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Cuts target farm programs, insurance By: DANIEL LOOKER 03/11/2013 @ 11:00pm

Once again, farm programs are on the chopping block in Washington.Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a budget that would trim $4.6 ...

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Finding real solutions By: DANIEL LOOKER 03/06/2013 @ 5:12pm

We're at the start of a century that will test the planet's resources to produce food, fiber and energy, but ...

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Farm bill options shrinking? By: DANIEL LOOKER 03/02/2013 @ 5:42pm

Three major commodity groups will leave the Commodity Classic in Florida without making big changes to their top goals for farm policy--getting a farm bill ...

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Vilsack outlines sequester hits to ag By: DANIEL LOOKER 03/01/2013 @ 12:14pm

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shared his frustration with Washington gridlock as well as details of how spending reductions will hit agriculture when he spoke to members of corn, grain sorghum, soybean and ...

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Fighting for a now-smaller farm bill? By: DANIEL LOOKER 02/28/2013 @ 8:23pm

Leaders of the American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association said Thursday at their annual meeting in Kissimmee, Florida that a top goal remains passage this year of a five-year farm ...

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Direct payments thrown into deficit battle By: DANIEL LOOKER 02/14/2013 @ 7:08pm

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow announced on Thursday that agriculture plays a key role in a plan by Senate Democrats to prevent across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to start March ...

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New loans for young, beginning farmers By: Jeff Caldwell 02/05/2013 @ 8:27am

If you're just starting out on your farm, or looking for a way to get into the business, there's a new USDA program that you may want to know about.The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has developed a ...

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USDA stands behind ethanol By: DANIEL LOOKER 01/30/2013 @ 5:26pm

Iowa's ethanol and biodiesel plant industry got a pat on the back Wednesday from the head of a key branch of USDA, Rural Development.Speaking at the Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit in Altoona, Iowa ...

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