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Senate passes Farm Bill; Idaho senators vote against it (access required)

by Sean Olson

Published: June 21,2012

Tags: Farm Bill, Idaho Grain Producers Association, Idaho Potato Commission, Sen. Jim Risch, Sen. Mike Crapo

In congressional action that agricultural organizations in Idaho hailed as good news, the Senate version of the national Farm Bill passed 64-35 June 21. This version of the bill contains provisions to move away from direct payment subsidies to farms and beef up subsidies for crop insurance, which was the number one priority for grain and ...
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