Policy
After experiencing the lockup procedure used by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service to prepare the March 31 “Prospective Plantings” report, three farmers agree that there are no politics at play and security is tight.
Pollution discrepancy with EPA; Midwest land values near record; markets wary as Japan rebuilds; biofuels must defend again
What can USDA do to make small-scale food production more competitive with mainstream agriculture?
Humane Society of the United States president adamant that discussion about livestock production needs to happen.
Crude oil influences commodities; world watching wheat stocks; container shipments higher; consumers want steak again
Former President’s warning comes amid food price increases.
With the fall of Eastern Livestock and other buyers, what should be done to ensure payment on the commodities you sell.
Budget remains one of the biggest factors that will shape the coming U.S. farm bill.
Beginning farmers get grant support; big market rallies require temperance; New members in Congress will need ag schooling; watch IRS requirements for prepaying expenses
While agriculture primarily focuses on who runs USDA, people at other agencies are just as important.
Farm Journal and Farm Foundation teamed up in 2009 to host “A Conversation with the Secretaries”, featuring seven of the former Secretaries of Agriculture.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack answers tough questions in this exclusive interview
The Federal Reserve’s plan to keep interest rates where they are buy $600 billion of Treasuries, should mean good news for agriculture.
The schism in the cattle industry is evident, and now wider, since the Department of Justice’s August hearing on competition in the livestock sector. More than 1,300 people crowded into an auditorium at Colorado State University to exchange views—and hoots, hisses, jeers and cheers—on what government should do to impact the way cattle are traded. Nearly 700 more people were herded into overflow rooms to watch the action on TV.
Politics blamed for bailouts to Southern farmers who didn’t buy crop insurance.
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FDA, Congress seeking answers to salmonella outbreak
South Korean imports of U.S. beef more than doubled in the first half of the year from a year earlier, making it the fourth-largest market for American beef exporters, data showed Sunday.
The last decade has been witness to the primacy of monetary policy as the main tool used by policymakers in the stabilization of inflation and output.
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection
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