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No conflict of interest here: PepsiCo lobbyist to help rewrite nutrition policy for children
2015-01-14 12:01:57| Beverages - Topix.net
A top lobbyist for food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc. who was formerly a top aide to Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts is taking over as the Agriculture Committee's chief of staff as it prepares to rewrite federal child nutrition policy. Joel Leftwich, a native of Wellington, Kansas, worked for Roberts, R-Kan., as deputy staff director for the committee before becoming senior director for PepsiCo's public policy and government affairs team in March 2013.
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Policy Committee Meeting Agenda: January 16, 2015
2015-01-10 21:40:37| PortlandOnline
Word Document, 166kbCategory: Policy Committee Agendas
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Wisconsin Supreme Court holds manure is a pollutant under farm insurance policy
2015-01-08 22:55:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The National Law Review The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed a court of appeals decision, holding that manure that contaminates a well is a pollutant, and is therefore not covered under a farms general liability insurance policy. read more
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John Deere announces new private crop insurance policy
2015-01-08 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
JOHNSTON, IA, and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., January 8, 2015 – John Deere Insurance Company (JDIC) released a new private crop insurance policy called Added Value Protection insurance policy that protects against yield shortage. This product works side-by-side with a producer’s Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) policy. It allows a producer to purchase additional coverage to protect a portion of their annual yield that they perceive to be more susceptible to loss. read more
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OFC: Changes to Common Agricultural Policy to Reduce Red Tape
2015-01-08 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The UK has called for a rethink on the three crop rule, which is part of the greening arrangement within the recent reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy. Chris Harris reports from the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC).
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