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The Rice Advocate, Volume 7, Issue 9 |
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In this issue: - Contact Congress Now to Say Yes to Cuba Trade and Travel, H.R. 4645
- $80 million in NRCS funding available for Mississippi River Basin Watersheds
- Large Attendance Expected for TRT Rice Americas 2010 in Cartagena, Colombia
- Rice Research News from Dr. Mo Way, Texas A&M, Beaumont, TX
- 2010 Rice Harvest Underway in Argentina & Uruguay
- House Agriculture Committee Adopts Budget Views and Estimates Rejecting President’s Proposal to Cut Farm Payments
- General Market Update
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Lincoln Leads Effort to Include Agriculture Disaster Relief in Bipartisan Jobs Package |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2010 Contact: Courtney Rowe or Liz Friedlander, 202-224-2035
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today announced that she has worked with the Senate Finance Committee to include a $1.5 billion disaster package in the bipartisan Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. The bipartisan package is based on legislation Lincoln introduced with Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., in November to provide assistance for farmers affected by heavy rains, floods and other weather-related disasters. |
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The USRPA initiated an effort with the American Farm Bureau Federation with a letter to select members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging co-sponsorship of the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act sponsored by the House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Representative Jerry Moran. A copy of the letter signed by numerous organizations can be read in its entirety below.
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USDA Announces Final Rule on Payment Eligibility and Limitations |
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On Thursday, January 7, 2010 USDA published in the Federal Register the final rule for payment eligibility and payment limitation requirements for participants in CCC-funded programs. The rule applies to 2010 and subsequent crop, program, or fiscal year payments for participants in CCC-funded programs. This rule amends (effective January 7, 2010) previous payment eligibility and payment limitation requirements published as an earlier interim rule on December 29, 2008.
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