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Farm Bill: Revenue Plans Draw Focus; Biofuels: Switch Grass Research

Chris Clayton, writing yesterday at DTN (link requires subscription), reported that, “Revenue-assurance changes in the counter-cyclical program that have been such a pivotal part of the farm-bill debate could get dropped from the bill during conference negotiations, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said Monday.

“Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., has been working on the farm bill throughout much of the congressional break, which includes holding ongoing talks with Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner about the Bush administration’s concerns with the bill.”

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Posted by Keith Good • January, 8, 2008 • 5:53 am