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Heitkamp to speak farm bill before Senate today

At approximately 4:10 p.m. central time today, shortly before the Senate will vote on final passage of the 2013 Farm Bill, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., will call on colleagues to support the legislation.

By Sun Staff , June 10, 2013

House panel set to OK cut in food stamp program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Agriculture Committee is considering a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press , May 15, 2013

GOP ND Senate candidate Berg slammed on farm bill

North Dakota Senate Democratic candidate Heidi Heitkamp says GOP rival Rick Berg hasn't been able to budge fellow Republicans to support a new farm bill.

October 15, 2012

Experts say farm bill push might only be a futile effort

North Dakota political leaders are urging Congress to pass a new farm bill before this fall, but a former state governor and U.S. agriculture secretary from the state says it probably won’t happen.

By By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press , July 14, 2012

Data on Minn. subsidies, programs

1995-2010: $15.2 billion (No. 4 nationwide)

June 25, 2012

Data on N.D. subsidies, programs

1995-2010: $12.9 billion (No. 7 nationwide)

June 25, 2012

Cash crops: Who gets what in the massive farm bill?

Cash crops: Who gets what in the massive farm bill? JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A couple billion dollars for wheat here, another billion for corn there, a few hundred million for soybeans — maybe more for barley, too.

By Marino Eccher, Forum Communications , June 25, 2012

Letter to the editor: Republicans cut too much from federal farm programs

By Richard Schlosser , January 26, 2012

Officials listen to farm bill concerns

Officials listen to farm bill concerns Federal and state officials met here Thursday to discuss the upcoming farm bill, and area producers were on hand with their concerns. The North Dakota Food and Agricultural Council, which is comprised of federal, state and local officials with concerns about agriculture, met at North Dakota Farmers Union headquarters in Jamestown.

By Ben Rodgers , September 09, 2011

Deficit may affect new farm bill hopes

Come hell, high water or partisan priorities, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson had pledged for months he’d secure $500 million in the 2012 farm bill toward water retention projects in the Red River Valley. Not so fast.

By By Kristen M. Daum, Forum Communications Co. , September 01, 2011

Agriculture Council to discuss farm bill

The Food and Agriculture Council will meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at North Dakota Farmers Union State Headquarters in Jamestown. The focus of this meeting will be on the farm bill with representatives from Sen. Kent Conrad and Sen. John Hoeven’s offices presenting on the topic. They will also be fielding questions from the audience. The meeting is open to the public.

August 31, 2011

Farm groups backing crop insurance, research

Farm groups backing crop insurance, research Crop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal spending.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , August 20, 2011

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ND Farmers Union plans 2012 farm bill forums

The North Dakota Farmers Union is holding informational meetings around the state next week on the 2012 federal farm bill.

July 05, 2011

Comments accepted on public access

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation and the state of North Dakota propose to enhance existing public access programs in the state through a new federal grant.

February 25, 2011

Care needed in writing farm bill

The heady boom of oil production in western North Dakota has overshadowed what also has been a very good time for agriculture. Net farm income nationwide is expected to be more than 30 percent higher than in 2009, and 26 percent higher than the 10-year average that began in 2000. North Dakota’s farm economy has been solid, although complicated by recent wet springs that have made getting crops in more difficult.

By The Bismarck Tribune , December 20, 2010

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