Tag: Agriculture

House defeats farm bill provision to wind down sugar program

Susan Ferrechio · May 17, 2018 10:14 pm

"We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism. Mike Pence is that man," Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo)

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The major immigration battle brewing in the House

Susan Ferrechio · May 17, 2018 4:00 am

In this April 26, 2018, photo Noe Contrez carries a tray of romaine lettuce transplants as he walks next to a planter towed by a tractor at the EG Richter Family Farm in Puyallup, Wash. The farm sells most of it's lettuce to large local grocery store chains, and owner Tim Richter says that so far his farm hasn't been affected by warnings that romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, apparently has been contaminated with the E. coli bacteria. Richter says he urges consumers to stay away from bagged lettuce and to always cut and wash their own produce.

E. coli illnesses from contaminated lettuce spread to 32 states

Kimberly Leonard · May 16, 2018 9:51 pm

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Farms and trade can grow together if Congress does the farm bill right

Clark Packard · May 16, 2018 8:10 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, center, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., right, and other conservative Republicans discuss their goal of obstructing the Affordable Care Act as part of a strategy to pass legislation to fund the government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19.

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Next week: GOP tests the waters on food stamps work requirement

Susan Ferrechio · May 12, 2018 1:00 pm

Congress drives its muck-spreader across farms again

Washington Examiner · May 10, 2018 4:00 am

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

E. coli illnesses linked to lettuce expand to 29 states

Kimberly Leonard · May 9, 2018 6:57 pm

A sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market in Topsham, Maine.

Federal appeals court paves way for release of food stamp sales figures

Melissa Quinn · May 8, 2018 9:39 pm

Salad scare: Tainted lettuce prompts alarm over tracking outbreaks

Robert King · May 8, 2018 4:00 am

Sam Clovis to leave USDA

Melissa Quinn · May 4, 2018 4:37 pm

E. coli contaminated lettuce causes first death

Kimberly Leonard · May 2, 2018 8:26 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

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Mark Meadows: Rod Rosenstein should go if he thinks being asked to do his job is ‘extortion’

Naomi Lim · May 1, 2018 11:00 pm