U.S. Congress - S.1888 Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011
S.1888 - Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a program to provide loans for local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and nutrition, reduce energy consumption, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a program to provide loans for local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and nutrition, reduce energy consumption, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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11/17/2011--Introduced.Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a local farm business and market garden loan program to make available to elOfficial Summary
11/17/2011--Introduced.Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2011 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a local farm business and market garden loan program to make available to eligible lending entities loans to develop revolving loan funds to assist:(1) producers in establishing local farm business projects or market garden projects that will produce fresh foods locally, and
(2) local farm business projects and market garden projects to create local employment opportunities. Sets forth program provisions.
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This impressive canvas was included in Vereshchagin's 1888 American sale and has remained in private hands since 1891. The rediscovery of this work is a major addition to scholarship on the artist. Jo Vickery, Head of Russian Art at Sotheby's, says "In ...
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But only once before did a sitting president lose the White House despite winning the popular vote, and Grover Cleveland’s 1888 margin over rival Benjamin Harrison was slender—48.6 percent to 47.9 percent. By contrast, Mr. Obama could ...
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CAMEO Reports: All Eyes on Very Small Business – Congress ...
Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA);; initiate a relending program to start a local farm biz with 0% capital and an 85% federal loan guarantee – S. 1888 by Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA); ...
CAMEO Reports: All Eyes on Very Small Business – Congress ...
Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA);; initiate a relending program to start a local farm biz with 0% capital and an 85% federal loan guarantee – S. 1888 by Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA); ...
CAMEO Reports: All Eyes on Very Small Business – Congress ...
Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA);; initiate a relending program to start a local farm biz with 0% capital and an 85% federal loan guarantee – S. 1888 by Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA); ...
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