Beginning in 2012, two quarters of farm labor data are published semi-annually. Additionally, the agricultural service component was discontinued in 2012. Hired worker estimates exclude agricultural service employees.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2012—To encourage sun safety awareness and remind everyone to protect their skin while outdoors, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has declared May 25—the Friday before Memorial Day—as “Don’t Fry Day.”
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Opening Statement of Chairman Frank D. Lucas – Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance
May 16, 2012
“I want to thank Chairman Conaway and Ranking Member Boswell for holding today’s hearing to review commodity programs and crop insurance as we prepare for the next Farm Bill.
Last June, the Committee started the farm bill process by holding 11 audit hearings – focusing our attention on the U.S. Department of Agriculture – to look for ways to improve programs for farmers, increase efficiency and reduce spending.
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Statement by Bob Stallman, President – American Farm Bureau Federation
“The American Farm Bureau Federation congratulates Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and USDA on the department’s 150th anniversary. President Abraham Lincoln is known for many achievements during his lifetime, but a little known triumph of his—that affects all Americans—was the establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture 150 years ago today.
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Billings, MT, (AgPR), May 9, 2012 – In response to recent new membership and an expressed interest from western Nebraska women to learn more about issues effecting American agriculture, American Agri-Women president, Karen Yost of Billings, Mont., will speak at a meet-and-greet press conference and informational summit in Scottsbluff and Gering, Neb., May 17-18.
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit held a public hearing to learn more about how credit programs are working for farmers and how they should continue in the 2012 Farm Bill.
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