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The Farm Bill authorizes Billions. Who cares? We do! http://t.co/r2c0QRlCZS offers Ag Committee maps, spending charts, budget visualizer link, action alerts

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PETITION: Stop playing politics with kids' health: change.org/petitions/congres… #HarvestChange
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Congress: Don't Gut School Lunch Standards and Damage Our Children's Health!

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Liz Shuler@LizShuler27 Mar 2014
At 4 pm est let’s Tweet out some #UpChat love to our labor hero César Chávez who led farm workers on a path to justice. ¡sí se puede! #1u
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Community Food Justice Coalition #FarmBill perspective comfoodjustice.org/2014/02/0…
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Eliza@LizaY1217 Feb 2014
President Obama signed the #FarmBill with NO #KingAmendment and WITH stronger #AnimalFighting penalties! aspca.org/blog/how-farm-bill…
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Obama signs #farmbill requiring all farmers receiving crop insurance to protect erodible soil fragile wetlands on their lands.
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#FarmBill Signing Ceremony video: c-span.org/video/?317673-1/3…
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Too soon to celebrate new SNAP incentive #FarmBill program, from @MicheleRSimon and @SnapGardens eatdrinkpolitics.com/2014/02…
NYTimes #FarmBill story: nytimes.com/2014/02/05/us/po…
Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers (Published 2014)

Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers (Published 2014)

A long-awaited measure, in a bipartisan vote of 68 to 32, comes with clear winners and losers.

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Sen. Debbie Stabenow: #FarmBill has "strengthened commitment to organics, farmers markets and ... children's lunches"
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The $956-billion farm bill, in one chart (Washington Post): washingtonpost.com/blogs/won…)
Analysis | The $956 billion farm bill, in one graph

Analysis | The $956 billion farm bill, in one graph

This week, Congress is voting on a farm bill that will set U.S. food policy for the next half-decade. Here's what's in it.

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Senate Farm Bill debate is on CSPAN2: c-span.org/video/?317593-1/S…
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MT Check out the #FarmBill vote map! politics.nytimes.com/congres…
Check out the vote on the #FarmBill politics.nytimes.com/congres…
Voted against #farmbill. Despite good steps, SNAP cuts too drastic and Big Ag payments too generous 1.usa.gov/1d88bgK #mepolitics
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@ASPCA29 Jan 2014
Victory! U.S. House passed the #FarmBill with NO #KingAmendment and WITH stronger #AnimalFighting penalties! ow.ly/t4DOD
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Wholesome Wave statement on the Farm Bill: wholesomewave.org/wholesomew…
House Ag Chair Lucas statement on House #FarmBill pasage: agriculture.house.gov/press-…
Humane Society of the United States statement on the farm bill: humanesociety.org/news/press…
Environmental Working Group statement on the #FarmBill ewg.org/release/farm-bill-fa…

Farm Bill Falls Far Short Of Vital Reform

The bill produced by the farm bill conference committee falls far short of the reforms needed to create a federal food and agricultural policy that can meet the challenges of the 21st century, the...

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition statement on the #FarmBill sustainableagriculture.net/b…

Release: NSAC Statement on Farm Bill Final Passage - National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Release: NSAC Statement on Farm Bill Final Passage Contact: Ferd Hoefner, [email protected] January 28, 2014, Washington, DC – The farm bill reported by the conference committee...

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