Kansas farm groups hail 8.7B aid bill approval
Kansas Corn Growers and Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers applaud President Clinton for signing an 8.7 billion farm emergency aid measure aimed at easing a troubled farm economy. The bill targets market losses and weather-related damages, with payouts to grain, cotton, and soybean farmers and extended dairy price supports.
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Arnett
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Clinton
Jere White
KCGA
KGSPA
Kansas
Pat Roberts
Sam Brownback
Congress
Senate
House
White
Roberts
House Ladders
North Carolina
Northwest Cherry Growers plan Taiwan teen TV program in Washington
The Northwest Cherry Growers seek Taiwanese teenagers to work in a Washington cherry orchard for a weekly TV show. They aim to expand Asia sales, leveraging MTV Asia style exposure and the recent success of the Fresh video featuring Gigi Leung filmed in Grandview.
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Northwest Cherry Growers
Taiwan
Washington State
Eric Melton
The
Cherry Growers Association
Melton
Asia
MTV Asia
Gigi Leung
Don Olmstead
Grandview
Wash
Administration Defends Agriculture Merger Policy
The Clinton administration defends its handling of agricultural and food industry mergers amid Republican and Democratic criticism and calls for a moratorium. Justice officials say antitrust laws suffice to police market competition, while USDA officials push to ensure fair treatment of livestock producers. lawmakers push tight enforcement and possible legislation to curb consolidation, citing farm downturn and industry dominance by meatpackers and grain traders.
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Ashington
Clinton
Agriculture and
John Nantnes
Justice Department
House
Judiciary Committee
Agriculture Department
Enrique Figueroa
USDA
Senate Democrats
Cargill Inc
North America
Continental Grain
Department
Monsanto
DeKalb Genetics Corp
Nannes
Smithfield Foods Inc
Smithfield
Murphy Family Farms
Rose Hill
N.C
Congress
John Thune
R-S.d
Thune
Farm meets fair blends farming with growing tourism
In Rasport New York farmers expand beyond roadside stands embracing farms as entertainment hubs. Growers host cornfield mazes magicians petting zoos and on site restaurants while marketing direct to consumers to counter wholesale price pressure. Officials note growing direct sales and broader agri tourism boosting local economies.
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Rasport
N.Y
New York
Bob Brown
Brown
Waterport
Pete Gregg
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
Gregg
Wineries
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