Bipartisan farm bill backing shifts with conservation and nutrition
Senate negotiators, led by Sen. Leahy with support from Lugar and Dole, unveil a bipartisan farm bill altering crop subsidies to guaranteed declining payments, expanding conservation programs, nutrition aid, and Everglades cleanup funds, while House action stalls over procedural disputes and opposition to cost controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Greene
Ashington WI
Senate
Patrick J. Leahy
Vermont
Senate Agriculture Committee
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
Bob Dole
Rkan
House Agriculture Committee
USDA surveys farmers for detailed financial data
The Agriculture Department will survey 20,000 of about 2 million farmers and ranchers over three months to gather income, expenses, assets, liabilities, costs, and operating details to guide farm programs and credit needs. A separate policy change shifts certain 30 to 42 month beef carcasses from Choice and Select to Standard to improve consistent eating quality.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricultural Statistics Service
Washington
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S
Kansas to cut marketing arm of agriculture department
Agriculture Secretary Allie Devine proposes moving eight staff to the Department of Commerce and Housing and eliminating six to trim 505000 from the budget. Governor Graves backs the reorganization, taking effect July 1 unless rejected by lawmakers. Legislators fear farm interests may be overlooked in commerce focused marketing. Kansas Farm Bureau opposes the plan.
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Commerce and Housing
House
Agriculture and Governmental Organization Committees
Graves
Senate
Devine
Commerce
Gary Sherrer
Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Andrew Howell
Fort Scott
Kansas Farm Bureau
Steer weighing and tagging rescheduled for Feb 10
The Anderson County Fair steer weighing and tagging was postponed due to frigid weather. Weigh-in is rescheduled to noon to 4 p.m. Saturday Feb 10 at the Anderson County Sale. 4 H'ers must have steers weighed and tagged on Feb 10. contact Matt Teagarden at (913) 448-6826 for details.
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Garnett
Anco News
Anderson County
Matt Teagarden
Ranchers Seek Block on New Wolves in Forested Regions
Montana ranchers sue to stop further wolf introductions into Yellowstone Park and central Idaho. They argue existing wolf populations suffice and budget cuts limit Fish and Wildlife Service monitoring capabilities.
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Billings. Mont
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Idaho
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Hearing in Estate of Ralph Emerson
First published January 25 1996 in Franklin County Kansas District Court Probate Department. William J. Hazen, executor, seeks probate of Ralph B. Emerson 1994 will and Letters Testamentary under Kansas Simplified Estates Act. Written objections due February 16 1996 at 10:00 am in Ottawa Kansas. Creditors must file claims within four months of first publication or be barred.
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District Court
Franklin County
Kansas
Ralph
Emerson
Willam J. Hazen
Ralph B. Emerson
Ottawa
Congress aims to salvage Farmer Mac with new powers
Congress and the Agriculture Department weigh action to keep Farmer Mac viable as a secondary market for farm loans. The privately run program has raised 21 million in private capital and faces possible collapse if new authorities fail to fix prior restrictions. The Farm loan plan seeks to mirror mechanisms used by Fannie Mae and Sallie Mae to boost rural borrowing. Vesicular stomatitis outbreak ends after investigations in New Mexico and Colorado. Canada drops export inspections and the EU will halt testing on May 15.
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Ashington W
Congress
House
Senate
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp
Farmer Mac
America
Sen
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farmer Mae
Fannie Mae
Sallie Mae
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Las Cruces
N.M
Rio Grand Valley
New Mexico
San Luis Valley
Colorado
Canada
U.S
European Union
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Dole
Lugar
Clinton
Leahy
Everglades
New England
Food For Peace
Bob Graham
Florida
J. Bennett Johnston
Louisiana
John Breaux
USDA
Lon Hatamiya
Marketing Service
National Cattlemen’s Association
State Ag Department
Ottawa Herald
Janis
Laurie
Tom
Deb
AccuWeather
Eather, Inc
William J. Hazen
William 8. Bowers Bowers
Farm Lending Agency
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