FARM BILL
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Political notebook: Minnesota budget clash continues to grow
By Don Davis Gov. Mark Daytons budget proposal continues to play out in interesting ways, usually with Republicans strongly opposed and Democrats more mildly in support. Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, ...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:11 AM
STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT The one thing we all thought we knew ...
A year ago at this time, U.S. agriculturalists were speculating about what the next farm bill would look like. There were many different thoughts about what form the legislation could and should take....
Posted on 1/10/13 at 10:26 AM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN Pheasants Forever urges action on behalf of new Farm Bill
Pheasants Forever this week issued an action alert calling on its members to contact their members of Congress to get a new federal Farm Bill passed. The existing Farm Bill is set to expire at the ...
Posted on 8/24/12 at 8:00 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
HEIDI HEITKAMP: Why we need a five-year Farm Bill
North Dakotans have been waiting for almost two years for a Farm Bill to give them the certainty they need to run their businesses.
By Heidi Heitkamp , May 15, 2013
AL FRANKEN: Congress must finish the job on the Farm Bill 
At recent Farm Bill meetings I’ve held all over Minnesota, I’ve heard over and over again how important it is to Minnesota producers — and our state’s economy — that we finish this job.
By Al Franken , March 19, 2013
Sen. Hoeven: Farm bill will pass this year
Members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation say passing a new farm bill, not simply extending the old one, is their No. 1 priority this year.
By Erik Burgess , February 21, 2013
Farmers upset over lack of new farm bill
Farm groups toiled for months over a new bill, but Congress extends the old bill for nine months instead.
By Jonathan Knutson , January 02, 2013
Farmers get mixed news in federal budget vote
America’s farmers and ranchers are digesting a mixed signal that came from the last-minute extension of federal farm legislation in a bill dealing with the federal budget.
By Don Davis , January 02, 2013
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
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