Noem notches seat on Agriculture Committee

06/03/11 Rep. Kristi Noem finally has the seat she wanted on the House Agriculture Committee.

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Lawmakers look for ways to improve crop insurance

07/05/11 With droughts, floods and other disasters impacting crop production across many parts of the U.S., "this year is an excellent example of how important the farm safety net has become," testified Risk Management Agency Administrator William Murphy during a recent House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing to review the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack led ...

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Commodity market volatility affects all of us

07/05/11 It's projected that gasoline prices are at least a dollar higher thanks to market speculation," said National Farmers Organization Ag Policy Analyst Gene Paul. House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN) made reference to the Goldman Sachs report in comments about the consequences of delaying the Dodd-Frank legislation, which would limit positions speculators ...

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