Food, Farm and Financial News From Washington DC

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Washington DC -July 5- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the second quarter of 2008, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.

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Washington DC -May 8- Members of the U.S. House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee today moved one step closer to approving a farm bill. Principle negotiators announced they have reached an agreement on the new farm bill.

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Washington DC -April 25- President Bush today signed a one-week Farm Bill extension which was passed by the Congress on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.

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Washington DC -March 5- At the request of senior House and Senate agriculture committee staff, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a detailed document developed from Administration analysis of impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 5- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 3- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. Read the rest of this entry »