FARM BILL
Reports: Deal on farm bill reached
According to numerous media reports, the House and Senate ag committees have reached a deal on extending the farm bill that lapsed at the end of September. The fear of angry families and other milk d...
Posted on 12/30/12 at 9:00 PM
What is a Food Desert?
A question worth asking. Wikipedia states:Afood desertis any area in the industrialized world where healthful, affordable food is difficult to obtain.Before you get fired up the USDA determined that...
Posted on 3/1/12 at 5:29 PM
Thune notes mood for compromise
By Denise Ross , November 15, 2012
SLATE: The farm bill matters
You might suspect this piece of mega-legislation collapsed under its own colossal weight: over 700 pages, with 15 different spending categories totaling $100 billion per year, touching everything from corn subsidies to organics research to food stamps to rural enterprise development.By Daniel Imhoff , November 09, 2012
Expired farm bill costs dairy farmers money
By Tom Lawrence , October 16, 2012
Varilek warns of expired farm bill’s consequences
By Tom Lawrence , October 05, 2012
GUEBERT: The farm bill gamble
By Alan Guebert , October 04, 2012
Farmers’ faith in Congress fades
‘We need that farm bill now more than ever,’ local producer saysBy Chris Mueller , September 22, 2012
House speaker: No action on farm bill before election
By Chris Mueller , September 21, 2012
Democrats hope to exploit farm bill delay
WASHINGTON — Democratic Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp is walking through neat rows of soybeans in blue jeans and a fleece jacket, with a silo and grain bins visible in the background, talking about the need to put North Dakota farmers ahead of partisanship.By ALAN BJERGA , September 18, 2012
SD House candidates diverge on specifics of farm bill
By Tom Lawrence , September 18, 2012
Noem joins effort to force farm bill vote
By Tom Lawrence , September 14, 2012
Rally: Clock ticking on farm bill
By ALAN BJERGA , September 13, 2012
Noem to speak at ‘Farm Bill Now’ rally
By Tom Lawrence , September 12, 2012
LETTER: Passing farm bill should be Noem’s biggest priority; instead, Congress in recess
Since the last election, “kicking the can down the road” has become standard practice in the U.S. House. Now that dysfunction is hitting home.By Matt Varilek , September 07, 2012
ND farmers want changes in crop insurance rules
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some upper Midwest farmers who thought they caught a break when the federal government eased crop insurance rules for land hit by prolonged flooding are finding it isn't as easy to cash in as they first thought.By Blake Nicholson , September 06, 2012
OPINION: Protecting our prairies, economy and way of life
Grasslands are the backbone of South Dakota’s livestock, tourism and hunting industry.By Chris Hesla , August 31, 2012
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