Friday, November 11, 2011

STILL NO DETAILS ON CUTS TO FARM PROGRAMS

(Nebraska Farmer) -- FarmProgress.com reports that House and Senate Ag Committee leaders have yet to release their farm policy recommendations. "Already on the chopping block is at least $15 billion worth of farm program payments, $4 billion in popular conservation programs, $4 billion in nutrition spending and some ag research funding." The article notes that if the supercommittee "fails to do its job by Nov. 23" and "the Farm Bill is kicked back to the Ag Committees," those cuts could be much deeper.


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