Mississippi Business Journal » Farm Bill http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Federation president praises lawmakers for Farm Bill effort http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/15/federation-president-praises-lawmakers-for-farm-bill-effort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federation-president-praises-lawmakers-for-farm-bill-effort http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/15/federation-president-praises-lawmakers-for-farm-bill-effort/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:44:54 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74789 JACKSON — The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) leadership is commending U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss) and his staff for their diligent work to reach a solid compromise on a Senate Farm Bill package. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry passed a piece of farm legislation that garnered a 15-5 vote. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/15/federation-president-praises-lawmakers-for-farm-bill-effort/feed/ 0 Biotech group sends letter to Cochran urging mandatory funding http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:52:13 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74509 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A group of Mississippi biotechnology companies and state associations have written Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), urging him to support mandatory funding for renewable energy programs in a new Farm Bill. Elevance Renewable Sciences of Natchez and DuPont Corporation, which has operations in Pass Christian and Pascagoula, sent the letter along with supporters [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding/feed/ 1 March 15, 2013- Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/15/march-15-2013-ricky-nobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-15-2013-ricky-nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/15/march-15-2013-ricky-nobile/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:52:44 +0000 Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/?p=71535

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/15/march-15-2013-ricky-nobile/feed/ 0 Read June 18, 2012 issue of the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/15/read-june-18-2012-issue-of-the-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-june-18-2012-issue-of-the-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/15/read-june-18-2012-issue-of-the-mbj/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:50:26 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=58606 >> INSURANCE INSTITUTE: Lack of codes makes Mississippi Coast … MOST VULNERABLE — By Ted Carter Also in this week’s paper: >> LAST AGAIN: Insurance Institute gives state nation’s lowest grade for hurricane-resistant structures — by Ted Carter >> REPORT: 70,000 coastal properties at risk to storm — by Ted Carter >> AGRICULTURE: Southern senators: [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/15/read-june-18-2012-issue-of-the-mbj/feed/ 0 Cochran withholding support of 2012 Farm Bill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/cochran-withholding-support-of-2012-farm-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cochran-withholding-support-of-2012-farm-bill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/cochran-withholding-support-of-2012-farm-bill/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:26:54 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=56429 WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) says he is disappointed with the 2012 Farm Bill approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee and is withholding his support for the measure due to inadequate coverage for important crops produced in Mississippi. Cochran, who serves on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee and is a former chairman [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/cochran-withholding-support-of-2012-farm-bill/feed/ 0 Producers give lawmakers input as Farm Bill develops http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/19/producers-give-lawmakers-input-as-farm-bill-develops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=producers-give-lawmakers-input-as-farm-bill-develops http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/19/producers-give-lawmakers-input-as-farm-bill-develops/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:50:41 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=54326 WASHINGTON — With the process to draft a 2012 Farm Bill accelerating, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) said the wide range of views offered by agriculture producers are necessary for developing a successful 2012 Farm Bill. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry conducted a hearing on some of the more complex aspects of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/19/producers-give-lawmakers-input-as-farm-bill-develops/feed/ 0 Cochran, Hutchins want continuation of USDA programs in farm bill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/16/cochran-hutchins-want-continuation-of-usda-programs-in-farm-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cochran-hutchins-want-continuation-of-usda-programs-in-farm-bill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/16/cochran-hutchins-want-continuation-of-usda-programs-in-farm-bill/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:44:32 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=52511 WASHINGTON — In a Senate hearing on energy and economic growth for rural America, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) urged continuation of economic development programs in the Department of Agriculture that will help provide jobs and improve the standard of living in rural America. Cochran serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee that heard testimony from [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/16/cochran-hutchins-want-continuation-of-usda-programs-in-farm-bill/feed/ 0 Election unlikely to change US farm subsidies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/15/election-unlikely-to-change-us-farm-subsidies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=election-unlikely-to-change-us-farm-subsidies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/15/election-unlikely-to-change-us-farm-subsidies/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:10:52 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=31940 MINNEAPOLIS — Republicans might take control of Congress as they ride a wave of voter anger over deficit spending and big government, but experts who follow agriculture say they don’t expect deep cuts in subsidies to farmers who grow crops such as corn and soybeans. Those payments are long-entrenched policy that have had the support [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/15/election-unlikely-to-change-us-farm-subsidies/feed/ 0 Waide: Farmers need more protection http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/05/19/waide-farmers-need-more-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waide-farmers-need-more-protection http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/05/19/waide-farmers-need-more-protection/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 11:03:01 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=24221 JACKSON — Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation president David Waide told members of the House Agriculture Committee that current crop insurance products available in the southeast do not provide farmers with adequate risk protection. Waide was one of nine presenters to tell the legislators from Washington, D.C., about issues that must be addressed by the agricultural [...]

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