Vilsack Emphasizes Disaster Aid for 2012 Farm Bill
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › October 25, 2011
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ANKENY, Iowa - Lawmakers working on the next Farm Bill need to find an effective way to provide aid to farmers affected by natural disasters, increase funding for agricultural research and continue important conservation programs, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday.
The former Iowa governor spoke to about 100 John Deere workers in Ankeny, telling them programs funded through the massive spending bill also must be streamlined and simpler to understand.See the full content of this document
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Vilsack Emphasizes Disaster Aid for 2012 Farm Bill
The current $284 billion bill, approved in 2008, expires in September 2012. Roughly three-fourths of the money goes to food- nutrition programs, such as food stamp...
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