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Farm bill
New Farm Bill proposes changes to food stamps
Apr 13, 2018
80% of spending in the Farm Bill goes to food stamps
Big Food spends big money on the candidates
Nov 3, 2016
Donations usually favor Republicans, but this year Democrats lead 2 to 1.
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Cotton subsidies may help growers finance their season
by
Annie Baxter
Jun 8, 2016
A USDA aid program will offer $300 million in assistance to cotton farmers.
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Farm bill would cut subsidies, but will it matter?
by
David Gura
Jan 29, 2014
For almost two decades, farmers have gotten what are called “direct payments” from the government.
Tom Vilsack: Polar vortex relief 'won’t happen until we have a farm bill'
Jan 10, 2014
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talks polar vortex, the farm bill, and food prices.
What bottles of milk tell you about the farm bill
by
Queena Kim
Jan 9, 2014
As the negotiations in Congress continue on the massive farm bill, what impact does the government’s price controls of milk really have?
For public good, not for profit.
'Breathing room' in Congress? Don't hold your breath
by
David Gura
Dec 17, 2013
There are plenty of issues that still need to be dealt with before any grand bargain -- everything from the Farm Bill to unemployment insurance to the debt limit.
Food stamps may be cut from new farm bill
Jul 8, 2013
In an effort to get it passed, some in Congress want to split the food-stamps part of the bill from the farm subsidy part.
Could California's humane chicken law hatch a national trend? (Map)
Jun 13, 2013
A battle is brewing over a California law that requires laying-hens to be given more space in the coop. Other egg-producing states want to override the law’s requirement.