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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Political notebook: Minnesota budget clash continues to grow
By Don Davis Gov. Mark Daytons budget proposal continues to play out in interesting ways, usually with Republicans strongly opposed and Democrats more mildly in support. Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, ...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:11 AM
STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT WITH AGWEEK REPORTER JONATHAN KNUTSON The one thing we all thought we knew ...
A year ago at this time, U.S. agriculturalists were speculating about what the next farm bill would look like. There were many different thoughts about what form the legislation could and should take....
Posted on 1/10/13 at 10:26 AM
REPUBLIC INSIDER Reports: Deal on farm bill reached
According to numerous media reports, the House and Senate ag committees have reached a deal on extending the farm bill that lapsed at the end of September. The fear of angry families and other milk d...
Posted on 12/30/12 at 9:00 PM
COMPASS POINTS: NEWS FROM THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH HERALD OUTDOOR WRITER BRAD DOKKEN Pheasants Forever urges action on behalf of new Farm Bill
Pheasants Forever this week issued an action alert calling on its members to contact their members of Congress to get a new federal Farm Bill passed. The existing Farm Bill is set to expire at the ...
Posted on 8/24/12 at 8:00 AM
TIME AT THE TABLE: RECONNECTING FAMILIES ONE TABLE AT A TIME What is a Food Desert?
A question worth asking. Wikipedia states:Afood desertis any area in the industrialized world where healthful, affordable food is difficult to obtain.Before you get fired up the USDA determined that...
Posted on 3/1/12 at 5:29 PM
Peterson: Farm bill passage likely 
FARGO – U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said Monday that he has growing confidence a farm bill will be passed by June.
By Dave Olson , March 12, 2012
Truth in budgeting is crucial to understanding ’08 farm bill
After reading my friend Roger Johnson’s Dec. 12 column in The Forum, “Schafer’s sour grapes paint inaccurate picture of farm bill,” I am worried that he has been in Washington, D.C., too long.
By Ed Schafer , December 19, 2010
Schafer’s ‘sour grapes’ paint inaccurate picture of farm bill
In his Dec. 5 op-ed in The Forum, “I’ll take 2 percent as a start,” Ed Schafer stated that the 2008 farm bill was not paid for and will add billions to the deficit.
By Roger Johnson , December 12, 2010
Critic of 2008 farm bill short on facts and without credibility
In response to Alan Roebke’s misleading criticism of the 2008 farm bill in the Dec. 5 Forum:
By David Heinrich , December 12, 2010
We need to be honest about the real cost of 2008 farm bill
As North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad retained chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee, he said the following: “I do not feel agriculture contributed to the deficit.
By Alan Roebke , December 05, 2010
Conrad convenes farm bill heaing in Mohall
MOHALL, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota farmers are getting a chance to express what they would like to see in the next federal farm program.
By Associated Press , October 11, 2010
Pomeroy, Berg discuss farm bill
Legislation important to North Dakota’s economic future
Born of North Dakota’s earliest roots, agriculture continues to fuel the economic engine of the state.
October 10, 2010
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Forum editorial: Farm bill will fund flood work
Anyone who believes seniority and clout in Congress is unimportant should think again.
July 08, 2010
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Ag panel seeks input on farm bill
AMENIA, N.D. – Farmers and ranchers from North Dakota and western Minnesota say they want less red tape and more fairness in the next farm bill.
July 08, 2010
Peterson, Pomeroy hear farmers’ input for next Farm Bill
AMENIA, N.D. – North Dakota and western Minnesota farmers and ranchers say they’re happy with recent Farm Bills approved by Congress but they want to see slight improvements as federal legislators begin the early stages of crafting the next one.
July 07, 2010
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Farm bill funds may fight floods
Plan would earmark $50 million a year for water retentionMinnesota Rep. Collin Peterson wants a provision in the next federal farm bill that would set aside $50 million a year to fund retention projects in the Red River Valley.
June 15, 2010
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Peterson gets early start on farm bill
WILLMAR – U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson hopes to simplify farm programs in the next federal farm bill.
By Linda Vanderwerf , June 05, 2010
Cash rent for cropland, pastures up in region
Increases for land continue even though prices for prominent crops have fallen.
GRAND FORKS – Though commodity prices are sluggish, the region’s farmers and ranchers continue to pay more to rent land, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.
By By Jonathan Knutson, Forum Communications Co. , April 22, 2010
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Peterson warns to be ready for ag program changes
MARSHALL, Minn. – U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson warned that agriculture needs to be ready for major changes to farm support programs as the country comes to grip with the current financial situation.
By Tom Cherveny, Forum Communications Co. , February 17, 2010
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History, politics make farm subsidy cuts unlikely
Peterson says he’d oppose major revisions to current farm bill
MINNEAPOLIS – If history and the political lineup are any guides, President Barack Obama’s latest effort to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers likely will fare no better than his first try – or his predecessor’s attempt.
By Steve Karnowski / Associated Press Writer , February 11, 2010
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