http://future.aae.wisc.edu/blog/articles/2008/04/17/house-of-representatives-passes-1-week-extension-to-farm-bill-debate en-us 40 Updates and information about the the trends in Dairy Markets <p>The House passed a <a href="http://future.aae.wisc.edu/collection/news_items/one_week.pdf"> one-week extension</a> of current farm law Wednesday, hoping to give Congress more time to finish a multibillion-dollar farm bill that is stalled by a dispute over tax breaks.</p> <p>Negotiations on the roughly $280 billion, five-year bill to expand agriculture and nutrition programs are in disarray with lawmakers from the House and Senate squabbling over how to pay for it. The White House says both the current House and Senate versions are too expensive and has threatened a veto if either one reaches the president&#8217;s desk with the spending intact.</p> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:40:00 -0500 urn:uuid:a8c85015-6ba0-48cd-8f98-b59ec70ecac9 Brian Gould http://future.aae.wisc.edu/blog/articles/2008/04/17/house-of-representatives-passes-1-week-extension-to-farm-bill-debate News