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• Congress passes farm bill, defying Bush
An additional $40 billion is for farm subsidies, while almost $30 billion would go to farmers to idle their land and to other environmental programs. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer again criticized the bill after Tuesday's House vote, saying it has ...
• Giant beetles seized at Pa. post office
The specimens were some of the largest of their kind, and some of the largest I've ever seen, averaging five to six inches in diameter," John Plummer, an agency agriculture specialist, said in a statement Wednesday.
• U.S. official urges National Climate Service
It would provide data to other agencies for their use — for example to the Transportation Department, Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy.
• Ants swarm over Houston area
The Texas Department of Agriculture is working with A&M researchers and the EPA on how to stop the ants. "This one seems to be like lava flowing and filling an entire area, getting bigger and bigger," said Ron Harrison, director of training for the ...
• Farm bill full of goodies for both rich and poor
My goal is to get over 300 votes tomorrow," House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said Tuesday. "We have the possibility of getting that done.

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» AgroWeb Network - Provides access to information in a standard format and structure about agriculture-related institutions - ministries, libraries, information centres, universities, research centres, NGOs, agro-marketing organisations and organisations involved in the European integration process.
» ELAV Project - Designed to involve communities in the long-term management of forest land in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Scotland and Iceland; includes background information, maps, news, publications, and events.