Read more farm bill stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16090/farm-bill.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33364/agricultural-economist-has-growing-concerns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIs there any way to justify US farm subsidies? Agricultural economist Daniel Sumner has a blunt answer: “No.” In an in-depth interview with the New York Times , Sumner takes on a broad range of agricultural topics, explaining the trouble with organic food (it’s too expensive), the problems with local food...http://www.newser.com/story/33364/agricultural-economist-has-growing-concerns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jul 2008 13:45:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28159/congressional-screwup-may-force-farm-bill-do-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA paper-shuffling error may force Congress to repeat its work on the $289-billion farm bill already passed—and vetoed by President Bush. The version of the bill sent to the president was missing a section, Reuters reports. That makes the president’s veto theoretically invalid. House Democrats tried to re-insert the...http://www.newser.com/story/28159/congressional-screwup-may-force-farm-bill-do-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 10:11:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28138/house-overrides-farm-bill-veto-senate-to-follow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House today overrode President Bush's veto of the $307 billion farm bill, and the Senate is expected to follow suit tomorrow morning, the Washington Post reports. Bush issued the 10th veto of his presidency this afternoon, complaining that the wide-ranging measure gives too much money to rich farmers and...http://www.newser.com/story/28138/house-overrides-farm-bill-veto-senate-to-follow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 May 2008 19:50:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27502/house-passes-farm-bill-with-veto-proof-margin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House today passed a $300 billion farm bill by a lopsided vote of 318-106, more than enough to override a threatened veto from President Bush, the New York Times reports. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass with even stronger support. Bush has...http://www.newser.com/story/27502/house-passes-farm-bill-with-veto-proof-margin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 May 2008 17:12:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10683/bush-picks-ex-governor-to-head-the-farm-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEdward Schafer has extolled the virtues of smaller government, but he is President Bush’s nominee to head the mammoth Agriculture Department, which employs more than 100,000 people and spends $90 billion a year. If approved by the Senate, the former North Dakota governor would likely be thrust into tense...http://www.newser.com/story/10683/bush-picks-ex-governor-to-head-the-farm-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Oct 2007 21:25:06 CDT