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Another federal porkfest. (Correction, Please!).(harmful effects of federal farm bill)(Brief Article)
ITEM: President Bush, while signing the farm bill, said it "reduces interference in the market, and in farmers' and ranchers' planting decisions." Speaking over Farm Radio on May 13th, he said it would "strengthen the farm economy over the long term. It will promote farmer independence, and preserve the farm way of life for generations."
CORRECTION: So incompatible is this legislation with any pretense of fiscal responsibility that a top adviser joked that the president might sign it "by candlelight" to minimize publicity. But he did sign the $190 billion, 10-year authorization bill, which will cause serious harm and hike spending by 80 percent.
About two-thirds of the subsidies will go to corporate farming enterprises and affluent agribusinesses. Some will be paid to take land out of production and others to ...
- FARM BILL IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW:DAVE WHITE
- Transcript from: Congressional Testimony October 7, 2009 700+ words
...implementing the Conservation Title of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). Many observers describe the 2008 Farm Bill as an evolutionary Farm Bill, incorporating important modifications and improvements over the previous Farm...
- Senate farm bill grinds to a halt.(News)(United States. Congress. Senate....
- Magazine article from: Feedstuffs Schuff, Sally November 19, 2007 700+ words
...Senate's failure to act on the new farm bill may spell the end of debate on the bill...requiring 60 votes to move into debate on farm bill amendments failed 55-42. It is unclear...other undone bills, will return to the farm bill in the session between the Thanksgiving...
- The Farm Bill (it matters).(Web Page Potpourri)
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine Roswell, Marjorie July 1, 2007 700+ words
...promised a future column on the national Farm Bill. My mailbox didn't bring hoards of...Perhaps you've never heard of the Farm Bill. Perhaps you have, and ask, "What does my work in health have to do with a Farm Bill?" My answer is this: a lot! Public...
- Farm bill question: too late?
- Magazine article from: Feedstuffs Schuff, Sally April 14, 2008 700+ words
...will break a deadlock on funding the new farm bill. With a deadline driving the process...finish. Legislation extending the current farm bill expires April 18, and Agriculture Secretary...10 billion to fund the over-budget farm bill priorities. Funding issues are now in...
- Farm Bill Harvest On Hold.
- Magazine article from: Farm Journal December 6, 2007 700+ words
...hasn't proven to be a friend to the farm bill process. While the House has been sitting...able to translate the extra time into a farm bill. In the Senate Ag Committee, chairman...here are the key players to watch as the farm bill continues to unfold. At the top of the...
- Farm bill buzz growing in Washington policy camps.
- Magazine article from: Pro Farmer Bernard, Roger May 6, 2006 700+ words
...focused on whether or not the current farm bill will be extended. Here's the latest...Rep. Peterson: Budget, WTO still farm bill keys The budget allocation and baseline...the "two keys" that will drive the farm bill debate, according to House Ag Committee...
- New Farm Bill spells good news for Mississippi farmers. (Focus Delta & River...
- Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal Jeter, Lynne W. May 27, 2002 700+ words
...s food, President Bush signed the Farm Bill, known formally as the Farm Security...of the Delta Council, called the new farm bill "a relief." "For two years, the...with Senators Cochran and Lott to get a Farm Bill that would be beneficial for everyone...
- Budget keeps injecting uncertainty into farm bill.
- Magazine article from: Pro Farmer Bernard, Roger Wiesemeyer, Jim June 23, 2007 700+ words
...surfaced again relative to the next U.S. farm bill. The combination of questions over the...subcommittee action and more slowed the farm bill and added to an already-uncertain situation...and a postponement The much-awaited farm bill markup by the House Ag Subcommittee on...