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Washington Post: "Harvesting Cash" Series Continues
I. Post: Harvesting Cash II. President Bush on Ethanol III. Appropriations Issue- Conservation IV. Brazil V. Australia I. Post: Harvesting Cash Gilbert M. Gaul, Sarah Cohen and Dan Morgan continued...
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Canadian Corn Case Grows
I. Canadian Corn Case Grows / Doha II. New Farm Bill Proposal III. Disaster Aid IV. Ethanol, State of the Union I. Canadian Corn Case Grows / Doha The Associated Press reported yesterday (“Argentina,...
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U.S.D.A. Proposal- More International Feed Back
I. U.S.D.A. Proposal- More International Feed Back II. U.S.D.A. Continues to “Report Back” to Producers III. Budget Issues I. U.S.D.A. Proposal- More International Feed Back Geoff Elliott, writing in...
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Climate Bill- Senate Developments Jared Allen reported yesterday at The Hill Online that, “The chief architect of the climate change bill that barely squeaked by the House last month indicated...
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Agenda Filled with Farm Policy Issues Janet Kubat Willette reported yesterday at AgriNews Online (Rochester, Minn) on comments made by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) at...
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Chairman Peterson House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) was a guest on yesterday’s AgriTalk radio program with Mike Adams. As part of yesterday’s discussion (MP3-about nine...
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Climate Legislation Anna Palmer reported yesterday at Roll Call Online that, “With health care town halls continuing to dominate the August recess, energy and environmental interest groups are making...
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Climate Legislation Traci Watson reported earlier this week at the USA Today Online that, “New forests would spread across the American landscape, replacing both pasture and farm fields, under a...
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Climate Legislation: Domestic Focus ClimateWire writer Darren Samuelsohn reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, “The Senate climate debate has largely been in standby mode since June,...
View ArticleERS 2009 Farm Sector Income Forecast; Climate Issues; and SNAP (Food Stamp)...
Editor’s Note: Happy Thanksgiving, FarmPolicy will return on Friday. ERS 2009 Farm Sector Income Forecast The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) updated its 2009 farm...
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Climate Issues Juliet Eilperin and Michael D. Shear reported in yesterday’s Washington Post that, “The White House announced Wednesday that President Obama will attend U.N.-sponsored climate talks in...
View ArticleBiofuels; Climate Issues; Crop Insurance; Trade; and Senate Ag Committee Hearing
Biofuels Reuters writers Tom Doggett and Ayesha Rascoe reported yesterday that, “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it needs more time to decide whether to approve an industry...
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Climate Issues: EPA Endangerment Finding Jim Snyder reported yesterday at The Hill Online that, “The Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that carbon dioxide represents a threat to human health...
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Climate Change Issues: International Perspectives Bloomberg writer Robert Fenner reported yesterday that, “Australia’s government will stick by plans to reintroduce legislation in February to create a...
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Ag Economy – Farm Bill The “Washington Insider” section of DTN reported yesterday (link requires subscription) that, “There has been considerable discussion in the farm press recently about last year’s...
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Climate Legislation- Executive Branch Perspectives An update posted yesterday afternoon at CQPolitics reported that, “Despite the obituaries being written for Senate passage of a cap-and-trade bill...
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