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FARM BILL VOTES IN HOUSE, SENATE LIKELY TODAY

Senators and House members are expected to vote today on the farm bill conference report. White House officials and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) are whipping against the bill, while American Farm Bureau Federation farm policy specialists are working to confirm the votes of supportive lawmakers and fence-sitters. More>>
N.Y. FARM BUREAU CONCERNED ABOUT WORKER SHORTAGE

New York farmers are frustrated with a state plan that encourages them to hire inexperienced workers from Puerto Rico and makes it more difficult to obtain skilled workers using the federal H-2A guestworker program, according to an article published on Sunday in The New York Sun. More>>
‘BIO-TOWN’ SPOTLIGHTED ON ‘CBS EVENING NEWS’

A small town in Indiana that has plans to ramp up its use of renewable fuels was featured in a segment of the “CBS Evening News” on Tuesday. CBS correspondent Nancy Cordes interviewed several individuals in the community of Reynolds, which calls itself “Bio-Town USA.” Reynolds, Cordes reported, is “the first town in the country to attempt to go entirely off the grid.” More>>
AFBF RESPONDS TO ANTI-ETHANOL EDITORIAL IN
NY TIMES

American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman sent a letter to the New York Times in response to yesterday’s editorial, “Rethinking Ethanol.” The editorial urged waiving the renewable fuel standard and eliminating ethanol tax credits. More>>
DOJ URGES COURT TO END PRIVATE COMPANY BSE TESTING

The Bush administration is urging a federal appeals court to stop companies, including Kansas-based meat processor Creekstone Farms, from testing cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, according to USA Today. More>>

 
U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN FOOD SAFETY REBOUNDS

Consumer confidence in the safety of food purchased at the supermarket has rebounded to 81 percent, up from an 18-year low of 66 percent reported by the Food Marketing Institute last year. More>>

 

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