Agriculture nominee was raised on farm
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WASHINGTON - Nebraska Gov. Mike O. Johanns, nominated by President Bush on Thursday to be the next Agriculture secretary, grew up on an Iowa dairy farm and has traveled widely to promote farm products from
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The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as Secretary of Agriculture with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill.
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By Dean Baker, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Jun. 3--Kate Rae is a registered nurse who has waited 29 years to become the farmer she always wanted to be.
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By SAM HANANEL and MARY CLARE JALONICK  WASHINGTON - From Texas billionaires to Washington lobbyists, it's no secret that wealthy people can get federal farm subsidies.
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By WOODD, Richard  SHE'S NOT a farm girl, but when the opportunity arises, Laura Scandurra, the agricultural attache with the United States Embassy in Wellington, is not afraid to jump into farm chores, boots and all.
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US President George W. Bush named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the new secretary of agriculture on Thursday, to succeed Ann M. Veneman, who announced her resignation in mid-November.
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President Bush will nominate  Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to be the next U.S. agriculture  secretary, farm industry and administration sources said on  Thursday.
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Agriculture Secretary nominee Mike Johanns will draw sharp questions from Midwestern lawmakers about the U.S. decision to reopen its borders to Canadian beef despite a second case of mad cow disease in Alberta.
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Bush Chooses Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns As New Secretary of Agriculture to Succeed Ann M. Veneman. Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, left, speaks after President Bush announced that Johanns was his nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Dec.
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John Peterson is the star, and chief spokesman, for a documentary that highlights the success of community-supported agriculture
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WASHINGTON -- A new US agriculture secretary was named yesterday, a development welcomed by the Canadian Cattlemen&#39;s Association at a critical juncture for resolving the beef battle with Canada.
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The Senate on Friday approved a $286 billion farm bill with an election-year expansion of subsidies for growers and food stamps for the poor.
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Demand for ethanol for cars will attract enough support to lead to passage of a major farm bill next year, despite disagreement on subsidy payments for farmers, a key Democrat and the Republican agriculture secretary agreed Tuesday.
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By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 23--Immigration policies are a bureaucratic mess and getting farm labor for small farmers is next to impossible.
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Bob Fuchigami was 12 years old when he and his family were told to leave their 20-acre farm in northern California. The peach trees that his immigrant parents had planted were about to yield their first big crop.
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By William Presecky, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 11--Big Rock Township resident Marvel Davis knew in recent years that her 170-year-old family farm would be sold as open space eventually, free from the threat of development.
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By Anna Lognonn  AN agricultural charity has appointed two new officers to help farming families in need in the North of England.