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House, ag leaders seek farm bill veto override votes

May 9, 2008 9:39 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm bill negotiators and major farm organizations have begun an intense effort to muster the 290 House votes needed to override a promised veto of the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act conference report....

Conferees to announce farm bill agreement

May 8, 2008 10:51 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package....

Committee approves 'final' farm bill provisions

May 2, 2008 11:14 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is the long, national ordeal over the 2007; oops, now the 2008 farm bill nearing an end?...

Republicans ask for farm bill meeting with president

May 1, 2008 9:49 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Republican senators reportedly are asking for a meeting with President Bush to discuss his latest criticism of the ongoing efforts to reach a compromise agreement on the 2008 farm bill....

Bush displeased, farm bill conference postponed

May 1, 2008 9:45 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

By now, the stop-and-start nature of farm bill negotiations must have conferees close to whiplash. ...

Conferees achieve farm bill breakthrough

Apr 28, 2008 10:01 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House and Senate negotiators, defying a White House demand they pass a one-year extension of the farm bill, appear to have reached agreement on a spending framework for a new five-year law....

Conference committee approves 3 farm bill initiatives

Apr 25, 2008 9:57 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House-Senate conferees approved three major initiatives for the 2008 farm bill this week although they seemed to be making little progress toward passage of the full legislation, congressional sources said....

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House, ag leaders seek farm bill veto override votes

May 9, 2008 9:39 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm bill negotiators and major farm organizations have begun an intense effort to muster the 290 House votes needed to override a promised veto of the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act conference report....

Conferees to announce farm bill agreement

May 8, 2008 10:51 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package....

Committee approves 'final' farm bill provisions

May 2, 2008 11:14 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is the long, national ordeal over the 2007; oops, now the 2008 farm bill nearing an end?...

Republicans ask for farm bill meeting with president

May 1, 2008 9:49 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Republican senators reportedly are asking for a meeting with President Bush to discuss his latest criticism of the ongoing efforts to reach a compromise agreement on the 2008 farm bill....

Bush displeased, farm bill conference postponed

May 1, 2008 9:45 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

By now, the stop-and-start nature of farm bill negotiations must have conferees close to whiplash. ...

Conferees achieve farm bill breakthrough

Apr 28, 2008 10:01 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House and Senate negotiators, defying a White House demand they pass a one-year extension of the farm bill, appear to have reached agreement on a spending framework for a new five-year law....

Conference committee approves 3 farm bill initiatives

Apr 25, 2008 9:57 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House-Senate conferees approved three major initiatives for the 2008 farm bill this week although they seemed to be making little progress toward passage of the full legislation, congressional sources said....

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