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WTO awards Brazil retaliation authority 

Nov 20, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The World Trade Organization has authorized Brazil to seek retaliation against the United States for it support of two U.S. commodity programs....

Impact of climate change legislation on U.S. agriculture 

Nov 17, 2009

Net returns for virtually all major crops are positive under a properly constructed cap-and-trade program, according to a University of Tennessee study released by 25x'25. ...

Texas FSA director explains farm law changes  

Nov 6, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Juan Garcia, a 30-year veteran with USDA, was named Texas state executive director of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) last summer and faces the daunting challenge of ushering in significant changes in farm programs mandated by the 2008 farm bill....

Changes in market oversight bill 

Oct 30, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The substitute addresses jurisdictional issues in the context of swaps by providing for Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jurisdiction over swaps and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jurisdiction over swaps that are primarily based on securities. ...

CRP sign-up awaits environmental report 

Oct 29, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

With several unsettled issues including extensions and sign-ups, the Conservation Reserve Program was the subject of several questions from the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research earlier this month....

House bill tightens market oversight 

Oct 28, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Following deals and compromises that ended only shortly before the hearing began, the House Agriculture Committee last week passed HR 3795 — more commonly known as the “derivatives oversight” legislation —by a bipartisan voice vote....

Obama signs HR 2997 into law 

Oct 26, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

President Obama has signed legislation providing fiscal 2010 appropriations — $121 billion — for the USDA, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other agencies....

Let your voice be heard on Proposition 11 

Oct 16, 2009

Want to stop government from taking your property and transferring it to someone else? ...

No final DCP payments for corn, peanuts 

Oct 15, 2009

USDA will not issue final 2008 counter-cyclical payments to farmers enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program for peanuts, corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and oats because average commodity prices remain above levels that trigger these payments....

2010 DCP, ACRE signup begins 

Oct 14, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program has begun and will continue through June 1, 2010....

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