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House Passes Farm Bill, Union Praises Efforts

2014-01-30 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - The US House of Representatives passed the H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014, by a 251-166 vote yesterday (29 January) morning.

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House Passes Farm Bill

2014-01-29 19:59:00| Beef

After years of debate and controversy, and heavy lobbying up until the final vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a farm bill. read more

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House Passes Short-term Farm Bill Extension

2013-12-16 23:44:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The House of Representatives by voice vote passed a short term farm bill extension before it left for its Christmas recess. The bill extends the current farm bill until January 31, 2014. Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said, The progress we have made certainly has been incredible and we are on the verge. This is an opportunity for members to cast a vote to acknowledge to the folks back home that no matter what happens in the negotiations process, we will not have a dairy cliff. We will not have uncertainty for producers and ultimately the American consumers. read more

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House Passes Stopgap Farm Bill

2013-12-13 16:13:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Reuters With the new U.S. farm bill a month away from completion, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a stopgap extension of current law to avoid the “dairy cliff” although some lawmakers called the threat of high milk prices a fiction, according to a report filed by Reuters. The House passed the extension until Jan. 31, 2014 on a voice vote after less than 10 minutes of debate. read more

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