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The bill would continue to heavily subsidize major crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and cotton but would shift many of those subsidies toward crop insurance programs. (Thinkstock)

Congress agrees on five-year farm bill

Sean Lengell -

January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Maggie Barcellano plays with her three-year-old daughter, Zoe, at Lakeway City Park in Lakeway, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Barcellano enrolled in the food stamps program to help save up for paramedic training while she works as a home health aide and raises her daughter. Working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps, a switch from a few years ago when children and the elderly were the main recipients. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)

The new face of food stamps: Working-age Americans

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January 26, 2014 5:00 am

Researchers at the University of Virginia say more than 1 in 10 Virginians receives food stamps.

University of Virginia research: More than 1 in 10 get food stamps

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January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Unprecedented numbers of people have enrolled in the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since President Obama took office. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Push on for EBT use at Maine farmer’s markets

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January 22, 2014 5:00 am

Bob Mack, right, with the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association talks about the pending farm bill in Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, during a news conference in Sioux Falls, S.D. Joining Mack are Doug Sombke, left, with the South Dakota Farmers Union and U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D. (AP Photo/Carson Walker)

South Dakota waiting on word about farm bill

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January 22, 2014 5:00 am

In this July 30, 2012, file photo, a farm hand stands by the harvested potato crop at King's Hill Farm at Mineral Point, Wis. Nutritionists say Americans don't need more white potatoes. But Congress has repeatedly disagreed. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong, File)

Congress wants more potatoes in government program

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January 16, 2014 5:00 am

Marijuana matures in ideal conditions at the Medicine Man dispensary and grow operation in northeast Denver. (AP/Ed Andrieski)

Pot debates continue even where it’s legal

Kristen Wyatt -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Most Americans want tougher food stamp requirements

Most Americans want tougher food stamp requirements

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December 19, 2013 5:00 am

The bizarre life and times of the original ‘welfare queen’

The bizarre life and times of the original ‘welfare queen’

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December 19, 2013 5:00 am

Advocates call on Ohio governor to waive food stamp work requirement

Advocates call on Ohio governor to waive food stamp work requirement

Washington Examiner -

December 18, 2013 5:00 am

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