Congress returned back to Washington this week with a whole slate of unresolved issues. From ISIS to temporary spending to expired tax provisions, this is one “Lame Duck” session where…
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As ARC and PLC decisions wait in the wings, farmers have until Sept. 30 to buy Supplemental Coverage Option insurance. by Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo.…
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by Emily Unglesbee, DTN Staff Reporter COLUMBIA, Mo. (DTN) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent release of a January 2015 deadline for farm bill program sign-ups has given growers…
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OMAHA (DTN) — A group representing local Farm Service Agency committees is opposing a proposal that could eliminate as many as 250 FSA offices nationally through consolidation. The National…
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DALLAS (DTN) — President Barack Obama's proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year cuts payments to crop-insurance companies despite restrictions placed on such changes in the new farm bill. …
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Northern Ag Network Note: The Montana Farm Bureau and Montana Grain Growers will be hosting a farm bill seminar on Tuesday, March 4 near Hobson. If you can make it,…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has given its final approval to a sweeping five-year farm bill that provides food for the needy and subsidies for farmers. Ending years of political battles,…
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Democrats don’t yet seem to realize it. But the fact is, their party won a big policy debate in recent weeks — and because that debate for years has been…
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With legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff waiting for a signature from President Obama, Congress has decided to grant a 9-month extension to some farm programs within the 2008 farm…
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Congress' excruciating, extraordinary New Year's Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich…