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The USDA"s Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging Iowa farmers to sign up for conservation programs for next year but as of now those…
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Farmers in the Midwest were devastated by a crippling drought in 2012, and the federal crop insurance program paid out a record $17.3 billion.To…
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With congress in recess, Illinois Representative Aaron Schock (R-IL) took a two week tour of his district conducting town hall style "listening sessions,"…
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At an Illinois Farm Bureau Commodity Conference, the leader of an agricultural bank said Illinois farmers should be prepared for another two year…
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The U.S. House passed its version of a farm bill by sidestepping the issue that caused its earlier attempt to fail. Some Illinois farm groups aren't happy…
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After a new five year farm bill failed in the US house of representatives, some lawmakers have suggested splitting the large multi hundred billion dollar…
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The US Senate passed a new five year farm bill last week and the house may take it up as early as this week.The Prairie Rivers Network, an Illinois…
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As an extension of the 2008 Farm Bill nears its end, the US Senate passed its version of a new five year bill.The bill expands the federally subsidized…
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The house agriculture committee and the Senate have both passed versions of a new five year farm bill. Congress passed a 9 month extension to the current…
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The future remains uncertain for a federal conservation program that helps restore wetlands across the Midwest. The Wetlands Reserve Program provides…