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Ohio's farm counties mystified as feds leave them off the map

Published May. 15, 2013

Ohio, for example, has 88 counties. Most methods of counting, including those used by the state, the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agencies, come up with 48 of them as rural. The CFPB, however, is only counting 20.

U.S. Senate panel approves farm bill that expands crop insurance

Published May. 15, 2013

The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the scope of the federally subsidized crop insurance program and modestly trim spending on food stamps for the poor.

Farm bill with cuts to food stamps splits Democrats

Published May. 15, 2013

The House Agriculture Committee will consider a farm bill Wednesday that contains a $20.5 billion cut over 10 years to the food stamp program, drawing objections from committee member James McGovern, Democrat of Worcester.

Tn. Governor vetoes 'ag gag' measure over constitutional issues

Published May. 14, 2013

He also agreed with state Attorney General Robert Cooper’s assessment that the bill is constitutionally suspect. But the governor also called on state lawmakers to revisit the issue. He expressed sympathy for farmers who say they fear “large-scale attacks on their livelihoods” from secret recordings.

Bowman v. Monsanto: U.S. Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in biotech ag seed pa

Published May. 14, 2013

A federal court in Indiana ruled in favor of Monsanto and awarded damages to Monsanto of $84,456. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the case, before the Supreme Court agreed to hear the matter. (Read the Supreme Court’s opinion in Bowman v. Monsanto.)