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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...

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...