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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:21 PM

Why the Farm Bill is important to Hawaii

We’re almost “home and dry” with the Farm Bill. Today, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Bill Conference Report 318-106, a “veto-proof” majority. The Senate is currently debating the Farm Bill Conference Report with...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 4:20 PM

How this for sustainable agriculture?

One of huge criticisms of the House version of the Farm Bill is its failure to rein in the commodity support payments made to "mega-farms." Special criticism has directed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Blog for Rural America, published by...
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