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Producers of Vermont's "specialty crops" — including fruits, vegetables and maple products — could be in line for more than $200,000 in grants made available through last year's federal Farm Bill.
Congress enacted a massive $290 billion farm bill for a second time on Wednesday after a clerical error in the first bill threatened delivery of U.S. food aid abroad.
Congress on Thursday sent a $290 billion farm bill to President Bush for a second time in an effort to fix a printing error that has threatened the delivery of U.S. food aid abroad.
Congress enacted a massive farm bill Thursday with new and bigger subsidies for farmers, plus more food stamps for the poor.
Domestic nutrition programs make up the largest portion of the estimated $300 billion farm bill that Congress enacted Thursday over a veto by President Bush. Crop subsidies make up roughly 14 percent, foreign food aid less than 1 percent.
The House overwhelmingly rejected President Bush's veto Wednesday of a $290 billion farm bill, but what should have been a stinging defeat for the president became an embarrassment for Democrats.
Fruit and vegetable growers would reap a bonanza in the farm bill passed Wednesday by the House that, for the first time, includes a significant amount of money for them.
A good farm bill wouldn't be complete without a little pork.
Rising food costs and the upcoming election have fueled bipartisan support for a politically popular $290 billion farm bill full of extra money for food stamps and farm subsidies, despite strong opposition from President Bush.
Domestic nutrition programs make up the largest portion of the estimated $300 billion farm bill. Crop subsidies make up roughly 14 percent, foreign food aid less than 1 percent.
A five-year farm bill in Congress this week does little to address the growing global food crisis. Instead, it diverts money that could be spent feeding poor children abroad to give more subsidies for U.S. farmers now enjoying record high crop prices and incomes.
The House moved Wednesday toward passing a $290 billion farm bill that contains more subsidies for farmers as well as big increases in food stamps and other nutrition aid to help people with skyrocketing grocery prices.
The White House told members of Congress on Tuesday that the cost of the five-year farm bill is still too high, saying negotiators are using budget gimmicks to hide the real expense.
House and Senate negotiators late Tuesday scrambled to meet President Bush's demands on a multibillion-dollar farm bill, considering cutting subsidies for wealthy farmers.
Congress passed a one-week extension of current farm law Thursday, defying President Bush by trying to find agreement on a new bill.
Members of Congress negotiating a multibillion-dollar farm bill continued to disagree Tuesday over the size of payments to wealthy farmers as President Bush renewed his call to reduce those subsidies.
President Bush on Friday signed a one-week extension of current farm law as the House and Senate continued to argue over how to pay for a multibillion-dollar farm bill.
Congress sent President Bush a one-week extension of current farm law Thursday as the House and Senate continued to argue over how to pay for a multibillion-dollar farm bill.
Congress on Wednesday extended current farm law for another month as talks over new legislation to extend and expand farm and nutrition programs stalled.
House lawmakers are proposing a new version of a wide-ranging farm bill in an attempt to appease the White House, which had contended that the legislation was full of wasteful spending.
Failure to reach agreement on a new farm bill before the old one expires March 15 would be "catastrophic" for most agricultural sectors of the U.S. economy, a top USDA official said.
President Bush warned Wednesday that he'll veto any farm bill that would raise taxes or does not include reforms of some farm programs.
The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture says lots of work remains to be done before a new five-year farm bill can escape President Bush's veto pen and become law.
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