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Vilsack Urges Passage of New Farm Bill
2013-11-08 16:09:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says today’s release of Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition by USDA’s Economic Research Service points out the need for passage of a new farm bill. “Today's annual report by USDA's Economic Research Service - Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition - highlights the critical need for a new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill that will help to reverse troubling demographic and economic patterns in rural America. read more
Hundreds of Groups Urge Passage of Farm Bill
2013-10-29 13:53:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation More than 250 organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, sent a letter today to House and Senate agriculture committee members and leadership advocating passage of a five-year farm bill as soon as possible. The groups are urging Congress to move forward on a unified farm bill that preserves a five-year authorization for all programs, while continuing the partnership between the nutrition and farm communities. read more
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Farm Bureau Commends Passage of Water Resources Act
2013-10-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Last week, the United States House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2013.
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Linde Praises President Obama and Congress for Passage of Helium Legislation Critical to a ...
2013-10-05 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Murray Hill and New Providence, N.J. – Linde North America praised President Obama for signing legislation into law reauthorizing the Federal government's helium program, which is the source of 40% of the nation's helium. The legislation was passed last week by a bipartisan vote of the U.S Senate and House of Representatives.<br /> <br /> Helium is critical to the manufacture of semiconductors, LCD screens, fiber optic cable and MRI scanners. Linde refines helium that comes from the ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of: Helium Gas
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Big freighter traverses Northwest Passage for 1st time
2013-09-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A large freighter completed a voyage through the hazardous Arctic Northwest Passage for the first time this week, showing the potential for cutting shipment times and costs as global warming opens new routes. The 75,000 deadweight-ton Nordic Orion, built in 2011 by a Japanese shipyard, left the Canadian Pacific port of Vancouver in early September and is scheduled to arrive in the Finnish port of Pori on October 7, according to AIS shipping data. The ship will deliver coking coal from Canadian...
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