﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by AgWeb.com at Thu, 23 May 2013 06:29:20 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>Farm Journal Forum News and Coverage</title><link>http://www.agweb.com</link><copyright /><generator>AgWeb.com</generator><item><title>Why Should U.S. Farmers Care About Small Farmers in Poor Countries?</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/why_should_u.s._farmers_care_about_small_farmers_in_poor_countries/</link><description>That was the question posed by a panel of international experts speaking at the Farm Journal Forum 2012 earlier this month in Washington, D.C.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[That was the question posed by a panel of international experts speaking at the Farm Journal Forum 2012 earlier this month in Washington, D.C.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Boyce Thompson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>329311</guid></item><item><title>Push for Exports</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/push_for_exports/</link><description>Thomas C. Dorr said agriculture has not pushed trade enough, leaving global demands to be met by other countries.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thomas C. Dorr said agriculture has not pushed trade enough, leaving global demands to be met by other countries.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Boyce Thompson</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>329167</guid></item><item><title>Straight Talk in D.C.</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/straight_talk_in_dc/</link><description>Agriculture has been a bright spot in the U.S. economy during the past four years. Yet poverty in rural communities remains stubbornly high.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Agriculture has been a bright spot in the U.S. economy during the past four years. Yet poverty in rural communities remains stubbornly high.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Boyce Thompson</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>329051</guid></item><item><title>Tailgate Talk</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/tailgate_talk_january_2013/</link><description>As of Dec. 10, more than $8.7 billion has been paid to farmers for crop losses in 2012.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[As of Dec. 10, more than $8.7 billion has been paid to farmers for crop losses in 2012.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>AgWeb.com Editors</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>329053</guid></item><item><title>Ambitious Organization Uses Leftovers to Feed the Hungry</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/ambitious_organization_uses_leftovers_to_feed_the_hungry/</link><description>DC Central Kitchen has found a way to feed the hungry with food that would otherwise be thrown away</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[DC Central Kitchen has found a way to feed the hungry with food that would otherwise be thrown away]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Boyce Thompson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>328621</guid></item><item><title>Proposed SNAP Cuts Could Jeopardize Farm Jobs</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/proposed_snap_cuts_could_jeopardize_farm_jobs/</link><description>Cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would be felt up and down the food chain.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would be felt up and down the food chain.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Boyce Thompson</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>328622</guid></item><item><title>How Long Will It Take to Recover from the Drought?</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/multimedia/how-long-will-it-take-to-recover-from-the-drought/</link><description>After three tough weather years, says Bruce Scherr, CEO of Informa Economics, there’s a common thought that we can never get past these setbacks.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[After three tough weather years, says Bruce Scherr, CEO of Informa Economics, there’s a common thought that we can never get past these setbacks.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Unknown Author</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>3396</guid></item><item><title>Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Talks Drought Concerns</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/http:/link.videoplatform.limelight.com/media/?mediaId=4bc1e27d891e4f2a8726c5a6588f7cb6&amp;width=480&amp;height=321&amp;playerForm=Player</link><description>U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks exclusively with AgDay's Clinton Griffiths about the drought, the farm bill and Mississippi River water levels.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks exclusively with AgDay's Clinton Griffiths about the drought, the farm bill and Mississippi River water levels.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Unknown Author</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>3378</guid></item><item><title>Slim Chance of Farm Bill Passage</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/http:/link.videoplatform.limelight.com/media/?mediaId=4e41be6b50e4424ca5bb36ddcc9fcc60&amp;width=480&amp;height=321&amp;playerForm=Player</link><description>But a safety net is needed for all producers, says Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[But a safety net is needed for all producers, says Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Unknown Author</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>3377</guid></item><item><title>Genes that Aren't Blue</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/blog/On_the_Udder_Hand_250/genes_that_arent_blue/</link><description>How understanding cattle genomics helps us make more milk with less, and ultimately helps predict our future.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[How understanding cattle genomics helps us make more milk with less, and ultimately helps predict our future.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Chris Galen</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>26881</guid></item></channel></rss>