By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln presided over her first Senate Agriculture Committee hearing as chairman on Sept. 30. Having taken over the chairmanship several weeks earlier (for more, see Lincoln to chair Senate Ag Committee), Lincoln spoke with Delta Farm Pressshortly after the hearing. ...
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program has begun and will continue through June 1, 2010....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, and California Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, last week released a long-awaited, 800-page climate change bill that largely focuses on carbon sequestration through a cap and trade system....
President Barack Obama has nominated Islam A. Siddiqui for the position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). ...
Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain is supporting a national proposal to address the critical economic saturation of American dairy, pork and poultry products, while simultaneously providing much-needed nutritional assistance to Americans facing hunger due to job loss and other economic hardships....
By Scott Crumpecker, USDA-NRCS RC&D Coordinator
Producers in Southeast Missouri who have participated in the Conservation Security Program will see its successor being promoted over the duration of the new farm bill. ...
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation
Changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would impede the growth of the U.S. biofuels industry, limit opportunity for American farmers and ranchers to grow their businesses and hinder American energy independence, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
After passing the House, a cap and trade bill continues to be hotly debated in the Senate. ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its decision to incorporate indirect land use changes in calculating the impact of biofuel production on greenhouse gas emissions for the Renewable Fuel Standard 2....
A new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin has been announced by USDA....
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