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The book calls for the world address current food systems and agricultural practices.
USDA to purchase up to $170 million of pork, lamb, chicken and catfish for federal food nutrition assistance programs.
‘The real question is what happens in 2013, when the ethanol blending obligation increases to 13.8 billion gallons.” --Purdue University
Regards its permit program for concentrated animal feeding operations.
The worst drought in a generation dramatically improves the chances that Congress will pass a farm bill this year that preserves some form of price supports.
The House Agriculture Committee completed mark-up of its version of the 2012 Farm Bill late last night.
Includes payment reduction on CRP lands for emergency haying and grazing.
Under baseline assumptions, farmers would choose House PLC option over any Senate option
Amendments expected on defense, ethanol, sugar, crop insurance and SNAP.
McCain argues the plan is filled with giveaways.
Regulatory route will still take time for provisions in bill, especially new ones, to reach farmers.
Where could the next food crisis occur: North Korea, Iran, Somalia—or even the United States?
But negotiations continue regarding the number and scope of amendments.
According to a recent Farm Journal Pulse, these two governmental bodies top the list of impacting agriculture.
The borrowing rate-based charge for June is unchanged.
Highlights from USDA’s Crop Progress and Condition Report.
Sees food inflation of 2.5% to 3.5% in 2012.
Direct payments to farmers under the current farm bill have been a small, but stable and important part of farmers’ income.
Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack marked the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and its ongoing work to benefit all Americans every day.
Efforts taken to address some lawmaker, farm group concerns
Some say groups came too late to note concerns.
Mid South and Delta states, crop insurance could be losers; soybeans, corn and wheat winners
World rice production is reduced 1.7 million tons to 463.7 million tons, still a record.