By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he understands the concerns some have expressed over a computer model that shows major losses of crop land to forestry as a result of the cap-and-trade legislation pending in Congress....
By Amanda Nolz, Beef Magazine
“Our political system, in my humble opinion, is broken,” admitted Charlie Stenholm, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. House of Representatives....
By Shawn Wade, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
Sign-up for the 2008 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) is underway. ...
By Shawn Wade, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
After more than a year of work, the final rule implementing the Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) program has finally been published by the USDA Farm Service Agency. According to Lubbock-based Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. and the Southwest Council of Agribusiness it appears that the final rule incorporates most of the modifications the two groups worked with USDA to implement....
The Beef Reproduction Task Force and the National Cattlemen´s Beef Association is teaming up to offer the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Workshop at the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio Jan. 28-29, 2010. ...
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
If they want to see climate change legislation pass Congress, it has become obvious that proponents must tackle gaps in corresponding scientific and policy forums....
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The response by both the Bush and Obama administrations to the economic crisis “has been flawed,” says Nobel laureate and Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Will the nation’s fledgling biodiesel industry be forced to shut down when most of the country is returning to work from the holidays on Jan. 4?...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farmers’ hopes for disaster aid near-term received a setback Wednesday when the House passed a $174 billion jobs package that did not contain the assistance for weather losses during the 2009 harvest they’ve been seeking....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. farmers could get an extra Christmas present before the end of this year. ...
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