Senate begins to debate farm bill
Category: Policy
(Food Business News) - The Senate on the afternoon of May 20 began consideration of the Agriculture Full Story
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House Ag Committee approves farm bill
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(AgWeek) - The House Agriculture Committee on May 15 approved a new farm bill that would make most Full Story
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IDFA, Others Urge Congress to Reject Proposed GE Labeling Bill
Category: Policy
(IDFA) - IDFA joined with 35 other associations and business groups this week in voicing opposition Full Story
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Farm groups respond positively to Senate ag committee farm bill proposal
Category: Policy
(Southwest Farm Press) - Early response to the Senate farm bill has been mostly positive as farm organizations Full Story
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Farm Bill Gets House Hearing After Senate Panel Approval
Category: Policy
(Bloomberg) - The U.S. House Agriculture Committee will debate legislation today to reauthorize farm programs, a day after the Senate panel approved a version that will cost $955 billion over 10 years. Full Story
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House farm bill draft released
Category: Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - The House Agriculture Committee draft of a new farm bill was released late Friday Full Story
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Dairy Companies Nationwide Oppose New Farm Bill Restrictions
(IDFA) - More than 30 dairy foods manufacturers – including some of the largest food companies in the Full Story
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U.S. lawmakers plan to start drafting farm bill next week
Category: Policy
(Reuters) - Congress will begin writing the new, $500 billion U.S. farm law next week, the head of the Senate Full Story
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A new farm bill, specialty crops and onerous government regulations
Category: Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - In recent years, lawmakers wrestling with farm legislation have increasingly given Full Story
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Bipartisan Bill Introduced To Require FDA Labeling of GMOs
Category: Food Safety, Policy
(Farm Futures) - A pair of U.S. senators Wednesday introduced a bill to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to label food containing genetically modified ingredients. Full Story
