUNCING CROP LOAN,
LDP PROVISIONS AND LOAN RATES
Posted June 11, 2008
President Will Veto Farm Bill Again
Missouri Ruralist
Glitch Sends Farm Bill Back To President
Hillsboro Reporter
Farm bill goes 2nd round to fix
misprint
Chicago Tribune
LSU’s Coreil named to national farm bill committee
Delta Farm Press,
New farm bill provides higher returns for conservation-minded ...
Delta Farm Press, NE
They are calling it "Farm Bill 2."
Anniston Star (subscription), AL
Margaret Krome: Farm bill both
bad and good
The Capital Times, WI
Food safety on back burner
Seattle Times, United States -
'08 Farm Bill about much more
than farms
Kennebec Journal, ME
ATA comments on energy provisions in
Farm Bill legislation.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room, NY
Regional reaction to final Farm Bill
mixed
Northern Colorado Business Report, CO
Federal farm bill passes, but
impact on area farmers will take time
The Marshall Democrat-News, MO
Posted June 10, 2008
NCC conducting farm law informational meetings
Posted June 9, 2008
President Will Veto Farm Bill Again
Missouri Ruralist, MO
Glitch Sends Farm Bill Back To
President
Hillsboro Reporter
Farm bill goes 2nd round to fix
misprint
Chicago Tribune
Comprehensive farm bill filed in House
Manila Bulletin, Philippines
NFU: Senate Farm Bill Re-Vote
CattleNetwork.com
IN THE MAIL: Writer errs; ND does support farm bill
Grand Forks Herald, ND
WTO Chief: Farm Bill Sends Wrong Signal to Trade
Negotiators
Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI
Rice Grown In United States Contains Less-dangerous
Form Of Arsenic
Science Daily (press release)
Zoning of rice sales to mills to be lifted
Bangkok Post, Thailand
Posted June 6, 2008
Congress Re-Approves Farm Bill; Bush Veto Expected (Update1)
Bloomberg
Senate approves farm bill again
The Hill, DC
Senate Approves Complete Version Of Farm Bill
AHN
Congress sends complete 2008 Farm Bill to president
Brownfield
Senate passes new farm bill; veto promised
MarketWatch
Senate passes Farm Bill....again
Politico, DC
Senate Re-Votes on Farm Bill
American Agriculturist, PA
NFU: Senate Farm Bill Re-Vote
CattleNetwork.com, KS
Farm Bill contained balance and reform
Visalia Times-Delta, CA
Sowing More Big Government with the Farm Bill
Free Liberal, VA
Bush to veto new version of farm law: White House
Reuters
Posted June 4, 2008
WTO members slam US farm bill
Xinhua
Emerging economies slam new US farm bill
at WTO
International Herald Tribune
WTO chief slams US farm bill
BusinessWeek
WTO's Lamy says US farm bill poor trade
signal
Reuters
A Farm Bill for Hogs
Barron's
Sowing More Big Government with the Farm Bill
Gather.com, MA
Farm bill provides safety net for everyone
Indianapolis Star, United States
Who's to blame for Farm Bill snafu
Politico, DC
Farm bill fallout
BetterFarming.com,
Farm Bill and Climate Legislation Up for Senate
Farm Futures, IL
Letter: Walz praised for Farm Bill work
Worthington Daily Globe, MN
Farm-bill error causes deja vu on Capitol Hill
SmartBrief, DC
Congress Passing Farm Bill, Feeding Hundreds of
Thousands of Texans
DigitalJournal.com, Canada
Posted May 27, 2008
US farm bill attracts criticism at WTO talks
Reuters South Africa, South
Why we need the Farm Bill
Boston Globe
Our view: Farm bill shows return to
domestic priorities
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Bloated farm bill misses the point
Seattle Times, United States
KARL GUENTHER: Bush should sign farm bill
to provide a safety net
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Organic Farming Research Foundation Applauds Farm
Bill Victories
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Costing Out the Farm Bill and the Upcoming War
Spending Debate
PR Newswire (press release), NY
A few good ideas leaven farm bill, but overall
it's a shameful ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH
New farm bill helps Colorado
Denver Post, CO
Jolley: Talking About…Downer Cows, Ethanol, Farm
Bill, Korea ...
CattleNetwork.com, KS
Debate on farm bill seems off-subject to
Missouri Congressman
Missourinet.com, MO
Senate Overrides Farm Bill Veto
WebCPA, NY
Farmers frustrated by farm bill's earmarks
High Plains Journal, KS
Posted May 23, 2008
Farm Bill
Highlights
Congress Overrides Presidential Farm Bill Veto, 14 of 15 Farm Bill Titles
Enacted Into Law
Farm Bill Focus Now Shifts to Implementation, Jim Wiesemeyer
FARM BILL: Rural and urban areas will benefit
Atlanta Journal Constitution,
USA
Senate vote overrides Bush veto of farm bill
Seattle Times
Printing error forces revote on
farm bill
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Farm-Bill Veto Overridden
Despite Glitch
Washington Post
Glance: A look at programs and spending in
newly enacted farm bill
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
A look at farm bill
programs
The Associated Press
New Version of Farm Bill
Has Substantial Reform
RedOrbit
FACTBOX-Highlights of new
five-year US farm law
Reuters
Congress overrides Bush veto to enact
farm bill
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
Inspectors, defunct Bird, farm bill
Atlanta Journal Constitution,
USA
Farm Bill essential
The Coloradoan, CO
Bush Vetoes Farm Bill, Congress
Plans to Override
Informify, CO
Bush Farm Bill Veto Augurs Well For
Doha Round - Australia Min
CattleNetwork.com, KS
Posted May 22, 2008
To fix error, House to vote again on farm bill
Posted May 19, 2008
Subcommittee Reviews Dramatic Movements in Commodity Markets
McCain: I would honor NAFTA; veto farm bill
USA Today
New US Farm Bill will anger the world
Malaysia Star
Bush signs one-week extension of federal farm bill
Reuters
Farm bill highlights rich-poor debate
Christian Science Monitor
Veto on farm bill betrays farmers
Modesto Bee, CA
US Farm Bill Could Help Cellulosic Ethanol Production
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, NH
US Congress approves much applauded Farm Bill
PigProgress.net, Netherlands
Louisiana Lawmakers Back Federal Farm Bill
RedOrbit, TX
IN THE MAIL: Farm bill gives big boost to food aid
Grand Forks Herald, ND
Posted May 16, 2008
Bush's farm-bill veto
threat has little weight
Seattle Times, United
Veto-proof farm spending bill
passes Senate
San Francisco Chronicle
Senate gives farm bill the final
OK
Detroit Free Press
Senate Passes Farm Bill, But
Bush Still Plans Veto
Washington Post
Clinton scolds McCain for opposing
farm bill
The Associated Press
Clinton Uses Farm Bill to Link
McCain and Bush
Wall Street Journal Blogs
Clinton Ignores Middle East Flap, Stays
Down on the Farm
ABC News
McCain sees troops out of Iraq by 2013
Chicago Tribune
Farm bill
to aide Michigan agriculture
Chicago Tribune, United States
Farm Bill:
What Comes Next
American Agriculturist
Farm bill
votes show veto-proof margin
The Packer
Produce farmers cheer farm bill
The Times and Democrat
Lincoln: Farm Bill would survive
presidential veto
Benton County Daily Record, AR
Farm Bill
Passes US House, Senate
KTIV
Pioneer Editorial: Farm bill
good for Minnesota
Bemidji Pioneer
Senate passes Farm Bill; Hagel
votes against it
Grand Island Independent
FACTBOX-Highlights of $289 billion US farm bill
Reuters
Congress passes $290B farm fill,
defying Bush
Arizona Republic
Canada blindsided by US law
Vancouver Sun, Canada
UDPATE 3-Canada concerned about lumber
plan in US farm bill
guardian.co.uk
Farm bill
passes
Baltimore Sun, United States
Farm Bill
has funding for Chesapeake Bay cleanup
Daily Press
House Approves Farm Bill By
Veto-Proof Margin
RedOrbit
Congress doubles funds for bay
Baltimore Sun
Jay Hancock: Farm bill is sweet for Big Sugar
Baltimore Sun, United States
Administration Still Plans to Veto Farm Bill
California Farmer, CA
Organic Trade Association Optimistic About Farm Bill
PR Newswire
(press release)
Despite trade, poverty concerns US lawmakers pass farm subsidy bill
PR-Inside.com
Free Trade Fact of the Day
Heritage.org
Posted May 15, 2008
Congress sent the White House a huge election-year farm bill Thursday that
includes a boost in farm subsidies and more money for food stamps amid rising
grocery prices. Posted May 13, 2008
H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Complete Legal Language of Conference Reports (Title I - Title XV)
Farm bill crosses many political, world fences
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA
US Farm Bill Addresses Rising Food Costs (update
1)
Informify
New farm bill is nothing but a big $300 billion
mess
News Sentinel
Nutrition groups fighting for farm bill
Politico
Ugly farm bill looks prettier to California
Modesto Bee, CA
Farm bill aims to add fruit, vegetables
Detroit Free Press, United States
Farm bill extends current milk tax
Times Record News, TX
New Survey Underscores Urgent Need for Farm Bill
as Demands Are Up ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Farm Bill Yet Another Example of Democrats'
Broken Promises on ...
Town Hall, DC
Earmark...Defeated
Town Hall
Today's Top Ag News -- Farm Bill Action Ahead
AgWeb
Farm bill offers few changes in Georgia
Atlanta Journal Constitution,
Accord reached on '08 farm bill
Albany Herald On-line
Conference Committee Releases Farm Bill Report
Ohio Farmer
Bush ‘not likely’ to sign farm bill
Moultrie Observer
Posted May 9, 2008
Senator Blanche Lincoln: Farm Bill Conference Report Provides Economic Stimulus for Rural America
Farm Bill Summary, By Jim Wiesemeyer
Bush `Will Veto' $296 Billion Farm Bill, USDA's
Schafer Says
Bloomberg
Bulk of farm bill aimed at poor
Arkansas Online, AR
Schafer says President will veto farm bill
Feedstuffs, MN
Bush set to veto $300 billion farm bill
San Francisco Chronicle
Bush vows veto on farm bill
Chicago Tribune
Negotiators Agree on Farm Bill, but Bush Vows to
Veto It
Washington Post
Congress Agrees on Farm Bill as Bush Veto Is
Threatened
New York Times
US farm bill compromise still faces threat of
veto
NewsOK.com (subscription), OK
Farm Bill conference committee complete; bill
contains Coleman
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
Lawmakers finish farm bill as White House
repeats opposition
Prescott Herald, AZ
New COOL provisions remain in farm bill
compromise
Feedstuffs, MN
Farm bill upends normal political order
San Francisco Chronicle
Bush administration outlines farm bill
priorities
Reuters
Posted May 8, 2008
Highlights of the conference report Farm Bill
Congressional Agriculture Leaders Announce Farm Bill Conference Agreement
Congressional negotiators will announce a final farm bill conference
agreement TODAY, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM EDT. The bipartisan, bicameral group
will discuss the details of the final bill. The event will also be webcast on
the House and Senate Agriculture Committee Websites at
http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/audio.html
or http://agriculture.senate.gov/
Posted May 7, 2008
ANALYSIS-White House veto not end of road for farm bill
Forbes
Chambliss would try to override farm bill veto
The Hill
The Farm Bill and Free Trade
Wall Street Journal
Farm bill compromise pushes forward
DesMoinesRegister.com
Reform efforts fail as farm bill advances
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Small farmers have huge stake in farm bill
debate
Los Angeles Times, CA
The last farm bill meeting?
Agriculture Online
Schafer Warns of Possible Farm Bill Veto
Pork Magazine (subscription), KS
Feingold Working to Prevent Energy Market Manipulation
in Farm Bill
Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI
Editorial: Farm bill needs harvesting Panhandle
still needs ...
Amarillo.com (subscription), TX
Feingold wants to use farm bill to hold back gas
prices
New Richmond News, WI
White House Say Farm Bill Still Too Costly
KFYR-TV, ND
No farm bill without reform
Charleston Post Courier, SC
Posted May 6, 2008
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Calls for Evaluation of Rising Food
Prices, Expansion of New Feedstocks
Farm Bill Negotiators Cut Funds for Overseas School Lunch Program
Washington Post, United
States
Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill
Quad City Times
Harkin to hungry: Don’t blame
ethanol
Fort Dodge Messenger
Congress Threatening Deep Cut to
McGovern-Dole Global School Lunch
PR Web (press release)
The backwards Farm Bill
Chicago Tribune, United
States
Watchdogs see waste in farm-bill
reform
Washington Times
Flawed Farm Bill unfit without
major overhaul
Mid Columbia Tri City
Herald, WA
Farm bloat: Subsidy
bill should draw veto
NewsOK.com (subscription)
Farm Bill Stuck on
Sugar-Support Proposal
Wall Street Journal
Corn Planting Delayed, Farm Bill
Making Moves
The Corn and Soybean
Digest, MN
Farmers planning to significantly
increase crop acreage this year
The Chesapeake Bay Journal
Subsidies at center of fight over farm
bill
Albert Lea Tribune, MN
Farm Bill may hold reforms
after all
Park Rapids Enterprise
Stronger Measures for Dairy Producers in
Farm Bill
WEAU-TV 13, WI
State Farm Groups Watching
Farm Bill Progress
Wisconsin Ag Connection
Harkin: Farm Bill good for Iowa
Mason City Globe Gazette, IA
Harkin Touts Farm Bill:
Critical of Colleagues
KIMT
Harkin pays visit to tout farm
bill
Quad City Times
R-CALF: Farm Bill Update – No
Packer Ban, But Wins & Progress In CattleNetwork.com, KS
Congress Schedules Hearing on
Concentration in Agriculture
Farm Futures
Viable Farm Bill vital for this
region
LubbockOnline.com, TX
From the A-Js Pages
LubbockOnline.com
Farm Bill: More of the same, plus
some real change
MinnPost.com, MN
Posted May 5, 2008
New Farm Bill is Basically Completed, Says Conference Committee Chairman
Farm Bill Stuck on Sugar-Support Proposal
Wall Street
New farm bill nearly in barn
Bellevue Leader
As farm bill Nears Vote,
Bush Presses for Fewer Subsidies
Washington Post
Congress Looks to Advancing Bills
New York Times
Hillary Clinton: John McCain Wrong to Oppose farm bill
All American Patriots (press release), Sweden
McCain says he would veto farm bill
United Press International
Food Politics
Washington Post
McCain tells Iowans he would veto
farm bill over subsidies
guardian.co.uk
State Farm Groups Watching Farm Bill Progress
Wisconsin Ag Connection,
Farmers may get help with feed
costs
The Reporter
Farm bill upends normal political
order
San Francisco Chronicle
Farm bill: More of the same, plus
some real change
MinnPost.com, MN
Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill
Quad City Times, IA –
farm bill work nearly
finished, Harkin reports
DesMoinesRegister.com
Attempts to get a ban on packer
ownership of livestock into the
CattleNetwork.com
House, Senate to Confer on
Differing Product Safety Bills
Insurance Journal
Farm bill delay hits home
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: farm bill, S. Korea , US Beef , Argentina
CattleNetwork.com,
Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill
Quad City Times, IA
Hillary Clinton Urges John McCain to Join Her in Support of farm bill
All American Patriots (press release), Sweden
Posted April 29, 2008
Farm Bill Leaves Safety Net Intact
Wall Street Journal
Green acres
Kansas City Star
Current Farm Bill extended again, but
compromise may be near Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide
Farm Bill Conferees Work to Resolve Last Details
of Deal
CQPolitics.com
White House Signals Farm Bill Veto
CBS News
Bush criticizes subsidies to millionaire farmers
Reuters
Bush Presses Congress on Economy
New York Times
Coleman discusses Farm Bill passage, importance
DL-Online
Bush Says `Bloated' Farm Bill Rewards
Millionaires (Update3)
Bloomberg
Bush says Farm Bill would not help with rising
food prices
The Associated Press
Farm Bill may help the bay
Baltimore Sun, United States
Conference Committee Reschedules Farm Bill
Meeting
Farm Futures, IL
Details of Farm Bill Being Worked On
Farm Futures
Hungry Americans Still Waiting for Farm Bill
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Farm Bill deal could cut programs
Hutchinson News, KS
Posted April 28, 2008
House-Senate conferees achieve breakthrough on farm bill
Bipartisan Farm Bill Agreement Will Lead to Strong Final Bill, Says Harkin
Few reforms find a home in farm bill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
Details of Farm Bill Being Worked On
Farm Futures
Farm Bill Funding Breakthrough
American Agriculturist
House-Senate conferees OK Farm Bill outline
San Francisco Chronicle
AGRICULTURE: Congress nears deal on Farm Bill
Detroit Free Press, United States
Farm Bill Basics Agreed, One-Week Extension
Agreed
CattleNetwork.com, KS
The
Rundown: Farm Bill looms
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
The
Rundown: Filling boards, ditching term limits
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Get Moving On Farm Bill
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,
Feeling Farm Bill effects
Steamboat Pilot, CO
Congress Moves Forward on Farm Bill
NPR
Johanns answers Farm Bill critics
High Plains Journal, KS
Farm Bill May Finally Be Close To Passage
WIBW
Farmers still got work to do, Farm Bill or none
KTKA.com
Bread for the World Urges Bolder Action as White House
Mulls ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Author : Bread for the World
Earthtimes
US Scrambles to Address International Food Crisis
Washington Post
Farm Bureau offers Farm Bill
recommendations
High Plains Journal, KS
Farm Bill conservation programs fundamental for
cattle producer High Plains Journal
Posted April 25, 2008
Senate OKs another farm bill extension
Farm Bill boosts
nutrition and cuts ethanol credit
House, Senate pass one-week
farm bill extension
The Associated Press
Pelosi Demands More Nutrition
Spending Linked to Farm Bill
AgWeb
US Congress, President Bush pass
fifth Farm Bill extension
Ethanol Producer Magazine
Negotiators reach tentative
farm bill deal
The Associated
Coleman: Outlook good for
farm bill
Worthington Daily Globe,
Farm Bill Delay Coming
Down to the Wire
FarmWeek, IL
Hoeven, Governors Urge Congress
To Find Bipartisan Agreement On
KXMC, ND
Daschle's Senate portrait
unveiled | KXNet.com North Dakota News
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns:
FDA Feed Rule , Korea , Farm Bill
CattleNetwork.com,
Today's Top Ag News -- Farm
Bill Extension No. 5
This Week in Agriculture
AgWeb
Today's Top Ag News -- World
Crop Situation
AgWeb
Wall St. licking its chops over
Farm Bill
Marketplace, CA
Posted April 22, 2008
HARKIN ANNOUNCES FARM BILL CONFERENCE MEETING
CHRONOLOGY-New US farm law 13 months in the writing
Forbes, NY
KLA: President Approves Farm Bill Extension
CattleNetwork.com
Bush gives Congress another week on farm law
GulfNews
House OK's expanding list of nations eligible for debt relief
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Slow Farm Bill Slows Farmers
WHSV
Travis Forney '11: The need for Farm Bill reform
The Brown Daily Herald, RI
Senate to Consider Equal Pay Bill
New York Times, United States
Waiting for the farm bill
KXII-TV, TX
Wheat Crop: The Main Concern of Area Farmers
KAUZ
Farm bill conference tied up in tax accounting
Delta Farm Press
Congress sends Bush new farm bill extension
Concord Monitor
Jolley: Talking About…Corn Prices, Ethanol, Farm Bill, Korea
CattleNetwork.com, KS
Amid US farm boom, fears grow of a collapse
International Herald Tribune
Amid strong farm economy, some worry about increased debt
The Associated Press
2008 Farm Bill on Life Support
Poynter.org, FL
Family dairies object to Farm Bill
Bangor Daily News, ME
Posted April 14, 2008
Agriculture Research, International Food Aid and Supports for Beginning
Farmers Clear Farm Bill Conference Committee
Forestry Protections Clear Farm Bill Conference Committee
Congress sends 1-week farm law extension to Bush
The Associated Press
Bush Under Pressure To Sign One-Year Farm Bill
Extension
National Journal
Congress Sends One-Week Farm Law Extension
Bill To The White House
Allheadlines
Asparagus is sticking point for Farm Bill
Modesto Bee
Physician Hospitals of America Denounces 'Farm Bill'
Plan to Sell
FOXBusiness
AMA to Congress: Don't cut Medicare to fund farm
bill
Media Newswire
More Action Needed on Hospital Infections
Newsinferno.com
Farm Bill must fund conservation
Toledo Blade, OH
AFF Sentinel - Congress' Modus Operandi: Wrong
Solutions, Wrong
CattleNetwork.com
Today's Top Ag News -- Beef Deal But Not Yet on Farm
Bill
AgWeb
Delayed 2008 Farm Bill Creates Uncertainty Over
M-COOL
Farmscape Online, Canada
Why it's so hard to pass a Farm Bill
Agriculture Online
Forestry Protections Clear Farm Bill Conference
Committee
AgWeb
Farm Bill Negotiations Down to the Wire
Illinois Farm Bureau
Official discusses Farm Bill in Elgin
Chicago Daily Herald
USDA may OK Farm Bill extension with conditions
Reuters
Ag secretary keeps eye on Farm Bill during stop
in area
The Courier News
Bush officials defend ethanol as food prices rise
Reuters UK
New Farm Bill lacks development money
DesMoinesRegister.com
Posted April 14, 2008
SENATE FARM BILL PROPOSAL FULLY FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO SENATE-HOUSE
FRAMEWORK; MAINTAINS INVESTMENTS OF SENATE-PASSED BILL
Senate-House Farm Bill Framework Intact
Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI
House Farm Bill Proposal Countered by Senate
Farm Futures
Whatever happened to the Farm Bill?
Herald & Review
Disaster legislation could block Farm Bill
passage
Southeast Farm Press
Lawmakers Racing Farm Bill Deadline
National Journal, DC
KLA: Moran, Roberts Working On Farm Bill
CattleNetwork.com, KS
Farm Bill faces deadline
Politico, DC
Today's Top Ag News -- Farm Bill & Food Focus
AgWeb
Farm Bill: It All Depends on Pelosi and
Rangel...And Some ...
VIEWPOINT: North Dakota needs conservation Farm Bill
Grand Forks Herald
King Vents Frustrations Over Farm Bill
KTIV, IA
Farm Bill debated again
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Lucas picked for Farm Bill
Enid News & Eagle, OK
Ag Secretary Schafer No Longer Optimistic about Farm
Bill
Hoosier Ag Today, IN
Posted April 11, 2008
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Announces Farm Bill Conferees
House Framework presented to conferees
at the April 10, 2008, Farm Bill conference meeting.
Disaster aid, tax breaks stall Farm Bill
Grand Forks Herald, ND
Farm Bill breathes fresh air
Medill Reports
Farm Bill deal could override veto
Politico
House Lawmakers Offer New US Farm Bill Plan At
Conference Mtg
CattleNetwork.com, KS
The Farm Bill is loaded with pork and
environmentally disastrous
Los Angeles Times
Farm Bill Conference Committee Members Meet
Hoosier Ag Today
Harkin Opens Farm Bill Conference Meeting
AgWeb
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: Columbia Trade, Farm
Bill, NCBA ...
CattleNetwork.com, KS
Senate hopes to finish early
Tulsa County News
Farm Bill conference stumbles; Senate still
searching for $10 billion
Feedstuffs,
Farm Bill still starved for cash
Feedstuffs
Neugebauer a conferee for the 2008 Farm Bill
Southwest Farm Press, KS
Another Extension of Farm Bill Not Out of
Question
Kansas Farmer
First Farm Bill conference bears little fruit
Brownfield, MO
House Ag Chair says they have the Farm Bill
worked out
Brownfield
Harkin says alternative, cheaper Farm Bill
possible
Brownfield
Senate, House negotiators begin final push for farm
bill
Trading Markets (press release), CA
Cardoza to play key role in Farm Bill talks
Stockton Record
Short Takes: Cardoza will watch over California's ag
priorities
Modesto Bee
Tester: Farm Bill can help end dependence on
foreign oil
Clark Fork Chronicle, MT
Chile Approves Imports of U.S. Poultry
USDA
Statement by Secretary Schafer on Speaker Pelosis
Actions to Push a Change to Trade Promotion Authority for the Colombia Free
Trade Agreement
USDA
USDA Secretary Schafer and Undersecretary Keenum to
Address International Food Aid Conference
USDA
USDA Announces Findings From Recent Citrus Greening
Summit and Proposes a National Plan to Fight the Disease
USDA
USDA Secretary Schafer Welcomes Dawn Charging, Director
of Native American Programs
USDA
Statement by the Secretary on the Colombia Free Trade
Agreement
USDA
What They're Saying About the Administration's Farm
Bill Proposals (04-08-2008)
USDA
Business Plan Guides National Animal Identification
System
USDA
USDA Announces More Than $16 Million in Additional
Funding to Eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis in Three States
USDA
United States, Mexico and Canada Announce OIE
Consistent Trade Standards for Cattle, Furthering Progress for NAFTA Partners
USDA
Posted April 9, 2008
Harkin confident on Farm Bill
Medill Reports, DC
Liberals Push Big-Spend Farm and Budget Measures
Human Events
Farm Bill still starved for cash
Feedstuffs, MN
Where's that Farm Bill?
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Some leeway on April 18 deadline for US farm law
Reuters
Farm Bill delay means more hunger in Iowa
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA
Bread for the World Urges Reforms as Farm Bill
Expiration Looms
FOXBusiness
Blue Dogs Communication Co-Chair Urges Quick Farm
Bill Passage
Hoosier Ag Today, IN
Food Banks And The Farm Bill
KETK, TX
Peterson unsure about Congress agreeing on new farm
bill
Agri News, MN
Savings on bloated crop insurance subsidies could help
pay for new Feedstuffs
Harkin: Farm Bill framework in place
Delta Farm Press, NE
Increasing Pressure for Farm Bill Decision
Farm Futures, IL -
Posted April 7, 2008
Grassley and Dorgan’s new plan for farm bill
Lincoln tours flooded areas, works on Farm Bill
Benton County Daily Record, AR
Franken on the Farm Bill, Coleman and Ventura
Marshall Independent, MN
Bulging Farm Bill confounds Democrats
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Neugebauer tells cotton growers Farm Bill will
emerge
LubbockOnline.com, TX
Smith doubtful that new Farm Bill can be passed
in time
Grand Island Independent,
MEMBERS, GROUPS PROTEST MISPLACED Farm Bill SPENDING PRIORITIES
World-Wire (press release)
Soaring Food and Fuel Prices Create Urgent Need for a
Farm Bill
PR Newswire (press release),
Farm Bill talks struggle to meet deadline
The Packer, KS
House Members Join Conservation Groups Against Cutting
Farm Bill
Prairie Farmer, IL
Posted April 3, 2008
Kind & Ryan Pushing to Save Conservation Funding in
Farm Bill
Wisconsin Ag Connection,
Major Problem for Farm Bill Remains Offsets
Farm Futures, IL
Cardin and Mikulski Sign Farm Bill...
WCBC Radio,
Support for family Farm Bill withers
Omaha World-Herald (subscription), NE –
Returning from Recess, Congress Faces Tight Farm
Bill Deadline
Wisconsin Ag Connection,
No Farm Bill breakthrough yet
Politico,
Farm Bill: Making it worse
Seattle Post Intelligencer
New Farm Service Agency director takes time to
meet and greet
Sentinel-Standard, MI
Grassley confident Farm Bill deadline will be
met
Brownfield, MO
Blanche Lincoln: The coming Farm Bill
Southeast Farm
Posted March 26, 2008
Farm Bill deadline extended through April 18
Siskiyou Daily News, CA
Our View — Farm Bill leaves out small-scale
growers
Mankato Free Press, MN
Federal policies bar local farmers from more land for
specialty crops
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Rep. King Asks For Patience With Farm Bill
KTIV, IA –
Conrad: Congress nearing accord
In-Forum,
The Farm Bill and the Federal Budget Process
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Senator to visit campus
The Daily Collegian Online, PA
Our Farm Bill Will Harvest Big Savings
Wall Street Journal
Farm Bill feeds greed
Los Angeles Times, CA
Farm bill
CNNMoney.com
Posted March 24, 20088
Farm Bill: calls for a one-year extension
Delta Farm Press, NE - Mar 21, 2008
The Farm Bill and the Federal Budget Process
PR Newswire (press release),
Federal policies bar local farmers from more land for
specialty crops
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
Farm Bill Attracts Fertilizer Lobby
Forbes, NY - Mar 21, 2008
Farm Bill feeds greed
Los Angeles Times, CA - Mar 21, 2008
Energy worries grow for Texas farmers
Houston Chronicle, United States
Farm Bill debate stuck
Capital Press (subscription)
Feds come bearing farmland money
Aurora Beacon News, IL
Farm Bill discussion extended for 33 days
The Torrington Telegram, WY
Farm Bill on the minds of soybean farmers
High Plains Journal, KS - Mar 21, 2008
Posted March 20, 2008
An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009
Chairman Baucus Declares Farm Bill Proposal for a New Spending Outline “Dead
on Arrival”
Senate Finance Committee, — (March 18)
Calls on President Bush to Withdraw Veto Threat for Farm Bill Reauthorization
Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL),
NFU Statement: Farm Bill Proposal Lacks Funds
for Disaster Program
CattleNetwork.com, KS
Hungry Americans Cannot Wait for a Farm Bill
Trading Markets (press release), CA –
Hog bill is bad forAlabama
The Huntsville Times - al.com, AL
Administration Position on Farm Bill Outlined by
Schafer
Farm Futures,
Baucus, Conrad say new Farm Bill proposal
unacceptable
Examiner.com
Rangel illness complicates Farm Bill
Southeast Farm Press
Sparks: Farm Bill needed quickly
Troy Messenger,
Farm Bill deadline extended
California Farm Bureau, CA –
Farm Bill extension not President's preferred
outcome
Brownfield, MO
Grassley says some funding progress on Farm Bill
made
Brownfield
Ag Secretary Says Farm Bill Extension Not Good
Idea
Hoosier Ag Today,
Baucus, Conrad say new Farm Bill proposal unacceptable
WKBT, WI -
Posted March 19, 2008
Commodity prices fuel acres battle
Farm Bill, Food / Commodity Prices and Biofuels
By Keith Good
No Farm Bill for Ag Week
By
Cindy
Specialist hopes to bring in protection program
for wetlands
By
kris.allen
Administration Position on Farm Bill
Outlined by Schafer
Farm
Futures - Carol Stream,IL,USA
Sen. Saxby Chamliss make campaign stop in Lee
County
Albany
Herald On-line - Albany,GA,USA
Sparks: Farm Bill needed quickly
Troy
Messenger - Troy,AL,USA
Posted March 18, 2008
Economies, the energy bill and impacts on
agriculture
Delta Farm Press, NE
High stakes on table in Farm Bill debate
Delta Farm Press, NE
Grassley in CC for ‘town hall’ session
Charles City Press
Posted March 17, 2008
Editorial: Oppose this Farm Bill
Dallas Morning News,
Schafer Supports Farm Bill Extension
California Farmer
Editorial: Plow new ground
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)
Farm Bill stalled by funding
Stockton Record
Congressional Leaders, Administration Push Conferees
for Farm Bill
Wisconsin Ag Connection,
Future of Farm Bill uncertain
Times Record News
Pecan grafting workshop highlights county AG update
Corsicana Daily Sun
Chambliss sounds off on Farm Bill
WALB-TV,
Lawmakers aim for April 18 Farm Bill
High Plains Journal
Statement by the President
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Bush Sets Deadline for Farm Bill Agreement: One
Month
CQPolitics.com
Bush Poses One-Year Farm Bill Extension
CattleNetwork.com
Hopes dwindle for new US Farm Bill
ABC Online, Australia
Schafer updates Farmers Union members on Farm Bill
Dickinson Press, ND
Schafer no help, so far
In-Forum
Harkin optimistic about new Farm Bill
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil,
Harkin, Grassley disagree on conservation benefits
DesMoinesRegister.com
Posted March 14, 2008
Senate votes to extend farm bill until April 18
Delta Farm Press
Bush Sets Deadline for Farm Bill
The Associated Press
Hopes dwindle for new US Farm Bill
ABC Online
Farm Bill again delayed
The Salinas Californian
Bush tells Congress to pass no-tax farm law soon
Reuters
Gazette Opinion: Still waiting for 2007 Farm Bill
Billings Gazette, USA
Farm Bill Extended Another Month
Illinois Farm Bureau
Farm Bill decision may wait till April
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Congress extends '02 Farm Bill deadline
Rapid City Journal
Delta Farm Press
CounterPunch
Rough Road Ahead for Farm Bill
Farm Futures, IL
Push for Pay Limits Not Over Yet
Farm Futures
President Bush adds 'or else' to Farm Bill
deadline
Feedstuffs, MN
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: Farm Bill, Mexican
Trade, Renewable
CattleNetwork.com
Proposed Farm Bill plants subsidies in wrong
fields
Detroit Free Press, United
Amber Waves of Green
Wall Street Journal
Delayed Farm Bill Leaves Alabama Farmers Idle
WSFA, AL
Move to limit A&M trustees held up again
The Huntsville Times - al.com
Bill on A&M trustees' confirmation a victim of
'internal politics'
The Huntsville Times - al.com
Heads up: Bill Gates speaks; trader questioned;
Farm Bill stalled
Kansas City Star, MO
Reform the Farm Bill; feed hungry children
DesMoinesRegister.com
Farm Bill still faces tough negotiations
Agriculture Online
2002 farm law extended for another month
Agriculture Online
Lawmakers Want New Exercise Guidelines
WebMD
Posted March 12, 2008
Harkin: New Farm Bill in Sight; Short-Term Extension Will Help Us Get There
Senate Extends Farm Law
The Associated Press – Mar 13
Farm Bill folly
Pioneer Press - Mar 13
Schafer addresses Farm Bill, Canadian BSE and
Cuban trade
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide Mar 13
Strong ND ag economy sets record
In-Forum - Mar 13
Senate votes to extend Farm Bill until April 18
Delta Farm Press, NE - Mar 13
Harkin: $10 billion above baseline and framework by
Easter break
Delta Farm Press - Mar 12
Senate extends old Farm Bill, new one still
stalled
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Mar 13
Senate Passes 30-Day Farm Bill Extension
CQPolitics.com, DC - Mar 13
Farm Bill Extension Likely This Week
CQPolitics.com - Mar 13
Lack of new Farm Bill causes concern
Bemidji Pioneer, MN - Mar 13
Farm Bureau talks Farm Bill in DC
Worthington Daily Globe - Mar 13
Congress paves path for one-month Farm Bill
extension
Feedstuffs, MN - Mar 12
US: Chairman says Farm Bill progressing but
doesn't oppose one ...
FreshPlaza, Netherlands - Mar 11
Nebraska ag producers hear Farm Bill extension
likely
Brownfield, MO - Mar 11, 2008
Posted March 11, 2008
Analysis of the President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2009
Budget
Prepared by Majority Staff of the Senate Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Kohl & Feingold Call for MILC Provision in Next Farm
Bill
Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI – Mar 11
Hog Farm Bill draws criticism
Tulsa World, OK – Mar 11
Farm bill expected to contain disaster dollars for needy farmers ...
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND - Mar 10
THEIR OPINION: Farm Bill needs fix right now
Grand Forks Herald – Mar 10
Farm Bill Deadline is Fast Approaching
Michigan Farmer, MI - Mar 10
A stinky bill that's hogwash
Anniston Star (subscription), AL – Mar 11
Schafer addresses Farm Bill, Canadian BSE and
Cuban trade
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide, USA – Mar 10
Farm Bill Comes to Ohio
Ohio Farmer, OH - Mar 10, 2008
Farm bill negotiations continue, Sen. Lincoln says
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Mar 10
Senate Farm Bill Needs Your Help
Equestrianmag.com, FL - Mar 9, 2008
Finance and Ag Committees Share Farm Bill
Responsibilities
Hoosier Ag Today, IN - Mar 9, 2008
Posted March 7, 2008
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