American Farm Bureau Federation expressed extreme disappointment that fast-track trade negotiating authority legislation was withdrawn from consideration by Congress, but vowed to continue working to secure passage next year. Lacking sufficient votes in the House, the legislation was pulled Nov. 10 despite intense efforts by the Clinton administration and fast-track supporters, including Farm Bureau. The Senate had earlier cleared the way for passage by voting to invoke cloture and end debate on the bill, but took no further action after the House failed to vote.
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Farm Bureau members will gather at the Charlotte Convention Center for the 79th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Jan. 11-15, 1998. See story, AFBF gears up for 98 annual meeting . U.S. District Judge David Doty of Minneapolis on Nov. 3 ordered USDA to stop enforcing Class I differentials in most milk marketing orders. Doty's ruling included all federal milk marketing orders except the Southeast order, the Carolina order and the three Florida orders. Thanksgiving dinner cost slightly higher T he cost of the traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner increased ever so slightly this year, but the holiday meal remains a relative bargain, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.