Category Archives: The USDA Farm Bill

NPR Takes a Look at The Largest Minority in Agriculture: Women

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Beth Holtzman

NPR’s weekend edition interviewed two livestock farmers in its Weekend Edition story “Women Farmers Grow Strong.” The farmers were from Arkansas and Nebraska, but the themes they brought to the conversation are the same as in the Northeast: women farmers’ … Continue reading →

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USDA Secretary Unveils 2007 Farm Bill Proposals

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Mary Peabody

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2007 – Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today unveiled the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007 farm bill proposals. The more than 65 proposals correspond to the 2002 farm bill titles with additional special focus areas, including specialty crops, … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the 2007 Farm Bill

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Mary Peabody

Every five years Congress is charged with drafting a new Farm Bill. Actually titled the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, the Farm Bill is an omnibus bill that includes many of the laws, policies and provisions that govern federal … Continue reading →

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