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Renewable energy industry happy with credit change
The announcement last week of what has become a rare occurrence in Washington, D.C., where Republicans and Democrats actually worked together on a significant piece of legislation, has brought a barrage of positive response from virtually every corner...Tags: Energy Saving, Dianne Feinstein, Republican Party, Ethanol, Crime, Law and Justice
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Congress frees three trade pacts after long wait
Oct. 13, WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a rare show of unity, the House and Senate approved three foreign trade agreements that have languished for years. The deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama are expected to add $13 billion per year to U.S. exports...Tags: Trade Agreements, Panama, Keith Ellison, South Korea, Career and Workplace
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Forum at UMD focuses on farm bill changes
DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 18 — Supporters of changes in the federal farm bill moving through Congress who want to see provisions supporting small, local farms will hold a forum Tuesday at Kirby Student Center at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The...Tags: Al Franken
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Farmers, ethanol makers likely OK with no subsidy
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — If a $5 billion-a-year federal subsidy that helped build the ethanol industry comes to an end, it will likely mean two things, experts who have followed its development say.
First, it doesn’t guarantee an end to the...Tags: Valero Energy Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party, Irwin, Ethanol
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Farmers caught between soaring crop prices, anti-subsidy fervor
WASHINGTON - Jay Nord understands that he and other farmers have a public relations problem when it comes to taking money from the government. Prices of commodities like corn and wheat are so high that food manufacturers predict higher consumer prices....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Collin Peterson, Republican Party, Science and Technology, Elections
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New Minnesota agriculture commissioner takes over
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's first new agriculture commissioner in 15 years doesn't expect major policy changes in his department even as the state struggles to plug a $6.2 billion hole in its next budget. Dave Frederickson, a former state senator...Tags: Regional Authority, Republican Party, Retirement, Ethanol, Government
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Thune backs Johnson's bill to cap commodity payments
A bill offered by South Dakota Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley to cap annual farm commodity payments to $250,000 is an example of how both political parties should be working together, Johnson said Wednesday. "It is...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Ethanol, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Petroleum Industry, Tim Johnson
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U.S. Senate votes to stop $6 billion ethanol tax break
By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo and Tom Webb Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. June 17--The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to repeal a $6 billion tax break for ethanol production, signaling that decades of federal support for the corn-based fuel...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ethanol, Minneapolis
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Ethanol debate isn't over
By Tim Krohn The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. June 15--Randy Doyal’s blood boils when he hears members of Congress talking about "saving" $6 billion in annual government spending by ending subsidies to the ethanol industry. "They say they’...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Ethanol, Al Franken, Biofuels, Renewable Energy
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Senate sidetracks move to repeal ethanol credit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate refused to kill a $5 billion annual subsidy for ethanol on Tuesday, backing continued government aid for a Farm Belt-based industry over deficit reduction in an era of record red ink.
The 40-59 vote, far short of the 60...Tags: Harry Reid, Chuck Grassley, Jeff Sessions, Republican Party, Ethanol
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Minn. Senate confirms agriculture commissioner
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Senate has confirmed David Frederickson to serve as state agriculture commissioner in the administration of Gov. Mark Dayton. The GOP-controlled Senate on Monday approved by voice vote the Democratic governor’s...Tags: Regional Authority, Republican Party, Agriculture, Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Ranchers cheered by lifting of wolf protections
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ranchers in Western states said they’re hopeful the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list will make it easier to hunt the predators and stem losses of cattle and sheep. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, Endangered Species, Conservation
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