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	Farm Bill Comparison House-Senate Conference Side-by-Side Documents are now available. The documents compare the farm bill passed by the House on July 27, 2007 and the Senate on Dec. 14, 2007. Manager's Amendment of 2007 Farm Bill approved by Senate is now available The Manger's Amendment is now available online by clicking here. The final version of the Senate approved farm bill is being updated and will be available online soon. The U.S. Senate approved a $286 billion farm bill on Dec. 14. This legislation garnered more votes than any other farm bill since 1973. The final vote count was 79-14. Differences between this bill and the House-passed farm bill will now be worked out in Conference. Peanut representatives issue letter to Senators Tom Harkin and Saxby Chambliss regarding payment limits Fifteen agricultural organizations signed onto a letter sent to Senators Tom Harkin and Saxby Chambliss on Nov. 5, urging the Senate to reject any floor amendments which would substantially alter the payment limitation reforms included by the Senate Agriculture Committee. Peanut organizations signing onto the letter include: Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, North Carolina Peanut Growers Association and Western Peanut Growers Association. View the letter. [pdf doc] Peanut representatives issue letter to Senators Tom Harkin and Saxby Chambliss in support of Farm Bill Twenty-three agriculture organizations signed onto a letter sent to Senators Tom Harkin and Saxby Chambliss urging them to support the 2007 Farm Bill recently passed by the Senate Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and Committee on Finance. Peanut organizations signing onto the letter sent Nov. 5 include: Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association, Virginia Peanut Growers Association and the Western Peanut Growers Association. The Senate is debating the 2007 Farm Bill this week. View the letter to Senator Harkin and Senator Chambliss. [pdf doc]

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