- Nebraska Beef recall expands to 5.3 million pounds
- States set rules for importing cattle from Montana
- Beef Verification Solution program makes changes
- Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects
- Irrigated Wheat Gaining Popularity
- UNL Extension vegetative treatment systems turn livestock manure 'green'
- KU students studying bees
- Companies competing to upgrade electric grid
- South Korean President calls for end to beef dispute
- G8 Meeting Very Important
- Ground Beef Recall Expanded
- FDA Questioning Where the Salmonella Came From
- Research Finding Some Answers to Salmonella Question
- Groups work to halt Canadian cattle
- NFU Urges Congress to Help Independent Livestock Producers
- Views of Alaska Oil Drilling Surveyed
- New WASDE Information to be Released
- Groups Work to Halt Imports of Canadian Cattle
- IDFA Files Suit in Ohio over Proposed rBST Rule
- The Value of Manure
- UNL and Chinese University collaborate on water
- Focus on Agriculture
- Retail Food Prices Rise Slightly in Second Quarter
- Western govs hope to sway future energy policy
- Pathogen Genes Targeted in Studies
- Unity called for in biofuels
- South Korean auto workers strike over U.S. beef
- Farm Bureau Letter Makes Requests
- Iowa Recovery Moving Forward
- Bob Kerry Wants Commission on Energy and Climate
- National Sorghum Checkoff Collections Begin
- You Tube Video an Educational Piece
- E-Coli Controls in Place
- CCC Rates Announced for July
- Brenda Darnell New Rural Development Area Director
Following a big vote of approval in the House - 81 Senators voted in favor of the farm bill Thursday to just 15 opposed. Deputy Ag Secretary Chuck Conner reiterated the President’s plan to veto the measure - and despite the strong votes - he’s hopeful the veto will be sustained. The legislation - which will cost 289-billion over five years and increases nutrition funding by 10-billion dollars - conservation funding by four-billion - and energy programs by one-billion - does appear veto-proof. If Congress can maintain the margins won this week - they will have the two-thirds majority to override. It is worth mentioning - of nine vetoes during his time in office - President Bush has only been overridden once. That was on the Water Resources Development Act - or WRDA.
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