| Excercise, martial arts boon to those battling Parkinson's |
| With April designated as Parkinson’s Awareness Month, farmers may be interested in knowing that pesticides may be a link for farmers developing the disease. |
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| House examines tax reform plans impacting farms |
| After the farm bill, tax reform may be the biggest national issue facing farmers. An overhaul of tax policies is underway for the first time since the 1970s. The U.S. House Agriculture Committee met with experts last week to learn how the current tax program impacts farmers, ranchers and the agriculture industry and what changes could be made to assist rural America. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) was moved from the Agriculture Committee to the Ways and Means Committee in charge of examining the tax code. She said she uses her experience as a farmer and a former member of the ag committee to try to view potential changes. |
| 4/12/2017 |
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| Senate is delaying Perdue confirmation until April 24 |
| After almost three months without a USDA secretary, the final vote to confirm former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has been scheduled for April 24. |
| 4/12/2017 |
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| FDA nominee Gottlieb's business ties examined in senate hearing |
| During his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing, the White House nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Scott Gottlieb, pledged, “I want to earn and keep the public’s trust,” in responding to criticism about his extensive relationships with 20 health care companies, including some pharmaceutical giants that as the FDA commissioner he would regulate. |
| 4/12/2017 |
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| Washingtion gets C grade for first quarter of 2017 |
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| Rural life: Folks are neighbors and neighbors are community |
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| Regulatory freeze is putting scheduled GIPSA rules on ice |
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| Guatemala reduces tariffs on growing US poultry imports |
| Guatemala will drop some tariffs on bone-in U.S. chicken leg quarters – a boon in one of the fastest-growing export markets for U.S. poultry. |
| 4/12/2017 |
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| Two Illinois legislatures: It's time to legalize marijuana |
| Two Chicago area lawmakers say it’s time Illinois seriously considers legalizing personal use of marijuana, noting the “success” other states such as Colorado have had since they legalized and taxed the drug. |
| 4/12/2017 |
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| ChemChina's takeover of Syngenta wins EU, FTC OK |
| As a regulatory condition of approving the $43 billion merger of one of the world’s largest suppliers of seeds and pesticides – Switzerland’s Syngenta AG – with the China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina), the Beijing-based conglomerate has agreed to divest itself of its major European pesticide businesses and products that regulate crop growth. |
| 4/12/2017 |
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