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Peterson Optimistic on Farm Bill Vote

Posted November 4, 2013   Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) is optimistic that the House and Senate conference committee will find a...

Lawmakers Expect Farm Bill by End of October

Posted October 22, 2013   U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are optimistic that Congress will pass...

Farm Bill Expires, Sen. Heitkamp to Hold Hearing

Posted October 1, 2013   The farm bill extension, which was passed last year after Congress was unable to pass a...

Report: USDA Overpaid Farmers by $20.3 Million

Posted September 5, 2013   According to a report released by USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), USDA made 239 “high-dollar”...

Food Safety & Technology on Menu for AALA Annual Conference

Posted August 28, 2013 The intersection of food safety and technology will be prominently featured at the upcoming 34th Annual...

Vilsack Says Farm Bill Limbo Risks WTO Sanctions

Posted:  August 8, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced that without a new farm bill, the United States will stop...

Farm Bill Passed by House Agriculture Committee

The New York Times reports that the House Agriculture Committee voted to pass its version of a new farm bill that...

Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to be introduced in Congress

Last week, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree announced that they will introduce the Local Farms, Food, and...