Mar 17, 2010 9:30 AM, By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Ag Communications
Mississippi’s forest industry is poised to take advantage of an old technology that turns sawmill residues into environmentally friendly energy sources for heat and electricity....
Mar 11, 2010 9:32 AM, Source: American Soybean Association
The American Soybean Association is urging the U.S. Senate to pass H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, which includes retroactive extension of the vital biodiesel tax credit....
Mar 10, 2010 9:50 AM
The livestock sector can lead the agricultural economy to higher net farm income, assuming the farm economy benefits from a recovering general U.S. economy....
Feb 25, 2010 8:04 AM, By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Q. What do Osama bin Laden and Al Gore have in common? A. They both are opponents of global warming....
Feb 17, 2010 10:12 AM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
It upset many legislators when Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, Senate Majority leader, recently scuttled the Baucus/Grassley jobs bill by introducing a scaled-down bill of his own. ...
Feb 4, 2010 3:42 PM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Calling for 36 billion gallons of biofuel to be produced by 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued a long-awaited final rule on the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) established in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act....
Jan 27, 2010 10:44 AM, By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
When a study conducted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy landed on the desk of one of our sister publications — well, on the computer screen — it raised some questions....
News from the Farm BillFinal rule on country of origin labelingUSDA has announced details of the final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program required by the 2002 and 2008 farm bills. ... NCC: Congress did not make changes in actively-engaged rulesDespite claims by some lawmakers to the contrary, Congress did not mandate any changes in the “actively engaged” language in the new farm bill’s payment limit reforms, National Cotton Council leaders are saying.... MU Breimyer Seminar unpacks farm bill, Sept. 3Farmers must make a choice on government program participation before the next crop year. ... |
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