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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Gulf oil spill: A hole in the world
Everyone gathered for the town hall meeting had been repeatedly instructed to show civility to the gentlemen from BP and the federal government. These fine folks had made time in their busy schedules to come to a high school gymnasium on a Tuesday night in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, one of many ... Continued...

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Declare your Food Independence this July 4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Davis, Haberman, 612.372.6465, eric@modernstorytellers.com Lindsey Frey, Haberman, 612.372.6449, lindsey@modernstorytellers.com DECLARE YOUR FOOD INDEPENDENCE THIS JULY 4 A Call for Individuals – and a National Petition to the 50 Governors and Other Ele... Continued...

Compass Group Broadens Their 'Eat Local' Programs to Support Family Farms
As part of their commitment to sustainable agriculture and wellness, Compass Group will be broadening its efforts this summer to source fresh fruits and vegetables from mid-size farmers and educate consumers about the merits of eating local. For Compass Group, 'local' is defined as food grown wit... Continued...

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Solar energy park coming to Dover
A statewide partnership - comprised of the City of Dover, Delmarva Power, Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC), Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) and LS Power will lead to the construction of one of the Mid-Atlantic region's largest solar power plants and the first on the Delmarva... Continued...

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

NMPF Board of Directors Overwhelmingly Adopts Multi©\Faceted Proposal
ALEXANDRIA, VA ¨C The National Milk Producers Federation¡¯s Board of Directors overwhelmingly agreed today move forward with a variety of changes in federal dairy policies that will better protect dairy producers, and position them more favorably in an increasingly volatile global marketplace. Th... Continued...

Thursday, June 3, 2010

DDG survey on antibiotic residue not finished
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2010 Nationwide Survey of Distillers Grains for Antibiotics Residues is roughly half way finished. In the fall of 2009 the FDA began the survey to track and test the residues of antibiotics such as virginiamcyin, penicillin and erythromycin, all used to contro... Continued...

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Gates Foundation CEO: Listening is key to success
SEATTLE — On a recent trip to Mozambique, Jeffrey Raikes, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, cornered two rice farmers for a chat. Both farmed in the same area, on different parts of the same river, growing the same variety of rice. Yet one farmer had yields larger than the other, Raikes... Continued...

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Getting the business
Pretend you’ve decided to become a businessman to make your living. You have some startup capital and assets to get going, but much more is needed, so you take out loans against those assets and your future profits. You have a tried and true business plan, but there are many variables that affect... Continued...

Friday, May 21, 2010

Senate vote on historic financial reform critical for agriculture
Minneapolis – The Senate’s approval of an historic financial reform bill last night is a first step toward preventing the excessive financial speculation that has wreaked havoc in agricultural commodity futures contracts over the last several years, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Tra... Continued...

Thursday, May 20, 2010

US Farm Bill takes Notes from the CAP
The Agriculture Committee of the US’s House of Representatives gathered last week for the first hearing of the 2012 Farm Bill. The current Bill, worth up to $300 billion US, is due to expire in two years time. A large proportion of present spending is channeled towards nutrition programmes such as s... Continued...

Fat or the land?
Burgers, fries, shakes—is it nutrient-poor foods that make Americans obese, or is it federal farm subsidies? Green Days is on the lookout for innovative sustainable projects throughout the Sacramento region. Turn us on at sactonewstips@newsreview.com. UC Davis’ “Farm and Food Policy and Obesity”... Continued...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Nebraska Farmer on Price Volatility at 2012 Farm Bill Field Hearings
Good morning Chairman Peterson and members of the committee. My name is Rod Gangwish and I am from Shelton, NE located in south central Nebraska along the Platte River where I have been involved in farming and agribusiness for 36 years. I am a fourth generation farmer and my wife and I and our son J... Continued...

Monday, May 17, 2010

Merrigan Outlines Details of New Farm Bill Program
Merrigan Outlines Details of New Farm Bill Program Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan announced a new program under the Conservation Title of the 2008 Farm Bill Friday. The Transition Incentives Program - TIP - was created to encourage retired or retiring farmers to transition the... Continued...

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

US Aid Groups Divided Over Biotechnology for Africa's Farmers
U.S.-based aid groups and research institutes increasingly are divided over the promotion of biotechnology for Africa's farmers. The debate is putting several aid contributors at the center of the issue. Scientists have for years been using biotechnology to genetically modify crops in the United ... Continued...

Monday, May 10, 2010

Loss of biodiversity may be reaching 'point of no return'
The lack of effective measures to prevent the loss of biodiversity may be leading the world to a point where the damage may be irreversible. More meetings to evaluate the situation are planned for 2010. Effective actions are required. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), an internati... Continued...

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Pinstripes, pitchforks and profits
BOSTON (Reuters) - Many firms in Boston's financial district invest in things you can't touch: currency futures, index options, credit derivatives and so on. But on the 17th floor of a high-rise office tower here, more than a 1,000 miles from the nation's Midwestern farmbelt, buttoned-down strat... Continued...

Monday, May 3, 2010

Forestry in the Next Farm Bill
Forest management generally, as well as forest research and forestry assistance, have long been within the jurisdictions of the Agriculture Committees. Although most forestry programs are permanently authorized, forestry has usually been addressed in the periodic farm bills to reauthorize many agric... Continued...

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

USDA proposes cutting billions from crop insurance subsidies after industry posts high profits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal government wants to save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing spending on crop insurance after years of big profits by insurers, but the industry claims the reductions could hurt rural areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is negotiating a new deal with cro... Continued...

VILACK CONFERENCE CALL WITH REPORTERS FOLLOWING FARM BILL TESTIMONY
Rod Bain: Good day from the USDA radio studios in Washington DC and welcome to today's radio conference with the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack. The subject -- the 2012 Farm Bill. A reminder to reporters -- if you wish to ask a question after opening remarks, please let us know by hitting *1 ... Continued...

2012 FARM BILL HEARINGS START NEXT WEEK IN IOWA
House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson released a schedule Wednesday for the panel's first four field hearings on the 2012 farm bill. The first hearing will be held April 30 at the Iowa State Fair Grounds in Des Moines. That will be followed by hearings May 1 in Nampa, Idaho; May 3 in F... Continued...