FARM BILL
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Food stamp cut begins farm bill debate
By Don Davis Food stamps are at the same time the biggest hurdle to enacting federal farm policy and a necessary part of passing the farm bill. Discussion about cutting spending for the program to fee...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:16 PM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN Conservation groups praise Senate farm bill
Conservation groups are praising the Farm Bill the U.S. Senate passed Monday for its strong conservation title. The Senate passed the version 66-27. The groups were especially pleased with the bills...
Posted on 6/11/13 at 9:51 AM
STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT New farm bill an elusive goal
Farmers and other agriculturalists on the Northern Plains are devoting most of their attention right now to the 2013 crop and young livestock. But they're also keeping an eye on what's happening in Wa...
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:56 AM
TIME AT THE TABLE What is a Food Desert?
A question worth asking. Wikipedia states:Afood desertis any area in the industrialized world where healthful, affordable food is difficult to obtain.Before you get fired up the USDA determined that...
Posted on 3/1/12 at 5:29 PM
Milk prices could double without new farm bill
A “dairy cliff” looms that has farmers across the Midwest anxious. Because Congress failed to pass a new farm bill, price levels for milk are set to expire at the end of the year. If that happens, the price of milk will nearly double.
By Elizabeth Baier , December 28, 2012
OUR OPINION: Farm Bill matters more than many think 
Start with the prospect of $6-a-gallon milk. But don’t finish there, because avoiding that price hike is just one of the reasons for Congress to pass a five-year Farm Bill before Dec. 31.
By Tom Dennis , December 20, 2012
Farm bill could be part of solution to federal budget crisis
The farm bill and impending “fiscal cliff” are being linked because new federal farm policy could produce billions of dollars in savings.
By Don Davis , November 17, 2012
OUR OPINION: Farm bill’s passage can lead to budget deal
Passing the farm bill would provide a side benefit that other efforts would not. That’s because it would be a huge bipartisan achievement — and getting to “yes” on this issue would boost the odds of both sides agreeing to a budget deal.
By Tom Dennis , November 14, 2012
Heitkamp calls farm bill 'job one' in US Senate
Sen.-elect Heidi Heitkamp took a victory lap around North Dakota Thursday and pledged that her "job one" in Washington would be helping to craft farm legislation.
By Dave Kolpack , November 08, 2012
Berg, Heitkamp square off on health care issues
Stark differences between North Dakota’s U.S. Senate candidates when it comes to Medicare and the nation’s health care law stood out during their second televised debate Monday.
By Mike Nowatzki , October 15, 2012
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., column: Stand by for assault on farm programs
The way now is clear for House Republicans, who overwhelmingly passed the Ryan budget, to implement its assault on needed farm programs without having to face the voters shortly after doing so.
By Kent Conrad , October 11, 2012
Berg expects farm bill vote this year
U.S. Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., told a business roundtable meeting in Grand Forks Friday that he expects the farm bill to come to a vote in the current Congress.
By Herald Staff Report , October 06, 2012
Eric Aasmundstad, Devils Lake, column: Farming — not the Farm Bill — is N.D.’s base
North Dakota is a top crop producer because of the free market, the hard work of our farmers, technology and our producers’ ability to adapt to market shifts — not the Farm Bill.
By Eric Aasmundstad , October 06, 2012
Cramer, Gulleson square off in debate
In cordial fashion, U.S. House candidates Kevin Cramer and Pam Gulleson sounded off on health care, the farm bill and partisan gridlock in a debate here Tuesday.
By Marino Eccher , October 02, 2012
Robert Carlson, Jamestown, N.D., column: Berg only recently learned to love Farm Bill
Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., claims to support the Farm Bill in North Dakota but then votes the party line in Washington to cut crop insurance and slash billions from farm programs.
By Robert Carlson , September 26, 2012
Democrats launch ads in ND over stalled farm bill
Democrats launched two ads in North Dakota on Tuesday criticizing Republican Senate candidate Rick Berg over the stalled farm bill as the party seeks to capitalize on rural voters' frustration with congressional inaction.
By Donna Cassata , September 25, 2012
Area farmers disappointed in failure to pass farm bill
Frustration. Disappointment. Uncertainty. Those are the words that area farmers and farm group leaders are using to describe their reaction to the failed effort to pass a new farm bill before the Sept. 30 deadline.
By Jonathan Knutson , September 21, 2012
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., column: Minnesota needs a Farm Bill
We need the House leadership to hear the voices of the nation’s farm and business leaders and let the House vote to enact a five-year Farm Bill.
By Sen. Al Franken , September 20, 2012
OUR OPINION: Farm Bill’s fate helps explain Berg’s woes
Rick Berg’s problem is not his campaign.
Rick Berg’s problem is the Farm Bill. No, not the Farm Bill specifically, although that’s playing a role. It’s the Farm Bill as a symbol: a symbol of Republicans in the U.S. House and their refusal to compromise with Democrats, even when obvious bipartisan solutions await.
By Tom Dennis , September 16, 2012
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