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New farm bill likely to follow pattern
The next farm bill emerging from Congress is likely to be greener, with increased emphasis on conservation programs like EQIP.
Senate farm bill moves to floor
An agriculture program reauthorization bill moved out of the Senate Agriculture Committee strong on conservation measures and $4 billion higher than the House version.
New farm bill ignores old problems
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the political maneuvering that strong-armed their "same old, same old" measures to victory in the House.
House approves farm bill that Bush doesn’t like
Critics say the White House waited too long in the legislative process to release its position, and lost its chance to help mold the bill.
House farm bill proposal gives relief
New farm bill legislation proposed by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee may not put all financially-stressed farms into the black, but will provide some relief.
Ag Committee OKs draft of new farm bill; boosts conservation
"The Agricultural Act of 2001" H.R. 2646, will go to the full House this fall. The Senate Agriculture Committee is just beginning work on its own version.
Farm bill proposal retains flexibility
A draft farm bill proposal by the U.S. House of Representatives retains a mix of popular features from the current farm bill, brings back features from the previous farm bill, and adds counter-cyclical payments to help farmers in times of low commodity prices.
Farm bill debate demands attention
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on some of the proposals set before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee in its hearings on the next farm bill.
FAPRI leader looks optimistically at legislative action on farm bill reform
Farm bill discussion must include debate on how much it takes to sustain U.S. agriculture says policy analyst.
2002 Farm Bill work is under way
U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee is conducting a lengthy hearing process with farm organization that, according to Chairman Larry Combest, R-Texas, still has a way to go before anything concrete takes shape.
