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Agricultural and Food Policy
News and Scroll Archive

Posted May 9, 2012
Farm Policy - ARC and Multi-Year Price Declines by Gary Schnitkey - May 9, 2012

Posted May 2, 2012
May 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted April 26, 2012

Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill with Broad Bipartisan Support

CBO Analysis Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

Assessment of STAX (Stacked Income Protection Plan) for Arkansas Representative Panel Farms

Arkansas representative farm analysis ARC proposal in Senate markup.

First Draft of New Senate Farm Bill by Carl Zulauf

Posted April 18, 2012
CBO - New Infographics About the Federal Budget

Posted April 13, 2012
The Revenue Loss Assistance Program (RLAP) and Crop Insurance by Gary Schnitkey

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Russell Sage Foundation and The Century Foundation Conference on "Rethinking Finance," New York, New York April 13, 2012. Some Reflections on the Crisis and the Policy Response

The Main Street Economist article explores the global boom in commodity markets that underpinned rural economic gains in 2011 and the potential for rural America to experience additional economic growth in the year ahead.

Posted April 5, 2012
April 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted March 30, 2012
U.S. House Ag Committee - Arkansas Farm Bill Field Hearing

Posted March 29, 2012
CME Group Seminar - Anticipating the USDA Plantings Report: The 2012 Outlook for Soybeans, Corn and Wheat

Posted March 26, 2012
Agri-Pulse Audio: House Ag's Lucas on passing a new farm bill: 'We don't have an easy road ahead of us.

Posted March 06, 2012
March 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted February 27, 2012
Agricultural Economic Outlook by Joseph Glauber, Chief Economist - February 24, 2012: Speech, Presentation, Video.

Posted February 24, 2012
USDA Agricultural Projections 2012 to 2021

Posted February 16, 2012
February 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted February 14, 2012
Do You Have An Agricultural Program Target By The White House For Cutting? farmgateblog .com posted by Stu Ellis on 02/14/12

Posted January 5, 2012
January 2012 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted December 19, 2011
Arkansas’ Rice Situation and Outlook Presented at 2011 USA National Rice Outlook Conference - Austin, Texas – December 7-9, 2011

Posted December 15, 2011
2011 National USA Rice Outlook Conference presentations.

Posted December 1, 2011
December 2011 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted November 28, 2011
Foreign Policy’s 2010 Global Thinkers list

Posted November 11, 2011
Review of Returns per Acre for Arkansas Field Crops - Prepared by Archie Flanders, November 11, 2011

Reuters Video - Jim Rogers tells Reuters the Greek bailout plan merely pushes the debt crisis into the future, and could spark an end to the euro zone in 5 years. - November 11, 2011

Tian Sees Opportunity in China’s Agriculture Stocks, Bloomberg Video - November 11, 2011

Altman Says End of Euro Would Be `Chaotic' for World, Bloomberg.com - November 11, 2011

Grant Says ECB to Print Money, Is `Heading for Trouble', Bloomberg Video - November 11, 2011

Posted November 2, 2011
November 2011 Farm Service Agency SCOOP - Special Edition

November 2011 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted October 28, 2011
Farm Bill Proposals: Compare The Pluses And Minuses, farmgateblog, Posted by Stu Ellis on 10/28/11

Milken Institute London Financial Summit: Videos of sessions now online - 10/28/11

Posted October 27, 2011
CRS Report - Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2012 Appropriations 10.07.11

U.S. Stocks Rise on EU Bank Plan and Economic Data, Bloomberg Video - October 27, 2011

Gallo Says European Banks Must Delever 5 Trillion Euros, Bloomberg Video - October 27, 2011

U.S. Economy Grew at Faster Pace; Jobless Claims Fell, Bloomberg Video - October 27, 2011

Posted October 25, 2011
Dairy Security Act of 2011 - An economic & policy assessment. By: Cameron Thraen, The Ohio State University Extension, Dairy Markets and Policy Economist

Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program: Large Herd Bias? By: Cameron Thraen, The Ohio State University Extension, Dairy Markets and Policy Economist

Posted October 19, 2011
TEN FARM SAFETY NET PROPOSALS SIDE BY SIDE by Carl Zulauf, Ohio State University, October 2011 Prepared for American Farmland Trust

Posted October 12, 2011
Farm Safety Net Proposals for the 2012 Farm Bill, Congressional Research Service

@PIMCO - A new Equity Focus, "Repeating the Future", by Neel Kashkari, is now available on pimco.com.

@PIMCO Gross: PIMCO agrees w/ much of “The Way Forward” (Alpert, Hockett, Roubini). Stop watching Rep debates; read this.

Posted October 11, 2011
The National Corn Growers Association and American Soybean Association each have a new risk management program they want Congress to consider for 2012 Farm Bill.

New American Foundation - The Way Forward Moving From the Post-Bubble, Post-Bust Economy to Renewed Growth and Competitiveness

Posted October 5, 2011
Webinar - What’s at Stake? An Insight and Look at the Next Farm Bill

Webinar - What’s at Stake? An Insight and Look at the Next Farm Bill Webinar Registration

Columbia's Sachs Says U.S. Needs 10 Years to `Rebuild - October 7, 2011

Pimco's El-Erian Says `No Killer App' for U.S. Economy - October 7, 2011

Wall Street Journal "The realistic, optimistic path is...the euro falls apart," says Michael Lewis in our Big Interview - October 7, 2011

Upbeat U.S. jobs report doesn't signal growth: economist, Reuters - October 7, 2011

Reuters Video: Years of abuse by powerful led to current crisis - economist - October 7, 2011

Posted October 5, 2011
PIMCO - Bill Gross Favors Safe Sovereigns With Rising Recession Risk, Bloomberg Video - October 5, 2011

Posted October 4, 2011
Presentations from the 2011 Southern Region Outlook Conference

Posted October 3, 2011
October 2011 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Farm Program Proposals: Which one will you endorse?

Posted September 30, 2011
" A Coordinated Farm Risk Management Safety Net" - Carl Zulauf

Posted September 28, 2011
Gary Shilling Says U.S. Faces Deflation - Bloomberg Video - September 28, 2011

Arnott Favors Emerging-Market Stocks Over U.S., Europe - Bloomberg Video - September 28, 2011

Video Closing Ag news and notes with Rich Nelson - September 28, 2011

Reuters Video - Some sectors of China's economy may crash: Marc Faber - September 28, 2011

Reuters Video - Bonds forecast economic woes, stocks confused, says Bianco - September 28, 2011

Posted September 26, 2011
FarmPolicy.com Summary- 2012 Farm Bill Ideas

Posted September 23, 2011
Farmer owned reserves highlighted in NFU/UT study by David Bennett

A Study of the Impact of a Reserve Program Had One Been in Effect in the Period, 1998 to 2010 Daryll E. Ray, Professor and Director Agricultural Policy Analysis Center

Sara Wyant Bi-partisan group of Senators, Thune, Brown, Durbin, Lugar offer new farm bill plan

EPA Mandate Waivers Create New Uncertainties in Biodiesel Markets
Seth Meyer and Wyatt Thompson farmdocdaily


Peterson, Simpson Introduce The Dairy Security Act of 2011

Oryza Quick Global Overview – How Dramatically Weaker Indian and Brazilian Currencies Are Affecting Rice Trade

Indian Exporter to Ship 300,000 Tons of Non-Basmati Rice to Africa, Priced about $460- $500 per Ton

The latest 23/9/2011 Live Rice Index Report is out

USDA/ERS FOOD PRICE OUTLOOK, 2011

Fed’s Williams Says It’s Unclear If ‘Operation Twist’ or QE Works Better, Bloomberg

O'Neill Says China Growth Plans Are `More Sustainable, Bloomberg Video - September 23, 2011

Blanchard Says Global Economy Faces `Enormous Risks, Bloomberg Video - September 23, 2011

Martin Says China ‘Cash Crunch’ May Be Gaining Momentum, Bloomberg Video - September 23, 2011

Pimco's Clarida Sees `Correlated Global Easing Cycle, Bloomberg Video - September 23, 2011

Posted September 20, 2011
Fact Sheet: Rural America, Living Within Our Means & Investing in the Future: The President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction

Fact Sheet: Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future - The President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction

Living Within Our Means & Investing in the Future The President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction

Posted September 15, 2011
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2010, USDA/ERS

The Economist - New data show that America's economy has broken a few records, none of them enviable

Posted September 7, 2011
Foreign Policy - David Rothkopf: 10 economic problems more important than jobs

The latest issue of the RiceTec Hybrid Rice Report for Sept. 9, 2011 is now available in both audio and PDF formats at www.ricetec.com

Posted September 7, 2011
September 2011 Farm Servive Agency SCOOP

NCC advocates change in course on farm policy direction by Forrest Laws

Posted September 2, 2011
El-Erian Calls U.S. Employment Report ‘Grim and Scary' Bloomberg Video - September 2, 2011

PIMCO - A new Investment Outlook by Bill Gross, "New-Fangled Love Songs," is now available on PIMCO.com - September 2, 2011

PMorgan's Elliott Says U.S. Headed for Jobless Recovery, Bloomberg Video - September 2, 2011

Nouriel Roubini Sees Recession Threat in Most Advanced Economies: Bloomberg interview/video - September 2, 2011

Feldstein Says Euro ‘Experiment’ Is a Proven Failure, Bloomberg Video - September 2, 2011

The Economist, Video: Robert Mundell, Nobel-laureate economist. Why Obama must lower corporate tax, and Europe's crisis - September 2, 2011

Posted August 30, 2011
September 2011 Farm Servive Agency SCOOP

Posted August 26, 2011
Bernanke Says Fed Has Stimulus Tools, Doesn't Signal Use, Bloomberg Video - August 26, 2011

The Economist Video, Emerging economies On many measures, the emerging economies now have more heft and reach than the developed ones - August 26, 2011

The Economist Video, The West's economy - Rich countries need to squeeze their economies less hard and get serious about growth - August 26, 2011

The Economist - Video: Nobel-winning economist Peter Diamond on why America must spend more on infrastructure - August 26, 2011

Posted August 23, 2011
Columbia’s Phelps Says U.S. Fiscal Situation Is ‘Dire’Q, Bloomberg Video - August 23, 2011

Posted August 18, 2011
World economy: Darkening outlook – EIU's latest forecast

Bank for Intl Settl. Speech: Honohan-Good times and bad for a globalised economy–macroeconomic policy lessons

Bank for Intl Settl. CB speech: Dudley (US) - Job creation in the region

Posted August 17, 2011
A new article, "Policy Dithering Will Further Fuel the Crisis," by Mohamed El-Erian is now available on PIMCO.com.

A new article, "Europe's Central Bank at Sea", by Mohamed El-Erian is now available on PIMCO.com.

Stop Coddling the Super-Rich By WARREN E. BUFFETT, August 14, 2011 The New York Times

Charlie Rose - An Hour with Warren Buffett - August 17, 2011

Posted August 5, 2011
USDA Land Values 2011 Summary, August 2011

A new article,"Why Global Debt Dramas Recur," by Mohamed El-Erian is now available on PIMCO.com. - August 5, 2011

Bill Gross’s latest Investment Outlook, “Kings of the Wild Frontier,” is now available on PIMCO.com. - August 5, 2011

A new article, “Making Sense of Thursday’s Violent Market Sell-Off” by Mohamed El-Erian, is now on PIMCO.com. - August 5, 2011

Nouriel Roubini Says U.S. May Face Recession - Video - Bloomberg - August 5, 2011

Posted August 2, 2011
August 2011 Farm Servive Agency SCOOP

Posted July 22, 2011
Creditors nations are worried. China Financial Times

Pimco's Bosomworth Says Debt Deal a `Powerful Statement, Bloomberg Video - July 22, 2011

Agriculture and Energy Co-ops Demand "Swap Dealer" Definition - July 22, 2011

Watch Nouriel Roubini and co discuss the debt ceiling and risks to US growth - July 22, 2011

Posted July 20, 2011
2012 Corn and Soybean Budgets, farmdocdaily

Summers Says Gang of Six Plan ‘Very Constructive Start’ - Bloomberg Video

Horrocks Says China Banking System Biggest Risk in Asia, Bloomberg Video

Posted July 8, 2011
US GAO - Biofuels: Challenges to the Transportation, Sale, and Use of Intermediate Ethanol Blends, GAO-11-513

Katharine Keenan - Howard Rosen on @cspanwj discusses TAA and trade agreements w/S. Korea, Panama and Columbia

US GAO - Retirement Income: Ensuring Income throughout Retirement Requires Difficult Choices, GAO-11-400

US GAO - Hear GAO's latest Watchdog Report podcast: Retirement Income Challenges & Strategies

Buffett Says Employment to Gain ‘Big Time’ on Housing, Employment, and Economy, Bloomberg Video - July 8, 2011

Buffett Says ‘Bet Heavily' Against Double Recession, Bloomberg Video - July 8, 2011

Posted June 30, 2011
July 2011 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted June 24, 2011
The Impact of US Biofuel Policies on Agricultural Price Levels and Volatility By Bruce A. Babcock Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University

Federal Budget Math: We Can't Repeat the Past, June 2011, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Testimony William J. Murphy RMA Administrator Before House Sub General Farm Commodities and Risk Management June 24, 2011

The latest issue of the RiceTec Hybrid Rice Report for June 24, 2011 is now available in both audio and PDF formats. - June 24, 2011

Reducing the Budget Deficit: The President’s Fiscal Commission and Other Initiatives, CRS

Posted June 23, 2011
El-Erian Says Greece Response Risks Wider Contamination, Bloomberg Video - June 23, 2011

Bloomberg News - WATCH: Is more stimulus the "wrong medicine" for the U.S.? - June 23, 2011

Bloomberg News - WATCH: Bernanke's forecast - "Not that pessimistic?" - June 23, 2011

Sara Wyant - EWG releases latest assualt on farm program payments w/updated database, focus on non-farm recipients

Steve Forbes - ‘Then why not use spoons instead of shovels?’ M. Friedman quoted in great oped on economy

Heritage Foundation - How poor are America's poor? Check out our in-depth analysis of the "plague" of poverty in America

Posted June 21, 2011
Henry Kaufman Warns of European `Syndrome' in U.S. Banks, Bloomberg Video

Fadel Gheit Says Oil Demand Declining, Likes Marathon, Bloomberg Video

Morningstar Direct Morningstar 2011 Conference Highlights

Shiller Sees ‘Substantial’ Probability of Recession, The Wall Street Journal

Merk Says Fed Is Pursuing Weak Dollar in Word and Action, Bloomberg Video

@pdacosta Pedro da Costa - China food prices spike as floods ruin farmland

A Tough Day for Farmers as Lawmakers Look for Cuts, The New York Times

@thedailybeast - It's Still the Economy, Stupid. In Newsweek, Bill Clinton 14 Ideas on Attacking the Jobs Crisis

From White House to heartland, a call to give up subsidies, The Washington Post

@WSJasia - G-20 Sets Sights on Food Markets

Posted June 20, 2011
It's Still the Economy, Stupid. In Newsweek, Bill Clinton 14 Ideas on Attacking the Jobs Crisis

Posted June 17, 2011
Report: China growing GM rice for years, by David Bennett in Farm Press Blog

Who wants to be a millionaire? It’s not as great as it once was…Read Hembree's blog about the ogre of inflation.

World Economic Outlook Update - Mild Slowdown of the Global Expansion, and Increasing Risks

Europe's Lehman moment? Greece's sovereign debt crisis has been called Europe's Lehman moment. - June 17, 2011

Sara Wyant - Senate vote slams ethanol, but measure's future questioned - June 17, 2011

Euroview: What if Greece Doesn't Want To Be Rescued - June 17, 2011

G20 will introduce Agricultural Market Information System logging commodity holdings

IMF cuts U.S. growth forecast, warns of crisis

France warns G20 farm deal far from guaranteed

House subcommittee’s NIFA funding proposal, David Bennett, Delta Farm Press

Senate Votes Down Ethanol: Is It The End Of The Line?

Posted June 9, 2011
US All Rice  - Updated June 9, 2011

US Long Grain Rice  - Updated June 9, 2011

US Medium/Short Grain Rice - June 9, 2011

Global Rice - Updated June 9, 2011

Morningstar.com's article, blog, and video coverage of the 2011 Investment Conference.

What Gross Is Really Doing With Treasuries (video) Morningstar Conference 2011. The PIMCO Total Return manager offers more definition on the fund's current Treasury positioning and the motivation behind it. - June 9, 2011

Gross: Fund Managers Need Not Restock Treasuries (video) Morningstar Conference 2011. Investors don't have to buy overvalued U.S. Treasuries to stock up after the Fed's purchasing program stops, says the PIMCO manager. - June 9, 2011

Gross: Treasury Investors Have to Look for Other Choices (video) Morningstar Conference 2011. There are countries that have relatively liquid bond markets and offer a more attractive real rate of interest compared to the United States, says the PIMCO manager. - June 9, 2011

Video: After the Bell - June 9, 2011

Latest RiceTec Hybrid RiceReport now available. Listen here. - June 9, 2011

Posted June 8, 2011
OPEC oil talks collapse, no output deal - By Reuters, June 8, 2011

WSJ Most Popular - Martin Feldstein: The Economy Is Worse Than You Think - June 8, 2011

Free EIU webinar, The Future of the nuclear industry: Renaissance or Dark Ages? Tomorrow June 9 at 10.00 EDT/15.00 BST

How's the economy in your state? Here's a map. - By NPR

Speech by Fed Chairman Bernanke on the U.S. economic outlook. At the International Monetary Conference, Atlanta, Georgia

Bernanke glum on growth but offers no hint of more stimulus - By Reuters

Posted June 7, 2011
Video Q&A with Abdolreza Abbassian, Senior FAO Grains Economist, on global foodprices & today's new FAO report - June 7, 2011

QE3 : With no other form of stimulus realistically available, the US government looks ready to embark on another round of quantitative easing to inject some life back into the US economy. - June 7, 2011

Derivatives view from Washington - June 7, 2011

World food prices set to remain high - By Commodities Now

World food prices expected to remain high, new FAO report - By Sara Wyant

Posted May 31, 2011
June 2011 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted May 26, 2011
A new article by Mohamed El-Erian, "Hobble and Muddle," is now available on PIMCO.com.

Slow Corn Emergence May Delay Harvest Further | Farmgate

Sara Wyant, Protecting export funding is No.1 priority for #USMEF. - May 26, 2011

Russia/China: Problematic partnership, THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT

Ted Truman's preliminary report card on outlook for international monetary system reform in 2011

Ag Policy - @SenateAg, Senate Ag. Committee - 1st Farm Bill Hearing, May 26, 2011. Watch online at http://ag.senate.gov.

Ag Policy - @FarmPolicy, Keith Good - A summary of Sen Ag Comm hearings on 2012 Farm Bill before Nov elections in 2010- Blanche Lincoln was Chairwoman

Ag Policy - @FarmPolicy, Keith Good - A summary of House Ag Comm hearings on 2012 Farm Bill before Nov elections in 2010- Collin Peterson was Chairman

Posted May 25, 2011
Charts: Comparing Plans to Cut the Deficit

US default no longer unthinkable: The markets have reacted to political brinkmanship by ranking the US as more likely to default on its debts than Colombia or Panama. - May 25, 2011

Debt fight going down to wire says senator: James Risch, a Republican senator from Idaho, tells Richard McGregor, the FT's Washington bureau chief, that he would like to see a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to operate with a balanced budget before Republicans agree to increase the debt ceiling. - May 25, 2011

Sara Wyant, Alltech founder offers glimpse of the farm of the future. - May 25, 2011

Keith Good - AUDIO: Sen Hatch, Amb Sapiro, Sen Baucus feisty exchange about TAA, FTAs, Unions and jobs - worth a listen (MP3- 8:21) - May 25, 2011

Posted May 24, 2011
Carmen Reinhart and M.B. Sbrancia on "The Liquidation of Government Debt"

Click for: FEMA locations, Road Conditions, Flood Cleanup Tips

Check this video out - Morning Coffee May 24, 2011

The Wall Street Journal This Morning May 24, 2011

Sara Wyant - Ag policy analyst anticipates major changes in next FarmBill - May 24, 2011

Los Angeles Times - Farmers, ranchers struggle to survive West Texas' worst drought since the 1930s Dust Bowl

FortuneMagazine - Why oil prices will spike again soon

Arkansas weekly Crop Progress & Condition Report for the week ending Sunday, May 22, 2011

USDA/NASS Crop Progress May 23, 2011

Posted May 20, 2011
Stroud Says Chinese Are Long Term Thinkers on Investing, Bloomberg Video - May 20, 2011

USDA_ERS - Implications of the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Problem for U.S. Ag Exports (PDF)

Global Commodities' Smith Favors Corn, Sugar, Crude Oil, Bloomberg Video - May 20, 2011

Allendale_inc - Check this video out - After the Bell 5-20-11

Video showing the Morganza Spillway - May 20, 2011

Mizuho's Shen Says Lagarde `Very Likely' to Head IMF, Bloomberg Video - May 20, 2011

Posted May 18, 2011
VIDEO: Geithner: Time to Take Action - May 18, 2011

FT.com, video - Ebbing inflation fears - Lex's John Authers and Edward Hadas debate the latest rethink - May 18, 2011

The Wall Street Journal This Morning - May 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn allegations are consequential for the global economy By Mohamed A. El-Erian, MAY 16, 2011

The Joy of Natural Gas, It's Here Aplenty

What happens if the Yuan appreciates?

Posted May 17, 2011
El-Erian Says Greece Default Risk Rises With IMF Turmoil, Bloomberg - May 17, 2011

Bloomberg News - VISUALIZATION: Why higher food prices matter - May 17, 2011

Mississippi Flooding Threatens Shipping as Barges Halted, Bloomberg - May 17, 2011

Posted May 16, 2011
USDA - Natural Disaster Assistance Programs and Resources

WSJ - The U.S. government has reached its legal borrowing limit. We explain what that means in an FAQ

WSJ - U.S. expected to hit its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling today, which would lead to a default in 11 weeks

Speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke on the government's role in promoting research and development - At the Conference on "New Building Blocks for Jobs and Economic Growth," Washington, D.C.

Why the Fed could be on hold through, ugh, 2018 - By Colin Barr

Gross Says Geithner Gave U.S. Debt Limit ‘Wiggle Room’, Bloomberg Video - May 16, 2011

A Rebound in World Grain Production Expected: farmdocdaily update - May 16, 2011

VIDEO: News Hub: Debt Ceiling Will Be Breached Today - May 16, 2011

USA Rice Federation: Learn more about the differences between brown and white rice and what those mean in our diets. - May 16, 2011

Posted May 10, 2011
Heritage - Saving the American Dream’ balances the budget in 10 yrs and keeps it balanced forever.

Posted May 9, 2011
13 counties declared disaster areas by recent floods and tornadoes. Call to see if you can apply for FEMA assistance.

CBO - THE UNDERFUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL PENSION PLANS, MAY 4, 2011 Economic and Budget Issue Brief

Why Every Farmer Should Consider ACRE , farmdocdaily

Posted May 5, 2011
St. Louis Fed Blames Gasoline for Inflation Swings

Are commodity prices heading down?

Posted May 3, 2011
Milken Institute Global Conference

Posted May 2, 2011
May 2011 Farm Service Agency Scoop

Posted April 27, 2011
Fed Says Recovery `Moderate'; Bond Buying to End in June, Bloomberg Video

Roubini Says U.S. Economic Recovery May Remain `Subpar', Bloomberg Video

Bernanke Says FOMC Sees `Uncertainty' in the World

Bernanke Says Fed Forecasts Show ‘Transitory’ Inflation

Posted April 25, 2011
Corps of Engineers raises floodfight response to Phase II

District prepares to activate Birds-Point-New Madrid Operations Plan

Posted April 25, 2011
VIDEO: News Hub: Fed Searches for Next Step After QE2, Wall Street Journal

Posted April 22, 2011
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s outlook for the global economy remains reasonably upbeat despite high oil prices, upheaval in the Arab world and the disaster in Japan.

What Drives Economic Thought, Richmond Fed

The Economic Impact of the Dairy Market Stabilization Program on 2009 Dairy Markets, FAPRI-MU Report #04-11

Posted April 19, 2011
BlackRocks Fink Urges U.S. Take `Extraordinary' Action on Deficit, Bloomberg Video

Posted April 14, 2011
Federal Reserve’s path of destruction Commentary: Crony capitalism continues, David Stockman

Posted April 6, 2011
GAO - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS’ FISCAL OUTLOOK, April 2011 Update

Posted April 5, 2011
High Cotton Prices: How Did We Get Here?

President Obama rolls out plan to cut oil imports - shift to Natural Gas

Posted April 4, 2011
Financial Crisis Management and Resolution: Early Lessons from the Financial Crisis

Posted March 29, 2011
Get Free Math Tips From Bill Gates's Favorite Tutor, U.S. News

Posted March 23, 2011
Congressional Budget Office: Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways

Congressional Budget Office: Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure November 2010

United States GDP Growth Rate, Trading Economics

Speech by Fed Governor Duke on the impact of the financial crisis on the economic condition of workers near retirement and of business owners, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

The agriculture gender gap - Women harvest rice in the Indian village of Mahadeva.

Food CPI and Expenditures: CPI for Food Forecasts, USDA/ERS

Posted March 23, 2011
Reuters, Fed's Fisher: U.S. debt situation at tipping point

Mohamed El-Erian’s latest article, “World Near Tipping Point?” is available on PIMCO.com

Mark Bittman, New York Times Food: Six Things to Feel Good About

Mike Milken on CNBC with 6 strategies for American renewal, publication.

Posted March 22, 2011
BASF Agro - Guardian: How we engineered the food crisis

Adjusting to China: A Challenge to the U.S. Manufacturing Sector By Martin Neil Baily Brooking Institute

FAPRI U.S. Baseline Briefing Book, March 7, 2011

The EIU_China, Another tightening step: China's reserve requirements go up. But interest hikes are what is needed.

Corn Market Update, Darrel Good, University of Illinois

Bloomberg News - Pimco Buying Emerging Market ‘Rising Stars’ as Inflation Looms

Posted March 21, 2011
The Economist - The prospects for reforming the state have improved, but it will be a long haul

The Economist - A bottom-up approach to health care, the biggest problem in government

The Economist - Pension reform and life expectancy: Running faster but falling behind

Posted March 15, 2011
Fed's Next Steps Divide Economists as Asset Purchases Slow

Posted March 14, 2011
Rewriting the Macroeconomists’ Playbook in the Wake of the Crisis - iMFdirect, by Olivier Blanchard

Posted March 8, 2011
Four Observations about the Federal Budget: CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the National Association for Business Economics

Monthly Budget Review Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for January and the Daily Treasury Statements for February

IMF - Macro and Growth Policies in the Wake of the Crisis

Posted March 7, 2011
A Healthy Financial System Cannot Be Built On The Expectation Of Bailouts

The Great Stagnation

FAO News - 4 page brochure shows main findings of new State of Food & Agriculture report

Posted March 1, 2011
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke - Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

Food prices forecast up in 2011

The Economist - A special report on feeding the world: Waste not, want not. Far too much food never reaches the plate and rots

Farm-level price changes affect less-processed foods more than more-processed ones

What do our food dollars pay for? ERS has the answers

Growth in corn-based ethanol production in the United States projected to slow

Outlook for U.S. Ag Trade: FY '11 Exports Expected to Rise to $135.5 B; Imports to Rise to $88 B (PDF)

Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America: map indicators on people, jobs, agriculture, and more

Two versions of the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price database now available

Posted February 28, 2011
Outlook for the Economy and the Budget - CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation to the National Economists Club

High Cotton Prices: How Did We Get Here?

What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?

Econ Biz Fin The Economist - What is causing food prices to soar and what can be done about it?

Simply using more of everything to produce more food will not work, Economist

Posted February 22, 2011
Biotech crops the fastest adopted crop technology in the history of modern agriculture

Farm Sector and Household Income Forecast (ERS)

USDA Long-Term Agricultural Projections (ERS)

Posted February 21, 2011
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America

The Budget and Economic Outlook - CBO Deputy Director Robert Sunshine's presentation to the Association of Government Accountants

Posted February 18, 2011
Speech by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke - Global Imbalances: Links to Economic and Financial Stability

Fact Sheet: Administration’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Provides Incentives for Innovation, Infrastructure, and Education; Middle-Class Tax Relief; a Responsible and Credible Plan for Deficit Reduction; and an Improved Tax System

Posted February 07, 2011
NPR Planet Money - 3 ways of looking at U.S. manufacturing: (1) Still the champ. (2) A shrinking footprint. (3) Millions of lost jobs.

Posted January 26, 2011
USDA accomplishments in the area of renewable energy and energy efficiency

Posted January 24, 2011
Arkansas agriculture meets its new U.S. Senator.

Posted January 21, 2011
Chris Whalen, Text of speech tomorrow "A New Deal for the 21st Century: Less Entitlement, More Accountability"

Posted January 19, 2011
FARMLAND VALUES: CURRENT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS - By Brent Gloy, Chris Hurt, Michael Boehlje, and Craig Dobbins, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, January 11, 2011

Posted January 18, 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher to the 2010 Pre-Session Legislative Conference, Texas: What Makes Us Exceptional? Where Are We Vulnerable?

Posted January 14, 2011
Debt, Income and Farm Financial Stress, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

House Republican wants 2-week furloughs for federal workers, Washington Post

Posted January 11, 2011
How much should we blame credit growth for the bubble and crash? The Great Recession: Grasping at an understanding of the crisis.

USDA/NASS Check out the new geospatial data service, CropScape

Posted December 20
USDA/ERS - State Fact Sheets, the State Fact Sheets now include fiscal 2009 data on federal funding

State Budgets: The Day of Reckoning, 60 Minutes

A two-tiered municipal bond market? Financial Times, December 20, 2010

Posted December 17
100 questions for global agriculture, Pat Bailey, UC Davis

Posted December 3
The Economist Interacting with America

The Economist US interactive guide

Posted December 2
Rice May Triple in 18 Months, Duxton's Peter Predicts. Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted December 1
World Food Prices Climb For Fifth Month to Highest in Two Years, Bloomberg

Why farm policy matters, by Larry Combest, Nov. 30, 2010 Delta Farm Press

Posted November 30
December 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP - Special Edition

The Economic and Political Setting for the 2012 Farm Bill - Policy Pennings by Daryll E. Ray & Harwood D. Schaffer

Posted November 24
December 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted November 23
USDA Provides Disaster Assistance to Producers of Rice, Upland Cotton, Soybeans and Sweet Potatoes

Deputy Secretary Announces a Conference To Boost Contracting Opportunities and Provide Jobs Through Small Businesses and Rural Cooperatives

Posted November 16
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

November 10, 2010 CoChairs' Proposal

Stocks, Commodities Drop on China Inflation Steps, Irish Debt By Rita Nazareth and Stephen Kirkland, Bloomberg Nov 16, 2010

Prominent economists write a letter to Ben Bernanke opposing QE2 By PETER WEHNER The Wall Street Journal

Open Letter to Ben Bernanke

Charlie Rose Show 11.16.10 - Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, Co-chairs, US Deficit Commission

Posted November 8, 2010
November 2010 Farm Service Agency Scoop

November 2010 Farm Service Agency Scoop - Special Edition

Posted October 25
The importance of USDA corn production forecasts by Dr. Andrew M. McKenzie

2009 DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Posted October 19
Economist Yardeni Interview About Economy, Bonds, Fed – Bloomberg Video

Mesirow's Swonk Interview on Fed Monetary Policy - Bloomberg Video

Mine Life's Wendt Interview on Commodities - Bloomberg Video

Western Asset's De Mello Interview on Yuan Policy - Bloomberg Video

Posted October 5, 2010
Pimco’s Gross Prefers Brazil and South Korea Over U.S.: Video

Gundlach Sees `No Normal' While Beating Bill Gross Since 1995, Bloomberg

Bernanke Says Fiscal Limits Can Improve Federal Budget Path, By Scott Lanman and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg

Posted October 1, 2010
King Cotton Still Part of Southeast’s Fabric

Posted September 30, 2010
Arkansas Small Grains Summary, NASS/AR 09.30.10

Arkansas Rice and Grain Stocks Report, 09.30.10

US Small Grains Summary

US Rice Stocks

US Grain Stocks

Posted September 28, 2010
Study shows trade facilitation will be the key for countries like Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam

Posted September 27, 2010
Senator Lincoln's Oversight Ag Committee Hearing to Examine the Impact of EPA Regulation on Agriculture

Posted September 24, 2010
Opening Statement of the Honorable Blanche L. Lincoln, Chairman

Lincoln: Farmers, Ranchers Need Certainty, Not More Burdensome Environmental Regulations

LINCOLN, HAGAN, LANDRIEU TO INTRODUCE BILL TO FUND PIGFORD SETTLEMENT

Posted September 23, 2010
Rice varieties' carbon footprint David Bennett

The long view of China's currency, New York Times

Economic Growth, Does culture affect long-run growth? Vox

Our Best Economic Minds Continue to Fail Us, by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek

Posted September 20, 2010
Recession ended in June 2009, National Bureau of Economic Research

A Look Inside the Fed’s Balance Sheet, Real Time Economics - WSJ

Posted September 16, 2010
Lincoln Delivers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers

A Conversation with Alan Greenspan, Council on Foreign Relations Video

Scientists Agree: Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century September 14th, 2010 by Luke

Posted September 14, 2010
Farm Foundation Forum: Budget Implications for the Next Farm Bill Craig Jagger, Chief Economist, House Agriculture Committee Patrick Westhoff, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Ferd Hoefner of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Posted September 10, 2010
Pimco's El-Erian Discusses Economic Outlook, Sept. 10 Bloomberg

Rice Slide Shows Updated September 10, 2010: US All Rice, US Long Grain Rice, US Medium, Global Rice, Rice Acreage

Posted September 7, 2010
2008 Financial Crisis and Systemic Risk, Ben Bernanke Testimony, video

Testimony by Chairman Bernanke on causes of the recent financial and economic crisis Before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Washington, D.C.

Posted September 2, 2010
FAO Food Price Index climbs five percent in August

Food Price Indices

Understanding Farms in the United States

America’s Diverse Family Farms, USDA/ERS

Testimony by Fed Chairman Bernanke on causes of the recent financial and economic crisis Before FCIC

Posted August 30, 2010
Arkan$a$’ multi-billion dollar crop - by Robert Coats

Posted August 26, 2010
4 reasons for strong grain prices By Robert Coats, Arkansas Extension Economist and Professor — Economics

Posted August 25, 2010
Farmers in Ten East Arkansas Counties Eligible for Federal Aid After July Flooding, 08.24.10

Shiller Calls July Home Sales Plunge Data `Anomalous': Bloomberg Video

Posted August 24, 2010
Ark. Farmers Accustomed to Rising Costs, Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR

Posted August 23, 2010
Today's THV at 6:30: Arkansas rice crop looks good as early harvest begins

US Treasury Dept Panel 1, moderated by Geithner, on Housing Finance Reform and Broader Financial Markets has started

FAPRI-MU August 2010 Baseline Update for US Agricultural Markets

Rice Rebounding in Widest Discount to Wheat Since Food Crisis Amid Floods

Five "new normals" that really will stick

Posted August 19, 2010
Arkansas Rice Crop Looks Good as Early Harvest Begins By The Associated Press 8/19/2010

Posted August 18, 2010
Pimco's Bill Gross Interview Excerpt, Bloomberg TV

Xie Says U.S. Stimulus Stoking Emerging-Market Inflation: Bloomberg Video

Posted August 13, 2010
The Economist Intelligence Unit - US economy: Set to slow, but recession should be avoided – VIDEO

James Galbraith Interview on U.S. Economy, Deficit - Bloomberg Video

Posted August 12, 2010
The Economist - Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics, sits down for tea with The Economist

Arkansas Crop Production Report, August 12, NASS

Posted August 10, 2010
Low Says Quantitative Easing Only Tool Left for Fed: Bloomberg Video

Fed to Reinvest Mortgage Proceeds Into Long-Term Treasuries, Bloomberg

Posted August 5, 2010
August 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

USDA - Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents Annual Summary

NASS - Arkansas Farm Production Expenditures Report

Posted August 4, 2010
Gross Says More, Non-Fiscal, Stimulus May Be Needed , Bloomberg TV

Pimco's El-Erian Interview, Bloomberg TV

Posted August 3, 2010
Near-Term Emissions Choices Could Lock In Climate Changes For Centuries to Millennia, National Research Council

Greenspan Says Drop in Home Prices Might Bring Back Recession, Bloomberg

Speech by Fed Chairman Bernanke on challenges for the economy and state governments

Posted July 27, 2010
Brazil's WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program, Congressional Research Service 06/30/2010

Posted July 26, 2010
New York Times Science - Next Steps on Climate and Energy

Posted July 23, 2010
Senator Blanche Lincoln 2nd Farm Bill Hearing Empowering Rural Communities

Charlie Rose - An hour with Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury Secretary

Posted July 21, 2010
Senate Ag Committee Hearing Empowering Rural Communities, the Status and Future of the Farm Bill’s Energy and Rural Development

Milken Institute - Climate engineering a viable path fwd in geopolitical conflict of climate change? Lee Lane

Posted July 20, 2010
Sustainable Energy Security: Strategic risks and opportunities for business.

Posted July 19, 2010
Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals

Posted July 16, 2010
Pickens Updates White Board Energy Pickens Plan Presentation

New Senate Energy Bill to Feature Pickens Plan

Energy Market and Economic Impacts of the American Power Act of 2010

Posted July 15, 2010
The 50-year farm bill by Wes Jackson, The Energy Bulletin

GlobalPost Video Series: Renewable energy news and ideas that might just save the world.

Posted July 14, 2010
Department of Energy: Futher Actions Are Needed to Improve DOE's Ability to Evaluate and Implement the Loan Guarantee Program, GAO-10-627, July 12, 2010

Posted July 13, 2010
The FY2011 Federal Budget, CRS

Posted July 12, 2010
George Will Keynotes 2010 Milton Friedman Prize Dinner

Posted July 9, 2010
A USDA Regional Roadmap to Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022

USDA/ERS Food Security Assessment, 2010-20

Posted July 7, 2010
Ethical Implications of Animal Biotechnology: Considerations for Animal Welfare Decision Making, CAST

Posted July 2, 2010
Senator Lincoln’s Opening Statement at the Hearing on Expanding Our Food and Fiber Supply through a Strong U.S. Farm Policy

Posted July 1, 2010
Rice Acreage Slide Show - Updated June 30, 2010

Senator Lincoln Outlines What Should Drive Debate on New Farm Bill

Fiscal Crises of the States: Causes and Consequences - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO

Natural Gas Now - Breathe Easy

Posted June 29, 2010
The Real Options for U.S. Climate Policy By Robert Stavins

Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century (2010)

Posted June 28, 2010
U.S. House Ag Committee Fayetteville, North Carolina Hearing - Testimony of W. Steven Burke, President and CEO, Biofuels Center of North Carolina

Posted June 25, 2010
The Future of Biofuels - The Milken Institute

USDA Biofuels Strategic Production Report - June 23, 2010

Posted June 24, 2010
George Soros speech at Humboldt University

Frank Sees Lincoln's Swaps Measure's `Essence' in Bill

Posted June 21, 2010
USA Rice Federation U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report

The Billion Gallon Challenge: Getting Biofuels Back on Track, Union of Concerned Scientists

Driving Under the Influence: Corn Ethanol and Energy Security Environmental Working Group

Posted June 18, 2010
CBO Average Federal Taxes by Income Group June 2010

Posted June 17, 2010
The Squam Lake Group on Financial Regulation is a non-partisan, non-affiliated group of 15 academics who have come together to offer guidance on the reform of financial regulation.

Posted June 11, 2010
Robert Coats' RSS Articles Feed

Posted June 10, 2010
Soros Says ‘We Have Just Entered Act Two’ of Crisis June 10 (Bloomberg)

Posted June 7, 2010
Charts Worth a Look for the week ending June 4, 2010.

CBO Monthly Budget Review Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May

Posted June 3, 2010
Market wrap: soy planting up, exports down June 3, 2010 9:28 AM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network

How green is the world? National Geographic Society - Use new Greendex calculator and see how you compare!

Posted June 1, 2010
June 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

What the US Government (the EIA) is Forecasting with Respect to US Oil Production and Renewable Energy

Posted May 26, 2010
EIAgov - See live release of overview of EIA's International Energy Outlook 2010

Posted May 25, 2010
The National Export Initiative and the U.S. rice industry

Posted May 24, 2010
Financial regulation reform - Charlie Rose

Posted May 19, 2010
Combine Being Built (YouTube)

Posted May 18, 2010
Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. You can find your polling place here: https://www.voterview.ar-nova.org/ 

Brazil Livestock Industry Poised to Boom

Posted May 12, 2010
Guilin Rice Terrace - Unique China Pictures

Posted May 10, 2010
Dairy policy reports from Missouri and Wisconsin.

The 2008 U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report

Financial Reform and Derivatives - Delta Farm Press

House Ag Committee Starts on Farm Bill - Ag Weekly

Farm Bill Changes Sought - Capital Press

How 'Hard to Fathom' Derivatives Rule Emerged in U.S. Senate - Business Week/Bloomberg

Why Wall Street Fears Derivatives Regulation

Posted May 7, 2010
An upbeat jobs report suggests America will shrug off the latest financial turbulence

Posted April 28, 2010
2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses, Long-Term Change

US Agricultural & Food Law and Policy Blog Post: Food safety bill's treatment of BPA worrying the food industry.

Remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke on achieving fiscal sustainability At the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Washington, D.C.

Will Corn Prices Follow Energy Policies Or Commodity Policies?

Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal S. Wolin, Remarks at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association 25th Annual Meeting As Prepared for Delivery

Greenhouse Gas Regulation under the Clean Air Act: Structure, Effects, and Implications of a Knowable Pathway – Resources for the Future

A Natural Gas Revolution? Examining the Impact – Resources for the Future

Congressional Budget Office - Losing a Job During a Recession Economic and Budget Issue Brief

U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics - Monthly Data Update

Posted April 26, 2010
Charts Worth A Look

Summers: Reform Bill Could Have Prevented Crisis

Posted April 23, 2010
George Soros interviewed by the Economists

Posted April 21, 2010
Lincoln Unveils Landmark Wall Street Reform Bill

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry: Business Meeting Date: Agenda: The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010, Wednesday, April 21, 2010

House Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee on Agriculture – Public Hearing, To Review U.S. Agriculture Policy in Advance of the 2012 Farm Bill. Wednesday, April 21st – 11:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC

Annual Estimates of the Loss in Households' Purchasing Power Under H.R. 2454

President Obama Launches Initiative to Develop a 21st Century Strategy for America's Great Outdoors

USDA to Update National Farmers Market Directory in 2010 to Track and Highlight Local Food Production and Consumption

Dairy Industry Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting

Jury tells Bayer to pay Ark. rice farmers $48M, By TOM PARSONS (AP)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Invites Public Comment on Proposed Rules for USDA Renewable Energy Programs

USDA to Update National Farmers Market Directory in 2010 to Track and Highlight Local Food Production and Consumption

Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Duke on issues in economic development - At the International Economic Development Council’s Federal Economic Development Forum, Alexandria, Virginia

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Posted April 16, 2010
Low Carbon Economy and Unlocking the Economic Potential of Cities – Economist interview of Bruce Katz The vice-President of the Brookings Institution

ASIA: MORE BALANCED? Asia will gradually move away from running large current–account surpluses, but only if policymakers promote reforms to boost domestic demand.

USDA - Whole-Grain Rice Stakes Out Its Claim - Celebrating 100 Years of Beltsville Agricultural Research

Wal-Mart's Chairman Pulls a Long Supply Chain Toward Sustainability - The New York Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke EXPRESSES "MODERATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY"

CNBC - Godfathers of Supply-Side Economics - Discussing economic growth, tax rates and inflation, with Robert Mundell, Columbia University and Art Laffer, Laffer Investments.

  • Supply-Side Economics - Some ideas on improving the economy, with Robert Mundell, Columbia University and Art Laffer, Laffer Investments.
     
  • Economic Advice - More insight on supply-side solutions, with Robert Mundell, Columbia University and Art Laffer, Laffer Investments.

Posted April 15, 2010
The New ACRE Program: Costs and Effects – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Financial Challenges Facing Farm Enterprises – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry – Public Hearing to review access to healthy foods for beneficiaries of Federal nutrition programs and explore innovative methods to improve availability.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Speech at the National Bankers Association Foundation Financial Literacy Summit Reception, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2010, Fostering Financial Literacy

Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) to review the current state of financial markets and the regulatory system.

American Soybean Association Farm Bill Working Group – Delta Farm Press

U.S. ECONOMIC STATISTICS – U.S. Treasury Monthly Data

USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Prices and Loan Deficiency Payment Rates for Rice

RA Funding: Helping biofuel research

The Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (2010)

Feed Outlook (ERS)

Weather-Crop Summary (NASS)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data(ERS)

Wheat Outlook (ERS)

Posted April 14, 2010
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlines the urgent need for strong financial reforms

The Effects of Health Reform on the Federal Budget Presentation by CBO Director Doug Elmendorf to the World Health Care Congress 

Crop Production Historical Track Records (NASS)

Cotton and Wool Outlook (ERS)

Rice Outlook (ERS)

Crop Progress (NASS)

Feed Outlook (ERS)

Weather-Crop Summary (NASS)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (ERS)

Wheat Outlook (ERS)

Oil Crops Outlook (ERS)

Posted April 12, 2010
Economic Policy: Lessons from History Federal Reserve Board /. Ben S. Bernanke

The Economic Outlook Federal Reserve Board / Donald L. Kohn

The Importance of Financial Education Federal Reserve Board / Elizabeth A. Duke

The Present and Future of Community Banking Federal Reserve Board / Daniel K. Tarullo

"What About Zero?" (PDF) Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City / Thomas Hoenig

China Posts First Trade Deficit Since 2004 as Imports Soar 66% Bloomberg

The Illinois Spiral - Chicago Tribune Editorial

Posted April 9, 2010
U.S., Brazil settling cotton dispute? – Delta Farm Press

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

Crop Production

Dairy Products Prices

Cotton: World Markets and Trade

Grains: World Markets and Trade

Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade

World Agricultural Production

Livestock and Poultry (PS Only)

Speech by Chairman Bernanke on lessons from the history of economic policy at the 43rd Annual Alexander Hamilton Awards Dinner, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, Washington, D.C.

Speech by Vice Chairman Kohn on the economic outlook at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Community Leaders Luncheon, San Francisco, California.

150 Years of Ag Innovations – Delta Farm Press

Cottonseed in Gin’s Revenue Stream – Delta Farm Press

GM Varieties on Agenda in Wheat Development Deal -Canada's wheat growers are expected to be among the main beneficiaries of a partnership agreement between a major non-profit wheat developer and seed and chemical firm Syngenta.

Posted April 5, 2010
ERS Updates for April 2, 2010.

Charts Worth a Look for the week ending April 2, 2010.

Posted April 2, 2010
Bloomberg - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about the U.S. economy, financial regulation and China's economy.

Posted March 29, 2010
ERS Updates for March 22-26, 2010.

Charts Worth a Look for the week ending March 26, 2010.

Posted March 5, 2010
The 2010 FEED YEARBOOK is now available.

Posted February 18, 2010
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations R40001 - January 07, 2010

CRS Issue Statement on Climate Change IS40270 - March 04, 2009

The Federal Budget: Current and Upcoming Issues R40088 - December 31, 2009

Understanding China's Political System R41007 - December 31, 2009

Posted February 17, 2010
Brazil's WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program RL32571 - January 04, 2010

Agricultural Disaster Assistance RS21212 - January 08, 2010

The Economic Implications of the Long-Term Federal Budget Outlook RL32747 - January 04, 2010

Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder RL33938 - January 07, 2010

Posted February 16, 2010
Climate Change and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Looking to 2020 R41049 - January 26, 2010

The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress RL34160 - December 14, 2009

China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues RS21625 - December 07, 2009

The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases RL31967 - January 28, 2010

Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress R40193 - January 13, 2010

Posted February 15, 2010
Congressional Budget Office - Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term, February 12, 2010, Testimony prepared for and provided to the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, for a hearing that was postponed

The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress R40977 - December 09, 2009

Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation RL30153 - November 12, 2009

Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy RL31932 - November 10, 2009

China's Economic Conditions RL33534 - December 11, 2009

Key Issues in Derivatives Reform R40965 - December 01, 2009

Posted February 11, 2010
USDA Agricultural Projections for 2010-19 provides long-run projections for the farm sector for the next 10 years. These annual projections cover agricultural commodities, agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the sector, such as farm income and food prices.

Latest plan to cut farm subsidies likely dead - By STEVE KARNOWSKI (AP)

Posted January 27, 2010
Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget

CBO - The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2020

CRS - Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies, R40104 - December 09, 2009

The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications, RL34742 - November 25, 2009

The Federal Budget: Current and Upcoming Issues R40088 - November 25, 2009

Posted January 25, 2010
Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants R41027 - January 19, 2010  

Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response R41023 - January 15, 2010  

U.S. Immigration Policy on Haitian Migrants RS21349 - January 15, 2010  

Earthquakes: Risk, Detection, Warning, and Research RL33861 - January 14, 2010  

Nuclear Energy Policy RL33558 - December 10, 2009  

Posted January 19, 2010
Cars and Climate: What Can EPA Do to Control Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources? R40506 - December 09, 2009

Status of the Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations R40910 - December 09, 2009

USDA RICE OUTLOOK January 2010

Posted January 18, 2010
Will High Farmland Values Hold? Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Energy and Water Development: FY2010 Appropriations R40669 - January 05, 2010

CBO, The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax, January 15, 2010

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance RS21922 - December 22, 2009

Greece Update RS21855 - December 16, 2009

Would an Influenza Pandemic Qualify as a Major Disaster Under the Stafford Act? RL34724 - December 15, 2009

Posted January 15, 2010
Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in 2010 and 2011

January 2010 Farm Service Agency SCOOP

Posted January 13, 2010
Federal Reserve Board Beige Book

Posted January 8, 2010
Forbes Magazine Company of the Year, January 18, 2010

Monthly Budget Review, Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for November and the Daily Treasury Statements for December

Posted January 6, 2010
International Forestry Issues in Climate Change Bills: Comparison of Provisions of S.1733 and H.R. 2454 R40990 - December 22, 2009

Posted January 5, 2010
The Economic Outlook, Remarks by Elizabeth A. Duke, Member - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Posted January 4, 2010
The Impacts of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 On U.S. Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist, December 18, 2009

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Incorporating the Manager's Amendment Cost estimate for the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3590, incorporating the effects of changes proposed in the manager's amendment released on December 19, 2009

Federal Estate and Gift Taxes Economic and Budget Issue Brief 

Correction Regarding the Longer-Term Effects of the Manager's Amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid

Posted December 17, 2009
The Geography of a Recession

Dairy Situation and Outlook

Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, sponsored every December by the Department of Applied Economics and Management

Posted December 14, 2009
CBO - Responses to Questions About CBO's Analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Letter to the Honorable Henry A. Waxman

Additional Information on the Effects of Tort Reform Letter to the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV

ENERGY-WATER NEXUS
Many Uncertainties Remain about National and Regional Effects of Increased Biofuel Production on Water Resources

  • H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Cost estimate for the bill as amended and reported by the House Committee on Rules on December 8, 2009
     
  • Posted December 7, 2009
    CBO Monthly Budget Review Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for October and the Daily Treasury Statements for November

    Posted December 4, 2009
    The Use of Agricultural Offsets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

    Posted December 1, 2009
    The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions - November 23, 2009

    Posted November 24, 2009
    H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act Revised cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives

    Posted November 20, 2009
    Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Cost estimate for the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3590, as proposed in the Senate on November 18, 2009

    Long-Term Implications of the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Submission - Testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

    Posted November 18, 2009
    Lincoln Releases Witness List for Agriculture Panel Hearing - By Arkansas Business Staff

    Farm Foundation - Research Perspectives on Carbon and Climate Change Issues, November 10, 2009

    Posted November 12, 2009
    H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act - November 5, 2009 Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on October 29, 2009, incorporating the manager's amendment from November 3, 2009

    Posted November 10, 2009
    H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on October 29, 2009

    H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009
    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 15, 2009

    Posted November 9, 2009
    H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act Cost estimate for the amendment in the nature of a substitute as introduced on November 3, 2009

    Posted November 5, 2009
    The National Flood Insurance Program: Factors Affecting Actuarial Soundness

    Posted November 3, 2009
    Analysis of Subsidies to and Payments by Enrollees in Insurance Exchanges Under the Affordable Health Care for America Act Letter to the Honorable Charles B. Rangel

    Posted October 27, 2009
    Climate Change Legislation: A $3.6 Trillion Gas Tax

    Posted October 22, 2009
    House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry – Public Hearing, To review the economic conditions facing the pork industry. Thursday, October 22nd - 10:00 a.m.

    House Agriculture Committee Approves Legislation Strengthening Derivatives Regulation (October 21, 2009)

    Subcommittee Examines USDA Rural Business Programs and Opportunities for Rural Entrepreneurship and Business Development (October 21, 2009)

    Posted October 21, 2009
    USDA Enrolls 255 Million Base Acres in DCP & ACRE on 1.7 Million Farms

    Posted October 20, 2009
    Agricultural Land Tenure and Carbon Offsets

    Posted October 19, 2009

    USA Rice Federation: Senate Climate-Change Legislative Activities Intensify

    WASHINGTON — Three days of intensive clean-energy jobs legislative hearings will be held Oct. 27-29 by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) announced at a Capitol Hill news conference yesterday. Boxer said her committee will mark up legislation following the hearing and send “a strong clean energy jobs bill to the full Senate” as soon as possible.

    On Sept. 30, Boxer joined Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to introduce S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, which proposes to reduce carbon pollution and stimulate the economy by creating jobs in the clean-energy sector.

    The EPW hearings will focus on S. 1733 and Boxer's own nearly-final draft version of the bill, known as the chairman's mark. The Environmental Protection Agency is analyzing Boxer's draft bill, with the review expected to be done in time for the hearings.

    Testifying at the first hearing will be the secretaries of Energy, Interior, and Transportation and Obama administration agency-level administrators. Witnesses for the two other hearings are expected to be announced shortly.

    Recently, Kerry and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for bipartisan Senate action on climate-change legislation.

    Contact: Johnny Broussard, (703) 236-1451

    Posted October 16, 2009
    The Economic Effects of Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Testimony before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate

    Posted October 13, 2009
    The Role of Federal Gasoline Excise Taxes in Public Policy R40808 - September 11, 2009

    Posted October 12, 2009
    The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview R40554 - September 10, 2009

    Posted October 7, 2009
    Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization (WTO): An Overview

    Posted October 7, 2009
    Agriculture Secretary Announces 2010 DCP and ACRE Signup Begins

    Posted October 6, 2009
    Japan's Historic 2009 Elections: Implications for U.S. Interests R40758 - September 08, 2009

    Posted October 5, 2009
    Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes in the United States R40097 - September 08, 2009

    Posted October 2, 2009
    Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress R40193 - September 04, 2009

    Posted October 1, 2009
    The Fall and Rise of Household Saving R40647 - September 01, 2009

    House Committee on Agriculture - Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research - Public Hearing to review the implementation of the research title of the 2008 Farm Bill.

    Posted September 24, 2009
    Amanda Manatt, Channel 7 Video on Demand, Wet weather continues to take its toll on Arkansas farmers.

    Posted September 23, 2009
    Greeenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454 as Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce R40643 - June 17, 2009

    Posted September 16, 2009
    ERS State Fact Sheets for United States, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana

    Posted September 3, 2009
    Measuring the Effects of the Business Cycle on the Federal Budget: An Update - September 2009

    Posted September 1, 2009
    2009 Economic Impact of Arkansas Agriculture (PDF)

    Posted August 31, 2009
    The Estimated Change in Medicare Part D Premiums from Provisions in H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - August 28, 2009

    Posted August 27, 2009
    The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update

    Online Calculator Helps Growers Measure Natural Resource Management Source: National Corn Growers Association

    Posted August 25, 2009
    The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview R40554 - August 6, 2009

    U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act RL31772 - July 24, 2009

    The Changing U.S.-Japan Alliance: Implications for U.S. Interests RL33740 - July 23, 2009

    North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation: The Future of Commercial Trucking Across the Mexican Border RL31739 - May 6, 2009

    Posted August 24, 2009
    ERS Updates for August 17 - August 21, 2009

    Charts Worth A Look - Week ending August 21, 2009

    Posted August 19, 2009
    The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress RL34736 - April 21, 2009

    Posted August 18, 2009
    China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues RS21625 - June 17, 2009

    Posted August 17, 2009
    The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview R40554 - June 12, 2009

    Posted August 14, 2009
    Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations RL32593 - June 8, 2009

    Posted August 13, 2009
    Arkansas Ground Water Protection and Management Report for 2008

    Posted August 12, 2009
    U.S. Rice Supply and Demand Estimates All Rice Slide Show - August 12, 2009

    U.S. Rice Supply and Demand Estimates Long Grain Rice Slide Show - August 12, 2009

    U.S. Rice Supply and Demand Estimates Medium and Short Grain Rice Slide Show - August 12, 2009

    World Rice Supply and Demand Estimates Slide Show - August 12, 2009

    Posted August 10, 2009
    Weekly Charts Worth A Look - August 7, 2009

    Weekly ERS Updates August 7, 2009  

    CBO's Long-Term Projections for Social Security: 2009 Update - August 2009

    Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals, Kaiser Family Foundation

    Chairman Peterson Statement on EPA Peer Review for RFS2  (August 7, 2009)

    Subcommittee Reviews New Approaches to Nutrition and Wellness Programs  (August 5, 2009)

    House Agriculture CommitteeChairman Applauds USDA Efforts to Ease Dairy Crisis  (July 31, 2009)

    Subcommittee Reviews Watershed Proposals  (July 30, 2009)

    Peterson, Frank Announce Derivatives Legislation Outline  (July 30, 2009)

    Posted August 7, 20099
    The Global Financial Crisis: Increasing IMF Resources and the Role of Congress R40578 - June 5, 2009

    Posted August 6, 2009
    The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress RL34736 - June 3, 2009

    Posted August 5, 2009
    China-U.S. Trade Issues RL33536 - June 3, 2009

    Posted August 4, 2009
    Congressional Budget Office: The Use of Offsets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Economic and Budget Issue Brief

    Posted August 3, 2009
    Greenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454 as Passed by the House of Representatives R40643 - July 27, 2009

    Posted July 31, 2009
    CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2009 Update

    House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson released a concept paper that will guide the two committees as they develop legislation to regulate derivatives.

    Posted July 29, 2009
    Arkansas Farm Service Agency August 2009 Newsletter (PDF)

    Posted July 27, 2009
    Financial Regulatory Reform: Analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) as Proposed by the Obama Administration and H.R. 3126 - July 17, 2009

    A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF HR 2454 ON U.S. AGRICULTURE - Office of the Chief Economist - U.S. Department of Agriculture - July 22, 2009

    Posted July 24, 2009
    The Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Global Warming Legislation

    Posted July 22, 2009
    Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress RL33436 - June 3, 2009

    Posted July 21, 2009
    Potential Farm Sector Effects of 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu R40575 - June 24, 2009

    Posted July 20, 2009
    Investment Outlook By Bill Gross, July 2009 - Greed will come again. But for now, the trend is the other way and it promises to persist for a generation at a minimum.

    Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Urges Producers to Learn About New ACRE Program before Aug. 14

    Posted July 17, 2009
    Estimates of Carbon Mitigation Potential from Agricultural and Forestry Activities R40236 - June 19, 2009

    The Long-Term Budget Outlook, Testimony by CBO before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, July 16, 2009

    Posted July 16, 2009
    Haiti: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns R40507 - June 17, 2009

    Posted July 15, 2009
    House Committee on Agriculture - Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry – Public Hearing: To review economic conditions in the dairy industry, July 14, 2009

    The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications RL34330 - June 17, 2009

    Posted July 14, 2009
    Effects of Changes to the Health Insurance System on Labor Markets, July 13, 2009

    The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: Selected Legal Issues R40560 - June 15, 2009

    El Nino - The Pacific Ocean is transitioning into the El Niño Phase

    Posted July 13, 2009
    Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea R40622 - June 3, 2009

    Posted July 10, 2009
    CRS - Climate Change: The Role of the U.S. Agriculture Sector and Congressional Action

    Posted July 9, 2009
    World: Price conundrum: Governments and central banks are having to provision for deflation and inflation, but deflation remains the bigger threat for now.

    To Mitigate or to Adapt? That is the Question Posed by Global Warming to U.S. Agriculture: by Luther Tweeten, Emeritus Chaired Professor, Ohio State University (PDF) 

    Posted June 23, 2009
    Main Street Economist - Rural Credit Conditions, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

    Posted June 18, 2009
    Click here to view a video recording of the CME Group Seminar:
    2009 Corn, Soybean and Wheat Market Prospects: Risks and Opportunities for Traders and Hedgers

    Posted June 17, 2009
    Thoughts on Stabilization, Recovery, and Transition Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta / Dennis P. Lockhart

    PIMCO: Fed to "engage again" in Treasury buys Reuters / Jennifer Ablan and Daniel Burns

    Fed Weighs Using FOMC Statement to Damp Rate-Rise Speculation Bloomberg / Craig Torres

    Fed may become systemic regulator, hike capital requirements Marketwatch / Ronald D. Orol

    Fed's Warsh warns of false optimism on U.S. economy Reuters / Ros Krasny

    Chicago Fed president offers hope for jobs Chicago Tribune

    Fisher Says Fed Can’t Offset Treasury-Borrowing Flood Bloomberg / Vivien Lou Chen and Kathleen Hays

    Containing the Crisis and Promoting Economic Recovery Federal Reserve Board / Elizabeth A. Duke

    Why Did FDR’s Bank Holiday Succeed? Federal Reserve Bank of New York / David Girardin

    CBO - An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2010

    Posted June 8, 2009
    H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 21, 2009, by the CBO

    Posted June 1, 2009
    Empirical Estimates of Changing Inflation Dynamics

    News
    Geithner to Reassure China U.S. Will Control Deficits Bloomberg / Rebecca Christie
    Federal Reserve puzzled by yield curve steepening Reuters / Alister Bull
    Bond Tactic Blows Up In Bernanke’s Face NY Post
    You Could Use Some Quality Bonds Wall Street Journal / David Kansas
    Recovery rally may be racing too fast Reuters / Emily Kaiser

    Speech by Treasury Secretary Geithner - The United States and China, Cooperating for Recovery and Growth

    Posted May 15, 2009
    Peterson Introduces Legislation to Protect Domestic Biofuel Industry from Unfair Government Restrictions

    Subcommittee Reviews Federal Food Safety Standards for Fresh and Organic Produce 

    Posted May 12, 2009
    Arkansas FSA Farm Bill Updates: May 2009 Newsletter

    Posted May 8, 2009
    Speech by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke on lessons of the financial crisis for banking supervision

    Posted May 7, 2009
    Congressional Budget Office: Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the United States

    Posted May 4, 2009
    House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Joint Public Hearing with the Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.

    World Health Organization raises flu alert

    Overview and Analysis for The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program by Roman Keeney and Allan Gray, Purdue University

    University of Illinois ACRE presentation

    Posted April 29, 2009
    Presentations by CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf: U.S. Overview: When Will Growth Resume? / Infrastructure Projects as Economic Stimulus

    Vilsack addresses swine flu outbreak

    FOMC statement

    Posted April 27, 2009
    Frequently Asked Questions Swine and Human Cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) 

    Background Paper: How CBO Estimates the Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

    Posted April 23, 2009
    The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program

    Posted April 22, 2009
    Congressional Budget Office - Federal Budget Challenges

    Posted April 15, 2009
    As Travel Restrictions Ease, So Must Trade and Payment Restrictions, USA Rice Chairman Says

    Posted April 10, 2009
    Economic Statistics - Monthly Data for U.S. Department of the Treasury

    Posted April 9, 2009
    The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

    Posted April 7, 2009
    Congressional Budget Office - Monthly Budget Review

    Posted April 3, 2009
    USDA Responds To Producer Concerns By Extending Sign-Up Date For DCP And ACRE Programs

    Posted April 2, 2009
    House Agriculture Committee - Subcommittee Reviews the State of the Farm Economy on April 1, 2009. The opening statements of all witnesses are available.

    Posted March 31, 2009
    House Agriculture Committee - Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Public Hearing To review the state of the farm economy. Wednesday, April 1, 2009

    Posted March 24, 2009
    Flexibility in the Timing of Emission Reductions Under a Cap-and-Trade Program

    Congressional Budget Office - Agriculture: Commodity Credit Corp

    Posted March 24, 2009
    Lincoln and Roberts Lead Charge Against Ag Program Cuts in President’s Budget

    Posted March 23, 2009
    The Role of the Federal Reserve in Preserving Financial and Monetary Stability Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve

    Posted March 19, 2009
    FOMC Statement
    The Federal Reserve will employ all available tools to promote economic recovery and to preserve price stability, March 18, 2009.

    Posted March 17, 2009
    Dynamic Maps of Nonprime Mortgage Conditions in the United States

    Posted March 13, 2009
    House Agriculture Committee - Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management-Public Hearing on Wednesday April 1st - 11:00 a.m. will review the state of the farm economy. On Wednesday April 22nd - 10:00 a.m. will review farmers' views on the effectiveness and operations of the Federal crop insurance program.

    Posted March 6, 2009
    FAPRI US Baseline Briefing Book

    Posted March 5, 2009
    TRANSCRIPT: Keynote Address by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Agricultural Outlook Forum 2009" Video: Keynote Address

    Posted February 23, 2009
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Federal Reserve Board today issued the following joint statement:

    Posted February 17, 2009
    World Trade Organization Publication: Trade Profiles 2008

    Posted February 13, 2009
    USDA to Release New Long-Term Agricultural Projections

    Posted February 10, 2009
    Farm-State Senators to USDA: Implement Payment Limit Rules As Intended by Congress

    Posted February 9, 2009
    The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release new 10-year agricultural projections Feb. 12 at 12:00 noon EST

    Posted February 4, 2009
    2007 Census of Agriculture of Agriculture Released 

    House Agriculture Committee Reviews Derivatives Legislation

    Posted January 29, 2009
    House Agriculture Committee Holds Organizational Meeting (January 28, 2009)

    Posted January 28, 2009
    January 28, 2009 - The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent.

    Posted January 26, 2009
    Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Lays Out Priorities, Extends Comment Period For Payment Limitations Rule

    Posted January 21, 2009
    Investment without Democracy:  Ruling-Party Institutionalization and Credible Commitment in Autocracies by Philip Keefer of the World Bank

    Posted January 15, 2009
    Jan 15, 2009 USDA'S Interim Final Rule Amends Environmental Quality Incentives Program

    Jan 15, 2009 USDA Seeks Comments on Wetlands Reserve Program Wetlands Reserve Program

    Posted January 7, 2009
    Fed discusses mounting risks of deflation at December Federal Open Market Committee meeting

    Posted January 6, 2009
    A 50-Year Farm Bill, The New York Times

    Posted December 19, 2008
    Bobby Coats' National Rice Industry Outlook Presentation December 2008

    The Federal Open Market Committee establishes a target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 1/4 percent

    Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke speech on Housing, Mortgage Markets, and Foreclosures

    Posted December 15, 2008
    Cotton costs big in acreage decline: Forrest Laws - Delta Farm Press

    Posted December 10, 2008
    AGRICULTURAL INCOME AND FINANCE OUTLOOK

    The Biomass Research and Development Initiative Releases Report on Increasing Feedstock Production for Biofuels

    Posted December 5, 2008
    Speech Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, At the Federal Reserve System Conference on Housing and Mortgage Markets, Washington, D.C., December 4, 2008

    U.S. Fact Sheet: Energy and Environment Accomplishments

    Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari, Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

    Posted December 1, 2008
    U.S. Recession Began in December 2007

    Secretary of Treasury Paulson Remarks on the U.S. Economy and Financial System

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on Federal Reserve Policies in the Financial Crisis

    Posted November 26, 2008
    USA Rice National Outlook Meeting

    Posted November 17, 2008
    2008 Public Farm Bill Meetings

    Posted November 14, 2008
    U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, At the Fifth European Central Bank Central Banking Conference, The Euro at Ten: Lessons and Challenges, Frankfurt, Germany on November 14, 2008, spoke on Policy Coordination Among Central Banks

    Posted November 13, 2008
    Careers in the Food and Agricultural Sciences

    Economic Impact of Arkansas Agriculture

    Posted November 12, 2008
    Arkansas Farm Service Agency November 2008 Newsletter

    Posted November 10, 2008
    U.S. Department of Treasury: Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari Remarks at the SIFMA Summit on the TARP

    Posted November 7, 2008
    CRS - The 2008 Farm Bill: Major Provisions and Legislative Action RL34696 - October 3, 2008

    Posted November 4, 2008
    U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Phillip Swagel Statement for the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

    Posted November 3, 2008
    Speech by Chairman Bernanke on the future of mortgage finance in the United States at the UC Berkeley/UCLA Symposium: The Mortgage Meltdown, the Economy, and Public Policy, Berkeley, California

    The October 2008 issue of the Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin is now available online.

    USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates For November 2008

    U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt, Remarks at the U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate

    Posted October 31, 2008
    USDA Approves Final Regulations for the 2008 Through 2012 Cotton Programs

    Global Review of Good Agricultural Extension and Advisory Service Practices

    Census Product Update

    Posted October 30, 2008
    Agricultural Prices (NASS)

    Revisions to the October 10 WASDE report released on October 28 are available in TXT and PDF.

    Posted October 28, 2008
    Ethanol: A Welfare-Increasing Market Distortion?

    Posted October 27, 2008
    Farm Bill Implementation - Progress as of October 2008

    Posted October 24, 2008
    House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Holds Hearing on the the Role of Federal Regulators in the Financial Crisis

    Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Remarks on China and the Global Economy to the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

    Posted October 23, 2008
    Hearing on Financial Oversight - Christopher Cox, Security and Exchange Commission Chair, is expected to react to criticism of the SEC made in yesterday's Senate Banking Committee hearing. He joins former Fed. Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan & former Treasury Sec. John Snow at today's House Oversight Committee hearing.

    Posted October 22, 2008
    U.S. Economic Strength 10.17.08

    Arkansas Rice Farmers

    Posted October 21, 2008
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Economic Outlook and Financial Markets before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, October 20, 2008

    World Trade Organization

    LAMY WELCOMES BUILDING NEW BRETTON WOODS
    Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech to the Third Global Policy Network Conference in Beijing on 20 October 2008, said the “political energy for greater global financial regulation, which some have called the building of a new Bretton Woods consensus, may already be here”. He stressed that “trade is the low-hanging fruit in a complex set of issues requiring collective action now”.

    WTO SECRETARIAT REPORTS SURGE IN NEW ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATIONS
    The WTO Secretariat reported that during the period 1 January-30 June 2008 the number of initiations of new anti-dumping investigations showed a sharp 39 per cent increase compared with the corresponding period of 2007. The number of new measures applied also increased, although to a lesser extent, between these periods.

    WTO FORUM: THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TRADE?
    What is the role of trade in bringing this crisis on, and how can trade alleviate the problem of the rapid escalation in global food prices today? Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, and Christian Häberli, World Trade Institute, discuss the issues with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson. Watch the video discussion and add your comments online.

    Posted October 20, 2008
    Illinois Farm Economics Update
    The recent turmoil in financial markets is very large by any reasonable standard of comparison. The farmdoc team prepared the following articles to illustrate the impact of the current financial crisis on the agricultural economy and decision-making. Focus is devoted to five main topics – the nature of the financial crisis, impacts on the short-term availability of credit, the connection between the financial meltdown and commodity prices, crop insurance decisions, and land rental and lease negotiations.

    • The Current Financial Crisis: How Did We Get Here? - Nick Paulson
    • Financial Markets in Agriculture - Paul Ellinger and Bruce Sherrick
    • Implications of Credit Market Problems for Crop Prices - Darrel Good and Scott Irwin
    • Increased Probabilities of Crop Insurance Payments - Gary Schnitkey and Bruce Sherrick
    • 2009 Rental Decisions Given Volatile Commodity Prices and Higher Input Costs - Gary Schnitkey and Dale Lattz

    News and other

    Oct 16, 2008  Schafer Announces Cotton Board Members

    Oct 16, 2008  Schafer Announces Sorghum Board Appointments

    Oct 16, 2008  Fielding the Farm Bill - implementing the new law

    Oct 15, 2008  Schafer Names USDA Deputy Chiefs of Staff

    Oct 14, 2008  Federal and Nonprofit Conservation Leaders Urge Children to 'Get Outdoors'

    Oct 10, 2008  USDA Issues Final 2007-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments for Upland Cotton

    October 15, 2008 - Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn, Economic Outlook At the Georgetown University Wall Street Alliance, New York, New York

    October 15, 2008 - Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Stabilizing the Financial Markets and the Economy, At the Economic Club of New York, New York, New York

    October 14, 2008 - Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Remarks, At the President’s Working Group Market Stability Initiative Announcement

    October 7, 2008 - Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Current Economic and Financial Conditions, At the National Association for Business Economics 50th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

    Posted October 13, 2008
    The Crisis Goes From Bad to Worse Wall Street Journal / Mark Gongloff

    Commodity Rout Far From Ended as Recession Approaches Bloomberg / Claudia Carpenter and Millie Munshi

    Goldman Sachs Lowers Crude Oil Price Forecasts for 2008, 2009 Bloomberg / Nesa Subrahmaniyan

    A scramble to unlock bank lending Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer and Peter Grier

    Bernanke Signals Fed May Cut Rates as Crisis Deepens Bloomberg / Scott Lanman

    Current Economic and Financial Conditions Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke

    How do rising oil prices affect the inflation rate? Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Michele Cavallo

    O.A. Cleveland's Cotton Outlook Newsletter, 10/13/2008

    Posted October 8, 2008
    October7, 2008 - Agriculture/Food/Rural Policy Platforms of the Presidential Candidates - John Block, representing John McCain, James Webster, representing Barack Obama (MP3 file)

    DOE and USDA Release National Biofuels Action Plan

    Posted October 7, 2008
    Fed to buy massive amounts of short-term debt - The Associated Press

    Climate-Change Policy and CO2 Emissions from Passenger Vehicles - Congressional Budget Office

    Posted October 6, 2008
    Are Energy Prices Threatening the Farm Boom? - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

    Posted September 29, 2008
    Harkin, 30 Senators Urge Changes in COOL Implementation

    Posted September 26, 2008
    Congressional Budget Office - Federal Responses to Market Turmoil

    Posted September 25, 2008
    Joint Hearing Assessing the Effectiveness of Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs in the Wake of the 2008 Midwest Floods, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike

    Posted September 22, 2008
    Issues in Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions (September 18, 2008)

    Posted September 10, 2008
    The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update

    USA Rice Federation Requests Prompt Disaster Response by USDA

    Posted August 29, 2008
    2009 Wheat Cost of Production Budgets

    Posted August 25, 2008
    2008 Farm Bill: Side-By-Side Comparison

    Posted August 22, 2008
    Harkin, Grassley Lead Effort to Maintain Farm Program Payments for Smaller Farms

    Commodities Slump Won’t Mean Lower Food Prices, The Associated Press

    Updated Long-Term Projections for Social Security

    USDA Rural Development to Hold Public Meeting on Farm Bill Renewable Energy Provisions

    USDA Awards $4.5 Million for 23 Rural Cooperative Development Centers

    USDA, Costa Rica, Belize, Qatar and Ghana Join Nations for Full Market Access of U.S. Beef

    USDA, Schafer Announces $547 Million for 232 Rural Water Projects USDA Awards Half-billion Dollars to Fund Water Projects in Towns Nationwide

    Dairy Products Prices (NASS)
    Livestock Slaughter (NASS)
    Cattle on Feed (NASS)
    Chickens and Eggs (NASS)
    Catfish Feed Deliveries (NASS)
    Catfish Processing (NASS)
    Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (ERS)
    US and Canadian Cattle (NASS)
    US and Canadian Hogs (NASS)

    Posted August 19, 2008
    Farm Service Agency Fact Sheet -
    Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program 

    Posted August 14, 2008
    USDA FY 2009 Budget Summary

    Posted August 12, 2008
    Grain Contracts, High Prices, Floods and Failure to Deliver

    Illinois Grain Insurance Fund: Protecting Farmers if an Elevator Fails

    Posted August 7, 2008
    AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARDS: The talks among ministers meeting in Geneva from 21 July 2008 broke down on 29 July over the special safeguard mechanism (SSM). What exactly is the problem?

    Rice Tops List of Foods You Shouldn’t Live Without

    Congressional Budget Office Monthly Budget Review

    A look at McCain, Obama farm policies, The Associated Press

    Posted August 6, 2008
    USA Rice Federation Farm Bill Materials: 2008 Farm Bill Presentation, 7/08, 5 States' ACRE Comparison Charts, July 2008, Summary: Key Provisions of Food, Conservation, & Energy Act of 2008, 6/10/08

    Posted July 31, 2008
    Last-minute snag derails WTO negotiations

    CRP acreage will not be allowed early exit

    Posted July 29, 2008
    Farm Foundation Publication: What’s Driving Food Prices

    Posted July 18, 2008
    Buy-in Waiver For Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs Underway In New Farm Bill

    Jul 17, 2008 USDA Loans Designated Soil for Each State and Territory to Smithsonian Institution For Dig It! Exhibition USDA Honors Employees for Involvement in Exhibit On July 18

    Jul 17, 2008 USDA Announces Public Meeting July 22nd on Biopreferred Labeling Program

    Jul 17, 2008 USDA Seeking Board Members for Agricultural Exports Award Program

    Jul 17, 2008 USDA Awards $4.1 Million to Study Colony Collapse Disorder

    Jul 16, 2008 Schafer To Lead Bi-Partisan Congressional Delegation Visit To Colombia

    Jul 15, 2008 Schafer Announces an Additional $202.5 Million for Two Voluntary Conservation Programs

    Jul 11, 2008 USDA Announces $28.4 Million in Funding for Specialty Crop Research

    Jul 11, 2008 USDA Will List Retail Stores Receiving Recalled Meat and Poultry Products

    Posted July 11, 2008
    July 11, 2008, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review legislative proposals to amend the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).  The hearing was the first of three scheduled hearings to review CEA legislation and featured testimony from members of Congress who have sponsored bills affecting commodity futures trading.

    Posted July 3, 2008
    Latest farm government program information from Arkansas' Farm Service Agency

    Posted June 27, 2008
    Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Signup Underway in New Farm Bill

    Top USDA Officials Discuss Farm Bill Implimentation

    House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Public Hearing: To review the status of pollinator health including colony collapse disorder.

    Secretary Schafer Calls on Beef Industry to Voluntarily Adhere to Non-Ambulatory Cattle Ban While Final Rule is Being Processed

    Five things to watch in next year’s cotton market

    USDA implementing new farm bill

    Posted June 24, 2008
    Eligibility of spouse easier under new farm bill

    Global Agricultural Supply and Demand: Factors Contributing to the Recent Increase in Food Commodity Prices (PDF)

    Posted June 19, 2008
    Congress enacts farm bill over Bush veto, again
    Washington Post

    Farm bill again OKd over veto
    Chicago Tribune, United States 

    Farm Bill Is Approved
    New York Times

    US Congress overrides Bush veto, approves farm bill
    AFP

    Bush vetos farm bill for second time
    AFP 

    Congress Overrides President Bush's Veto of Farm Bill

    WASHINGTON, June 18 Pelosi-Farm-Bill-vote
    Earthtimes (press release)

    NFU: House Overrides Farm Bill Veto Again
    CattleNetwork.com

    TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
    Whitehouse.gov (press release)

    News Minute: Farm bill veto override...Flood relief...Tiger Woods ...
    cbs4qc.com, IL 

    Farm bill passes...Offshore drilling debate...Melanoma treatment ...
    Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND 

    US Sen. Harkin: Statement on President’s Call for Increased ...
    IowaPolitics.com

    Bush Presses Congress On Oil Drilling
    New York Sun

    Livestock Highlights: Cattle On Feed, Farm Bill, Tyson Beef
    CattleNetwork.com, KS 

    WTO head slams new US Farm Bill
    AFP 

    Farm Bill Veto is Overridden
    ReptileChannel.com, CA 

    New Farm Bill in preparation, requirements
    Fort Scott Tribune, KS 

    Posted June 13, 2008
    USDA DELIVERS FIRST ACTION FOR NEW 2008 FARM BILL - ANNOUNCING CROP LOAN, LDP PROVISIONS AND LOAN RATES

    Posted June 11, 2008
    President Will Veto Farm Bill Again
    Missouri Ruralist

    Glitch Sends Farm Bill Back To President
    Hillsboro Reporter

    Farm bill goes 2nd round to fix misprint
    Chicago Tribune

    LSU’s Coreil named to national farm bill committee
    Delta Farm Press, 

    New farm bill provides higher returns for conservation-minded ...
    Delta Farm Press, NE 

    They are calling it "Farm Bill 2."
    Anniston Star (subscription), AL 

    Margaret Krome: Farm bill both bad and good
    The Capital Times, WI

    Food safety on back burner
    Seattle Times, United States -

    '08 Farm Bill about much more than farms
    Kennebec Journal, ME 

    ATA comments on energy provisions in Farm Bill legislation.
    ThomasNet Industrial News Room, NY 

    Regional reaction to final Farm Bill mixed
    Northern Colorado Business Report, CO 

    Federal farm bill passes, but impact on area farmers will take time
    The Marshall Democrat-News, MO 

    Posted June 10, 2008
    NCC conducting farm law informational meetings

    Posted June 9, 2008
    President Will Veto Farm Bill Again
    Missouri Ruralist, MO 

    Glitch Sends Farm Bill Back To President
    Hillsboro Reporter

    Farm bill goes 2nd round to fix misprint
    Chicago Tribune

    Comprehensive farm bill filed in House
    Manila Bulletin, Philippines 

    NFU: Senate Farm Bill Re-Vote
    CattleNetwork.com

    IN THE MAIL: Writer errs; ND does support farm bill
    Grand Forks Herald, ND 

    WTO Chief: Farm Bill Sends Wrong Signal to Trade Negotiators
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI 

    Rice Grown In United States Contains Less-dangerous Form Of Arsenic
    Science Daily (press release) 

    Zoning of rice sales to mills to be lifted
    Bangkok Post, Thailand 

    Posted June 6, 2008
    Congress Re-Approves Farm Bill; Bush Veto Expected (Update1)
    Bloomberg 

    Senate approves farm bill again
    The Hill, DC 

    Senate Approves Complete Version Of Farm Bill
    AHN 

    Congress sends complete 2008 Farm Bill to president
    Brownfield

    Senate passes new farm bill; veto promised
    MarketWatch 

    Senate passes Farm Bill....again
    Politico, DC 

    Senate Re-Votes on Farm Bill
    American Agriculturist, PA 

    NFU: Senate Farm Bill Re-Vote
    CattleNetwork.com, KS 

    Farm Bill contained balance and reform
    Visalia Times-Delta, CA 

    Sowing More Big Government with the Farm Bill
    Free Liberal, VA 

    Bush to veto new version of farm law: White House
    Reuters 

    Posted June 4, 2008
    WTO members slam US farm bill
    Xinhua

    Emerging economies slam new US farm bill at WTO
    International Herald Tribune

    WTO chief slams US farm bill
    BusinessWeek

    WTO's Lamy says US farm bill poor trade signal
    Reuters

    A Farm Bill for Hogs
    Barron's 

    Sowing More Big Government with the Farm Bill
    Gather.com, MA 

    Farm bill provides safety net for everyone
    Indianapolis Star, United States 

    Who's to blame for Farm Bill snafu
    Politico, DC 

    Farm bill fallout
    BetterFarming.com, 

    Farm Bill and Climate Legislation Up for Senate
    Farm Futures, IL 

    Letter: Walz praised for Farm Bill work
    Worthington Daily Globe, MN 

    Farm-bill error causes deja vu on Capitol Hill
    SmartBrief, DC 

    Congress Passing Farm Bill, Feeding Hundreds of Thousands of Texans
    DigitalJournal.com, Canada 

    Posted May 27, 2008
    US farm bill attracts criticism at WTO talks
    Reuters South Africa, South

    Why we need the Farm Bill
    Boston Globe

    Our view: Farm bill shows return to domestic priorities
    Chambersburg Public Opinion

    Bloated farm bill misses the point
    Seattle Times, United States 

    KARL GUENTHER: Bush should sign farm bill to provide a safety net Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

    Organic Farming Research Foundation Applauds Farm Bill Victories
    PR Newswire (press release), NY 

    Costing Out the Farm Bill and the Upcoming War Spending Debate
    PR Newswire (press release), NY 

    A few good ideas leaven farm bill, but overall it's a shameful ...
    The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH 

    New farm bill helps Colorado
    Denver Post, CO 

    Jolley: Talking About…Downer Cows, Ethanol, Farm Bill, Korea ...
    CattleNetwork.com, KS 

    Debate on farm bill seems off-subject to Missouri Congressman
    Missourinet.com, MO 

    Senate Overrides Farm Bill Veto
    WebCPA, NY 

    Farmers frustrated by farm bill's earmarks
    High Plains Journal, KS 

    Posted May 23, 2008
    Farm Bill Highlights

    Farm Bill Focus Now Shifts to Implementation, Jim Wiesemeyer

    FARM BILL: Rural and urban areas will benefit
    Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA 

    Senate vote overrides Bush veto of farm bill
    Seattle Times

    Printing error forces revote on farm bill
    Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Farm-Bill Veto Overridden Despite Glitch
    Washington Post

    Glance: A look at programs and spending in newly enacted farm bill
    Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN 

    A look at farm bill programs
    The Associated Press

    New Version of Farm Bill Has Substantial Reform
    RedOrbit

    FACTBOX-Highlights of new five-year US farm law
    Reuters

    Congress overrides Bush veto to enact farm bill
    Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN 

    Inspectors, defunct Bird, farm bill
    Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA 

    Farm Bill essential
    The Coloradoan, CO 

    Bush Vetoes Farm Bill, Congress Plans to Override
    Informify, CO 

    Bush Farm Bill Veto Augurs Well For Doha Round - Australia Min
    CattleNetwork.com, KS 

    Posted May 22, 2008
    To fix error, House to vote again on farm bill

    Posted May 19, 2008
    McCain: I would honor NAFTA; veto farm bill
    USA Today 

    New US Farm Bill will anger the world
    Malaysia Star

    Bush signs one-week extension of federal farm bill
    Reuters

    Farm bill highlights rich-poor debate
    Christian Science Monitor

    Veto on farm bill betrays farmers
    Modesto Bee, CA 

    US Farm Bill Could Help Cellulosic Ethanol Production
    RenewableEnergyWorld.com, NH 

    US Congress approves much applauded Farm Bill
    PigProgress.net, Netherlands 

    Louisiana Lawmakers Back Federal Farm Bill
    RedOrbit, TX 

    IN THE MAIL: Farm bill gives big boost to food aid
    Grand Forks Herald, ND 

    Posted May 16, 2008

    Bush's farm-bill veto threat has little weight
    Seattle Times, United

    Veto-proof farm spending bill passes Senate
    San Francisco Chronicle

    Senate gives farm bill the final OK
    Detroit Free Press

    Senate Passes Farm Bill, But Bush Still Plans Veto
    Washington Post

    Clinton scolds McCain for opposing farm bill
    The Associated Press 

    Clinton Uses Farm Bill to Link McCain and Bush
    Wall Street Journal Blogs

    Clinton Ignores Middle East Flap, Stays Down on the Farm
    ABC News

    McCain sees troops out of Iraq by 2013
    Chicago Tribune

    Farm bill to aide Michigan agriculture
    Chicago Tribune, United States 

    Farm Bill: What Comes Next
    American Agriculturist

    Farm bill votes show veto-proof margin
    The Packer

    Produce farmers cheer farm bill
    The Times and Democrat

    Lincoln: Farm Bill would survive presidential veto
    Benton County Daily Record, AR 

    Farm Bill Passes US House, Senate
    KTIV

    Pioneer Editorial: Farm bill good for Minnesota
    Bemidji Pioneer

    Senate passes Farm Bill; Hagel votes against it
    Grand Island Independent

    FACTBOX-Highlights of $289 billion US farm bill
    Reuters 

    Congress passes $290B farm fill, defying Bush
    Arizona Republic

    Canada blindsided by US law
    Vancouver Sun,  Canada 

    UDPATE 3-Canada concerned about lumber plan in US farm bill
    guardian.co.uk

    Farm bill passes
    Baltimore Sun, United States 

    Farm Bill has funding for Chesapeake Bay cleanup
    Daily Press

    House Approves Farm Bill By Veto-Proof Margin
    RedOrbit

    Congress doubles funds for bay
    Baltimore Sun

    Jay Hancock: Farm bill is sweet for Big Sugar
    Baltimore Sun, United States 

    Administration Still Plans to Veto Farm Bill
    California Farmer, CA 

    Organic Trade Association Optimistic About Farm Bill
    PR Newswire (press release)

    Despite trade, poverty concerns US lawmakers pass farm subsidy bill
    PR-Inside.com

    Free Trade Fact of the Day
    Heritage.org

    Posted May 15, 2008
    Congress sent the White House a huge election-year farm bill Thursday that includes a boost in farm subsidies and more money for food stamps amid rising grocery prices.

    Posted May 13, 2008
    H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    Complete Legal Language of Conference Reports (Title I - Title XV)

    Farm bill crosses many political, world fences
    DesMoinesRegister.com, IA

    US Farm Bill Addresses Rising Food Costs (update 1)
    Informify

    New farm bill is nothing but a big $300 billion mess
    News Sentinel

    Nutrition groups fighting for farm bill
    Politico

    Ugly farm bill looks prettier to California
    Modesto Bee, CA

    Farm bill aims to add fruit, vegetables
    Detroit Free Press, United States

    Farm bill extends current milk tax
    Times Record News, TX

    New Survey Underscores Urgent Need for Farm Bill as Demands Are Up ...
    PR Newswire (press release), NY

    Farm Bill Yet Another Example of Democrats' Broken Promises on ...
    Town Hall, DC

    Earmark...Defeated
    Town Hall

    Today's Top Ag News -- Farm Bill Action Ahead
    AgWeb

    Farm bill offers few changes in Georgia
    Atlanta Journal Constitution,

    Accord reached on '08 farm bill
    Albany Herald On-line

    Conference Committee Releases Farm Bill Report
    Ohio Farmer

    Bush ‘not likely’ to sign farm bill
    Moultrie Observer

    Posted May 9, 2008
    Senator Blanche Lincoln: Farm Bill Conference Report Provides Economic Stimulus for Rural America

    Farm Bill Summary, By Jim Wiesemeyer

    Bush `Will Veto' $296 Billion Farm Bill, USDA's Schafer Says
    Bloomberg

    Bulk of farm bill aimed at poor
    Arkansas Online, AR

    Schafer says President will veto farm bill
    Feedstuffs, MN

    Bush set to veto $300 billion farm bill
    San Francisco Chronicle

    Bush vows veto on farm bill
    Chicago Tribune

    Negotiators Agree on Farm Bill, but Bush Vows to Veto It
    Washington Post

    Congress Agrees on Farm Bill as Bush Veto Is Threatened
    New York Times

    US farm bill compromise still faces threat of veto
    NewsOK.com (subscription), OK

    Farm Bill conference committee complete; bill contains Coleman
    Coon Rapids ECM Publishers

    Lawmakers finish farm bill as White House repeats opposition
    Prescott Herald, AZ

    New COOL provisions remain in farm bill compromise
    Feedstuffs, MN

    Farm bill upends normal political order
    San Francisco Chronicle

    Bush administration outlines farm bill priorities
    Reuters

    Posted May 8, 2008
    Highlights of the conference report Farm Bill

    Congressional Agriculture Leaders Announce Farm Bill Conference Agreement 

    Congressional negotiators will announce a final farm bill conference agreement TODAY, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM EDT. The bipartisan, bicameral group will discuss the details of the final bill. The event will also be webcast on the House and Senate Agriculture Committee Websites at
    http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/audio.html or http://agriculture.senate.gov/

    Posted May 7, 2008
    ANALYSIS-White House veto not end of road for farm bill
    Forbes

    Chambliss would try to override farm bill veto
    The Hill

    The Farm Bill and Free Trade
    Wall Street Journal

    Farm bill compromise pushes forward
    DesMoinesRegister.com

    Reform efforts fail as farm bill advances
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Small farmers have huge stake in farm bill debate
    Los Angeles Times, CA

    The last farm bill meeting?
    Agriculture Online

    Schafer Warns of Possible Farm Bill Veto
    Pork Magazine (subscription), KS

    Feingold Working to Prevent Energy Market Manipulation in Farm Bill
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI

    Editorial: Farm bill needs harvesting Panhandle still needs ...
    Amarillo.com (subscription), TX

    Feingold wants to use farm bill to hold back gas prices
    New Richmond News, WI

    White House Say Farm Bill Still Too Costly
    KFYR-TV, ND

    No farm bill without reform
    Charleston Post Courier, SC

    Posted May 6, 2008
    Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Calls for Evaluation of Rising Food Prices, Expansion of New Feedstocks

    Farm Bill Negotiators Cut Funds for Overseas School Lunch Program
    Washington Post, United States 

    Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill
    Quad City Times

    Harkin to hungry: Don’t blame ethanol
    Fort Dodge Messenger

    Congress Threatening Deep Cut to McGovern-Dole Global School Lunch
    PR Web (press release)

    The backwards Farm Bill
    Chicago Tribune, United States 

    Watchdogs see waste in farm-bill reform
    Washington Times

    Flawed Farm Bill unfit without major overhaul
    Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA 

    Farm bloat: Subsidy bill should draw veto
    NewsOK.com (subscription)

    Farm Bill Stuck on Sugar-Support Proposal
    Wall Street Journal

    Corn Planting Delayed, Farm Bill Making Moves
    The Corn and Soybean Digest, MN 

    Farmers planning to significantly increase crop acreage this year
    The Chesapeake Bay Journal

    Subsidies at center of fight over farm bill
    Albert Lea Tribune, MN 

    Farm Bill may hold reforms after all
    Park Rapids Enterprise

    Stronger Measures for Dairy Producers in Farm Bill
    WEAU-TV 13, WI 

    State Farm Groups Watching Farm Bill Progress
    Wisconsin Ag Connection

    Harkin: Farm Bill good for Iowa
    Mason City Globe Gazette, IA 

    Harkin Touts Farm Bill: Critical of Colleagues
    KIMT

    Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill
    Quad City Times

    R-CALF: Farm Bill Update – No Packer Ban, But Wins & Progress In CattleNetwork.com, KS 

    Congress Schedules Hearing on Concentration in Agriculture
    Farm Futures

    Viable Farm Bill vital for this region
    LubbockOnline.com, TX 

    From the A-Js Pages
    LubbockOnline.com

    Farm Bill: More of the same, plus some real change
    MinnPost.com, MN 

    Posted May 5, 2008
    New Farm Bill is Basically Completed, Says Conference Committee Chairman

    Farm Bill Stuck on Sugar-Support Proposal
    Wall Street

    New farm bill nearly in barn
    Bellevue Leader

    As farm bill Nears Vote, Bush Presses for Fewer Subsidies
    Washington Post

    Congress Looks to Advancing Bills
    New York Times

    Hillary Clinton: John McCain Wrong to Oppose farm bill
    All American Patriots (press release), Sweden 

    McCain says he would veto farm bill
    United Press International

    Food Politics
    Washington Post

    McCain tells Iowans he would veto farm bill over subsidies
    guardian.co.uk

    State Farm Groups Watching Farm Bill Progress
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, 

    Farmers may get help with feed costs
    The Reporter

    Farm bill upends normal political order
    San Francisco Chronicle

    Farm bill: More of the same, plus some real change
    MinnPost.com, MN 

    Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill
    Quad City Times, IA –

    farm bill work nearly finished, Harkin reports
    DesMoinesRegister.com

    Attempts to get a ban on packer ownership of livestock into the
    CattleNetwork.com

    House, Senate to Confer on Differing Product Safety Bills
    Insurance Journal

    Farm bill delay hits home
    Colorado Springs Gazette, CO 

    LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: farm bill, S. Korea , US Beef , Argentina
    CattleNetwork.com, 

    Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill
    Quad City Times, IA 

    Hillary Clinton Urges John McCain to Join Her in Support of farm bill
    All American Patriots (press release), Sweden 

    Posted April 29, 2008
    Farm Bill Leaves Safety Net Intact
    Wall Street Journal

    Green acres
    Kansas City Star

    Current Farm Bill extended again, but compromise may be near Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide

    Farm Bill Conferees Work to Resolve Last Details of Deal
    CQPolitics.com

    White House Signals Farm Bill Veto
    CBS News

    Bush criticizes subsidies to millionaire farmers
    Reuters

    Bush Presses Congress on Economy
    New York Times

    Coleman discusses Farm Bill passage, importance
    DL-Online

    Bush Says `Bloated' Farm Bill Rewards Millionaires (Update3)
    Bloomberg

    Bush says Farm Bill would not help with rising food prices
    The Associated Press

    Farm Bill may help the bay
    Baltimore Sun, United States

    Conference Committee Reschedules Farm Bill Meeting
    Farm Futures, IL

    Details of Farm Bill Being Worked On
    Farm Futures

    Hungry Americans Still Waiting for Farm Bill
    PR Newswire (press release), NY

    Farm Bill deal could cut programs
    Hutchinson News, KS

    Posted April 28, 2008
    House-Senate conferees achieve breakthrough on farm bill

    Bipartisan Farm Bill Agreement Will Lead to Strong Final Bill, Says Harkin

    Few reforms find a home in farm bill
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI

    Details of Farm Bill Being Worked On
    Farm Futures

    Farm Bill Funding Breakthrough
    American Agriculturist

    House-Senate conferees OK Farm Bill outline
    San Francisco Chronicle

    AGRICULTURE: Congress nears deal on Farm Bill
    Detroit Free Press, United States

    Farm Bill Basics Agreed, One-Week Extension Agreed
    CattleNetwork.com, KS

    The Rundown: Farm Bill looms
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI

    The Rundown: Filling boards, ditching term limits
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Get Moving On Farm Bill
    The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,

    Feeling Farm Bill effects
    Steamboat Pilot, CO

    Congress Moves Forward on Farm Bill
    NPR

    Johanns answers Farm Bill critics
    High Plains Journal, KS

    Farm Bill May Finally Be Close To Passage
    WIBW

    Farmers still got work to do, Farm Bill or none
    KTKA.com

    Bread for the World Urges Bolder Action as White House Mulls ...
    PR Newswire (press release), NY

    Author : Bread for the World
    Earthtimes

    US Scrambles to Address International Food Crisis
    Washington Post

    Farm Bureau offers Farm Bill recommendations
    High Plains Journal, KS

    Farm Bill conservation programs fundamental for cattle producer High Plains Journal

    Posted April 25, 2008
    Senate OKs another farm bill extension

    Farm Bill boosts nutrition and cuts ethanol credit

    House, Senate pass one-week farm bill extension
    The Associated Press

    Pelosi Demands More Nutrition Spending Linked to Farm Bill
    AgWeb

    US Congress, President Bush pass fifth Farm Bill extension
    Ethanol Producer Magazine

    Negotiators reach tentative farm bill deal
    The Associated

    Coleman: Outlook good for farm bill
    Worthington Daily Globe,

    Farm Bill Delay Coming Down to the Wire
    FarmWeek, IL

    Hoeven, Governors Urge Congress To Find Bipartisan Agreement On
    KXMC, ND

    Daschle's Senate portrait unveiled | KXNet.com North Dakota News Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck

    Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: FDA Feed Rule , Korea , Farm Bill
    CattleNetwork.com,

    Today's Top Ag News -- Farm Bill Extension No. 5

    This Week in Agriculture
    AgWeb

    Today's Top Ag News -- World Crop Situation
    AgWeb

    Wall St. licking its chops over Farm Bill
    Marketplace, CA

    Posted April 22, 2008
    HARKIN ANNOUNCES FARM BILL CONFERENCE MEETING

    CHRONOLOGY-New US farm law 13 months in the writing
    Forbes, NY

    KLA: President Approves Farm Bill Extension
    CattleNetwork.com

    Bush gives Congress another week on farm law
    GulfNews

    House OK's expanding list of nations eligible for debt relief
    Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

    Slow Farm Bill Slows Farmers
    WHSV

    Travis Forney '11: The need for Farm Bill reform
    The Brown Daily Herald, RI

    Senate to Consider Equal Pay Bill
    New York Times, United States

    Waiting for the farm bill
    KXII-TV, TX

    Wheat Crop: The Main Concern of Area Farmers
    KAUZ

    Farm bill conference tied up in tax accounting
    Delta Farm Press

    Congress sends Bush new farm bill extension
    Concord Monitor

    Jolley: Talking About…Corn Prices, Ethanol, Farm Bill, Korea
    CattleNetwork.com, KS

    Amid US farm boom, fears grow of a collapse
    International Herald Tribune

    Amid strong farm economy, some worry about increased debt
    The Associated Press

    2008 Farm Bill on Life Support
    Poynter.org, FL

    Family dairies object to Farm Bill
    Bangor Daily News, ME

    Posted April 14, 2008
    Agriculture Research, International Food Aid and Supports for Beginning Farmers Clear Farm Bill Conference Committee

    Forestry Protections Clear Farm Bill Conference Committee

    Congress sends 1-week farm law extension to Bush
    The Associated Press

    Bush Under Pressure To Sign One-Year Farm Bill Extension
    National Journal

    Congress Sends One-Week Farm Law Extension Bill To The White House
    Allheadlines

    Asparagus is sticking point for Farm Bill
    Modesto Bee

    Physician Hospitals of America Denounces 'Farm Bill' Plan to Sell
    FOXBusiness

    AMA to Congress: Don't cut Medicare to fund farm bill
    Media Newswire

    More Action Needed on Hospital Infections
    Newsinferno.com

    Farm Bill must fund conservation
    Toledo Blade, OH

    AFF Sentinel - Congress' Modus Operandi: Wrong Solutions, Wrong
    CattleNetwork.com

    Today's Top Ag News -- Beef Deal But Not Yet on Farm Bill
    AgWeb

    Delayed 2008 Farm Bill Creates Uncertainty Over M-COOL
    Farmscape Online, Canada

    Why it's so hard to pass a Farm Bill
    Agriculture Online

    Forestry Protections Clear Farm Bill Conference Committee
    AgWeb

    Farm Bill Negotiations Down to the Wire
    Illinois Farm Bureau

    Official discusses Farm Bill in Elgin
    Chicago Daily Herald

    USDA may OK Farm Bill extension with conditions
    Reuters

    Ag secretary keeps eye on Farm Bill during stop in area
    The Courier News

    Bush officials defend ethanol as food prices rise
    Reuters UK

    New Farm Bill lacks development money
    DesMoinesRegister.com

    Posted April 14, 2008
    SENATE FARM BILL PROPOSAL FULLY FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO SENATE-HOUSE FRAMEWORK; MAINTAINS INVESTMENTS OF SENATE-PASSED BILL

    Senate-House Farm Bill Framework Intact
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI

    House Farm Bill Proposal Countered by Senate
    Farm Futures

    Whatever happened to the Farm Bill?
    Herald & Review

    Disaster legislation could block Farm Bill passage
    Southeast Farm Press

    Lawmakers Racing Farm Bill Deadline
    National Journal, DC

    KLA: Moran, Roberts Working On Farm Bill
    CattleNetwork.com, KS

    Farm Bill faces deadline
    Politico, DC

    Today's Top Ag News -- Farm Bill & Food Focus
    AgWeb

    Farm Bill: It All Depends on Pelosi and Rangel...And Some ...

    VIEWPOINT: North Dakota needs conservation Farm Bill
    Grand Forks Herald

    King Vents Frustrations Over Farm Bill
    KTIV, IA

    Farm Bill debated again
    Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

    Lucas picked for Farm Bill
    Enid News & Eagle, OK

    Ag Secretary Schafer No Longer Optimistic about Farm Bill
    Hoosier Ag Today, IN

    Posted April 11, 2008
    House Framework presented to conferees at the April 10, 2008, Farm Bill conference meeting.

    Disaster aid, tax breaks stall Farm Bill
    Grand Forks Herald, ND

    Farm Bill breathes fresh air
    Medill Reports

    Farm Bill deal could override veto
    Politico

    House Lawmakers Offer New US Farm Bill Plan At Conference Mtg
    CattleNetwork.com, KS

    The Farm Bill is loaded with pork and environmentally disastrous
    Los Angeles Times

    Farm Bill Conference Committee Members Meet
    Hoosier Ag Today

    Harkin Opens Farm Bill Conference Meeting
    AgWeb

    Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: Columbia Trade, Farm Bill, NCBA ...
    CattleNetwork.com, KS

    Senate hopes to finish early
    Tulsa County News

    Farm Bill conference stumbles; Senate still searching for $10 billion
    Feedstuffs,

    Farm Bill still starved for cash
    Feedstuffs

    Neugebauer a conferee for the 2008 Farm Bill
    Southwest Farm Press, KS

    Another Extension of Farm Bill Not Out of Question
    Kansas Farmer

    First Farm Bill conference bears little fruit
    Brownfield, MO

    House Ag Chair says they have the Farm Bill worked out
    Brownfield

    Harkin says alternative, cheaper Farm Bill possible
    Brownfield

    Senate, House negotiators begin final push for farm bill
    Trading Markets (press release), CA

    Cardoza to play key role in Farm Bill talks
    Stockton Record

    Short Takes: Cardoza will watch over California's ag priorities
    Modesto Bee

    Tester: Farm Bill can help end dependence on foreign oil
    Clark Fork Chronicle, MT

    Chile Approves Imports of U.S. Poultry
    USDA

    Statement by Secretary Schafer on Speaker Pelosis Actions to Push a Change to Trade Promotion Authority for the Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    USDA

    USDA Secretary Schafer and Undersecretary Keenum to Address International Food Aid Conference
    USDA

    USDA Announces Findings From Recent Citrus Greening Summit and Proposes a National Plan to Fight the Disease
    USDA

    USDA Secretary Schafer Welcomes Dawn Charging, Director of Native American Programs
    USDA

    Statement by the Secretary on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    USDA

    What They're Saying About the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals (04-08-2008)
    USDA

    Business Plan Guides National Animal Identification System
    USDA

    USDA Announces More Than $16 Million in Additional Funding to Eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis in Three States
    USDA

    United States, Mexico and Canada Announce OIE Consistent Trade Standards for Cattle, Furthering Progress for NAFTA Partners
    USDA

    Posted April 9, 2008
    Harkin confident on Farm Bill
    Medill Reports, DC

    Liberals Push Big-Spend Farm and Budget Measures
    Human Events

    Farm Bill still starved for cash
    Feedstuffs, MN

    Where's that Farm Bill?
    The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

    Some leeway on April 18 deadline for US farm law
    Reuters

    Farm Bill delay means more hunger in Iowa
    DesMoinesRegister.com, IA

    Bread for the World Urges Reforms as Farm Bill Expiration Looms
    FOXBusiness

    Blue Dogs Communication Co-Chair Urges Quick Farm Bill Passage
    Hoosier Ag Today, IN

    Food Banks And The Farm Bill
    KETK, TX

    Peterson unsure about Congress agreeing on new farm bill
    Agri News, MN

    Savings on bloated crop insurance subsidies could help pay for new Feedstuffs

    Harkin: Farm Bill framework in place
    Delta Farm Press, NE

    Increasing Pressure for Farm Bill Decision
    Farm Futures, IL -

    Posted April 7, 2008
    Grassley and Dorgan’s new plan for farm bill

    Lincoln tours flooded areas, works on Farm Bill
    Benton County Daily Record, AR

    Franken on the Farm Bill, Coleman and Ventura
    Marshall Independent, MN

    Bulging Farm Bill confounds Democrats
    San Francisco Chronicle, USA

    Neugebauer tells cotton growers Farm Bill will emerge
    LubbockOnline.com, TX

    Smith doubtful that new Farm Bill can be passed in time
    Grand Island Independent,

    MEMBERS, GROUPS PROTEST MISPLACED Farm Bill SPENDING PRIORITIES
    World-Wire (press release)

    Soaring Food and Fuel Prices Create Urgent Need for a Farm Bill
    PR Newswire (press release),

    Farm Bill talks struggle to meet deadline
    The Packer, KS

    House Members Join Conservation Groups Against Cutting Farm Bill
    Prairie Farmer, IL

    Posted April 3, 2008
    Kind & Ryan Pushing to Save Conservation Funding in Farm Bill
    Wisconsin Ag Connection,

    Major Problem for Farm Bill Remains Offsets
    Farm Futures, IL

    Cardin and Mikulski Sign Farm Bill...
    WCBC Radio,

    Support for family Farm Bill withers
    Omaha World-Herald (subscription), NE –

    Returning from Recess, Congress Faces Tight Farm Bill Deadline
    Wisconsin Ag Connection,

    No Farm Bill breakthrough yet
    Politico,

    Farm Bill: Making it worse
    Seattle Post Intelligencer

    New Farm Service Agency director takes time to meet and greet
    Sentinel-Standard, MI

    Grassley confident Farm Bill deadline will be met
    Brownfield, MO

    Blanche Lincoln: The coming Farm Bill
    Southeast Farm

    Posted March 26, 2008
    Farm Bill deadline extended through April 18
    Siskiyou Daily News, CA

    Our View — Farm Bill leaves out small-scale growers
    Mankato Free Press, MN

    Federal policies bar local farmers from more land for specialty crops
    Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

    Rep. King Asks For Patience With Farm Bill
    KTIV, IA –

    Conrad: Congress nearing accord
    In-Forum,

    The Farm Bill and the Federal Budget Process
    PR Newswire (press release), NY

    Senator to visit campus
    The Daily Collegian Online, PA

    Our Farm Bill Will Harvest Big Savings
    Wall Street Journal

    Farm Bill feeds greed
    Los Angeles Times, CA

    Farm bill attracts fertilizer lobby
    CNNMoney.com

    Posted March 24, 20088
    Farm Bill: calls for a one-year extension
    Delta Farm Press, NE - Mar 21, 2008

    The Farm Bill and the Federal Budget Process
    PR Newswire (press release),

    Federal policies bar local farmers from more land for specialty crops
    Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

    Farm Bill Attracts Fertilizer Lobby
    Forbes, NY - Mar 21, 2008

    Farm Bill feeds greed
    Los Angeles Times, CA - Mar 21, 2008

    Energy worries grow for Texas farmers
    Houston Chronicle, United States

    Farm Bill debate stuck
    Capital Press (subscription)

    Feds come bearing farmland money
    Aurora Beacon News, IL

    Farm Bill discussion extended for 33 days
    The Torrington Telegram, WY

    Farm Bill on the minds of soybean farmers
    High Plains Journal, KS - Mar 21, 2008

    Posted March 20, 2008
    An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009

    Chairman Baucus Declares Farm Bill Proposal for a New Spending Outline “Dead on Arrival”
    Senate Finance Committee, — (March 18)

    Calls on President Bush to Withdraw Veto Threat for Farm Bill Reauthorization
    Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL),

    NFU Statement: Farm Bill Proposal Lacks Funds for Disaster Program
    CattleNetwork.com, KS

    Hungry Americans Cannot Wait for a Farm Bill
    Trading Markets (press release), CA –

    Hog bill is bad forAlabama
    The Huntsville Times - al.com, AL

    Administration Position on Farm Bill Outlined by Schafer
    Farm Futures,

    Baucus, Conrad say new Farm Bill proposal unacceptable
    Examiner.com

    Rangel illness complicates Farm Bill
    Southeast Farm Press

    Sparks: Farm Bill needed quickly
    Troy Messenger,

    Farm Bill deadline extended
    California Farm Bureau, CA –

    Farm Bill extension not President's preferred outcome
    Brownfield, MO

    Grassley says some funding progress on Farm Bill made
    Brownfield

    Ag Secretary Says Farm Bill Extension Not Good Idea
    Hoosier Ag Today,

    Baucus, Conrad say new Farm Bill proposal unacceptable
    WKBT, WI -

    Posted March 19, 2008
    Commodity prices fuel acres battle

    Farm Bill, Food / Commodity Prices and Biofuels
    By Keith Good

    No Farm Bill for Ag Week
    By Cindy

    Specialist hopes to bring in protection program for wetlands
    By kris.allen

    Administration Position on Farm Bill Outlined by Schafer
    Farm Futures - Carol Stream,IL,USA

    Sen. Saxby Chamliss make campaign stop in Lee County
    Albany Herald On-line - Albany,GA,USA

    Sparks: Farm Bill needed quickly
    Troy Messenger - Troy,AL,USA

    Posted March 18, 2008
    Economies, the energy bill and impacts on agriculture
    Delta Farm Press, NE

    High stakes on table in Farm Bill debate
    Delta Farm Press, NE

    Grassley in CC for ‘town hall’ session
    Charles City Press

    Posted March 17, 2008
    Editorial: Oppose this Farm Bill
    Dallas Morning News,

    Schafer Supports Farm Bill Extension
    California Farmer

    Editorial: Plow new ground
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)

    Farm Bill stalled by funding
    Stockton Record

    Congressional Leaders, Administration Push Conferees for Farm Bill
    Wisconsin Ag Connection,

    Future of Farm Bill uncertain
    Times Record News

    Pecan grafting workshop highlights county AG update
    Corsicana Daily Sun

    Chambliss sounds off on Farm Bill
    WALB-TV,

    Lawmakers aim for April 18 Farm Bill
    High Plains Journal

    Statement by the President
    PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

    Bush Sets Deadline for Farm Bill Agreement: One Month
    CQPolitics.com

    Bush Poses One-Year Farm Bill Extension
    CattleNetwork.com

    Hopes dwindle for new US Farm Bill
    ABC Online, Australia

    Schafer updates Farmers Union members on Farm Bill
    Dickinson Press, ND

    Schafer no help, so far
    In-Forum

    Harkin optimistic about new Farm Bill
    Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil,

    Harkin, Grassley disagree on conservation benefits
    DesMoinesRegister.com

    Posted March 14, 2008
    Senate votes to extend farm bill until April 18
    Delta Farm Press

    Bush Sets Deadline for Farm Bill
    The Associated Press

    Hopes dwindle for new US Farm Bill
    ABC Online

    Farm Bill again delayed
    The Salinas Californian

    Bush tells Congress to pass no-tax farm law soon
    Reuters

    Gazette Opinion: Still waiting for 2007 Farm Bill
    Billings Gazette, USA

    Farm Bill Extended Another Month
    Illinois Farm Bureau

    Farm Bill decision may wait till April
    Sioux Falls Argus Leader

    Congress extends '02 Farm Bill deadline
    Rapid City Journal

    Delta Farm Press

    CounterPunch

    Rough Road Ahead for Farm Bill
    Farm Futures, IL

    Push for Pay Limits Not Over Yet
    Farm Futures

    President Bush adds 'or else' to Farm Bill deadline
    Feedstuffs, MN

    Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: Farm Bill, Mexican Trade, Renewable
    CattleNetwork.com

    Proposed Farm Bill plants subsidies in wrong fields
    Detroit Free Press, United

    Amber Waves of Green
    Wall Street Journal

    Delayed Farm Bill Leaves Alabama Farmers Idle
    WSFA, AL

    Move to limit A&M trustees held up again
    The Huntsville Times - al.com

    Bill on A&M trustees' confirmation a victim of 'internal politics'
    The Huntsville Times - al.com

    Heads up: Bill Gates speaks; trader questioned; Farm Bill stalled
    Kansas City Star, MO

    Reform the Farm Bill; feed hungry children
    DesMoinesRegister.com

    Farm Bill still faces tough negotiations
    Agriculture Online

    2002 farm law extended for another month
    Agriculture Online

    Lawmakers Want New Exercise Guidelines
    WebMD

    Posted March 12, 2008
    Harkin: New Farm Bill in Sight; Short-Term Extension Will Help Us Get There

    Senate Extends Farm Law
    The Associated Press – Mar 13

    Farm Bill folly
    Pioneer Press - Mar 13

    Schafer addresses Farm Bill, Canadian BSE and Cuban trade
    Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide Mar 13

    Strong ND ag economy sets record
    In-Forum - Mar 13

    Senate votes to extend Farm Bill until April 18
    Delta Farm Press, NE - Mar 13

    Harkin: $10 billion above baseline and framework by Easter break
    Delta Farm Press - Mar 12

    Senate extends old Farm Bill, new one still stalled
    Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Mar 13

    Senate Passes 30-Day Farm Bill Extension
    CQPolitics.com, DC - Mar 13

    Farm Bill Extension Likely This Week
    CQPolitics.com - Mar 13

    Lack of new Farm Bill causes concern
    Bemidji Pioneer, MN - Mar 13

    Farm Bureau talks Farm Bill in DC
    Worthington Daily Globe - Mar 13

    Congress paves path for one-month Farm Bill extension
    Feedstuffs, MN - Mar 12

    US: Chairman says Farm Bill progressing but doesn't oppose one ...
    FreshPlaza, Netherlands - Mar 11

    Nebraska ag producers hear Farm Bill extension likely
    Brownfield, MO - Mar 11, 2008

    Posted March 11, 2008
    Analysis of the President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
    Prepared by Majority Staff of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

    Kohl & Feingold Call for MILC Provision in Next Farm Bill
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI – Mar 11

    Hog Farm Bill draws criticism
    Tulsa World, OK – Mar 11

    Farm bill expected to contain disaster dollars for needy farmers ...
    Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND - Mar 10

    THEIR OPINION: Farm Bill needs fix right now
    Grand Forks Herald – Mar 10

    Farm Bill Deadline is Fast Approaching
    Michigan Farmer, MI - Mar 10

    A stinky bill that's hogwash
    Anniston Star (subscription), AL – Mar 11

    Schafer addresses Farm Bill, Canadian BSE and Cuban trade
    Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide, USA – Mar 10

    Farm Bill Comes to Ohio
    Ohio Farmer, OH - Mar 10, 2008

    Farm bill negotiations continue, Sen. Lincoln says
    Benton County Daily Record, AR - Mar 10

    Senate Farm Bill Needs Your Help
    Equestrianmag.com, FL - Mar 9, 2008

    Finance and Ag Committees Share Farm Bill Responsibilities
    Hoosier Ag Today, IN - Mar 9, 2008

    Posted March 7, 2008
    What They're Saying About the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals

    Posted March 6, 2008
    The Beige Book: Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by the 12 Federal Reserve Districts

    Agreement needed on farm bill
    Bismarck Tribune, USA – Mar 6

    A compromise Farm Bill
    Washington Times, DC – Mar 6

    NFU delegates ask for quick action on Farm Bill
    Delta Farm Press, NE – Mar 5

    Farmers Union urges quick Farm Bill passage
    Grand Island Independent – Mar 5

    Peterson Talks Farm Bill At National Farmers Union Convention CattleNetwork.com – Mar 5

    NFU Elects New Vice President, Re-Elects President
    CattleNetwork.com – Mar 5

    Kill the Farm Bill
    Agoravox, France – Mar 6

    Harkin rues Farm Bill’s lateness
    Delta Farm Press, NE – Mar 5

    Boswell Breaks with Peterson, supports livestock competition title ...
    Creston News Advertiser, IA – Mar 5

    Bill on hog lot restrictions gets first comment
    Radio Iowa – Mar 5

    Legislative Digest
    Mason City Globe Gazette – Mar 5

    Slow Progress In Farm Bill Talks
    The Corn and Soybean Digest, MN – Mar 5

    Farm Bill issues aired
    FayObserver.com, NC - Mar 4

    What They're Saying About The Administration's Farm Bill Proposals
    CattleNetwork.com – Mar 4

    Bush Admin Offers To Allow Farm Bill To Go $10B Over Budget
    CattleNetwork.com – Mar 4

    Farm Bill negotiations heat up
    Feedstuffs – Mar 4

    Administration Concedes Ground in Farm Bill Fight
    California Farmer, CA - Mar 4

    Unresolved Farm Bill issues few, but pricey
    Brownfield, MO - Mar 4

    Posted March 5, 2008
    Harkin rues Farm Bill’s lateness
    Delta Farm Press, NE – Mar 4

    Farmers Union urges quick Farm Bill passage
    Grand Island Independent, NE – Mar 4

    NFU Elects New Vice President, Re-Elects President
    CattleNetwork.com – Mar 4

    Peterson Talks Farm Bill At National Farmers Union Convention CattleNetwork.com Mar 4

    Farm Bill issues aired
    FayObserver.com, NC – Mar 4

    What They're Saying About The Administration's Farm Bill Proposals CattleNetwork.com – Mar 4

    Bush Admin Offers To Allow Farm Bill To Go $10B Over Budget CattleNetwork.com – Mar 4

    Farm Bill approaching expiration, tense negotiations continue
    High Plains Journal – Mar 4

    Hoeven Meets In DC On Farm Bill, Elk Management, NAWS | KXNet.com ...
    KXMC, ND - Mar 4

    Unresolved Farm Bill issues few, but pricey
    Brownfield, MO – Mar 4

    Farm Bill is more than just a paycheck for farmers
    The Hillsdale Daily News, MI – Mar 4

    Administration Concedes Ground in Farm Bill Fight
    California Farmer, CA - Mar 4, 2008

    Stanley dairy farmer speaks out against Farm Bill
    Chippewa Herald, WI – Mar 4

    Farm Bill, upgrade at Blue Plains plant top list of Bay Commission ...
    The Chesapeake Bay Journal, PA - Mar 4, 2008

    Bush Administration Proposes Offsets for Farm Bill That Include ...
    Kaiser network.org, DC – Mar 4

    Posted March 3, 2008
    Administration Analysis Details Impact on USDA Programs without a New Farm Bill

    Farm Bill Financing Still Not Resolved
    Indiana Prairie Farmer, IN – Mar 3

    Jeffrey D. Armstrong: Farm Bill has many benefits for state's economy
    Lansing State Journal, MI – Mar 3

    Peterson Talks Farm Bill at National Farmers Union Convention
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI – Mar 3

    Politicians cooking up a Farm Bill
    Marshalltown Times Republican, IA – Mar 3

    Farm Bill Obstacles Remain the Same
    Hoosier Ag Today, IN – Mar 2

    High crop prices tangle Farm Bill talks
    NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - Mar 1

    Farm Bill Provision Will Disrupt Arkansas Medicaid Program
    Arkansas Business Online, AR - Feb 29, 2008

    Farm Bill Deal Elusive as Tax Issue Stalls Talks
    CQPolitics.com, DC - Mar 1, 2008

    Sportsmen brace for Farm Bill setback
    Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Mar 1, 2008

    Farm Bill touted as at 'critical stage'
    Bismarck Tribune, USA - Mar 1, 2008

    Posted February 29, 2008
    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, February 27, 2008

    Farm Bill Frustration Mounts
    Hoosier Ag Today, IN – Feb 28

    AG CHAIRS GET Farm Bill HELP
    Hoosier Ag Today – Feb 28

    New Farm Bill Still Expected by Corn Growers
    Farm Futures, IL – Feb 28

    Veto threat chance for Farm Bill reform
    Rapid City Journal, SD – Feb 28

    Dems work to keep subsidies for agribusiness
    San Francisco Chronicle – Feb 28

    Arcuri: Farm Bill tends to local interests
    Auburn Citizen, NY – Feb 28

    Farm Bill Deal Remains Elusive as Funding Issues Stall Progress
    CQPolitics.com, DC – Feb 28

    Farm Bill future risky for traders
    Politico – Feb 28

    Farm Bill deal suddenly appears likely
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 27, 2008

    House leaders going to brink with president on farm bill
    Delta Farm Press, NE - Feb 27, 2008

    Schafer: look beyond Farm Bill
    Delta Farm Press – Feb 28

    Cash crops
    Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX – Feb 28

    Policy Expert Says Hillary Clinton Best for Agriculture
    The Farmer-Stockman – Feb 28

    Congress Still Negotiating Farm Bill Number
    Farm Futures, IL - Feb 26, 2008

    Posted February 27, 2008
    Congress Still Negotiating Farm Bill Number
    Farm Futures, IL – Feb 27

    Farm Bill agonistes
    Grist Magazine, WA – Feb 27

    Farm Bill Writers Told to 'Get It Done'
    AgWeb – Feb 27

    Rep. Peterson More Optimistic on Farm Bill
    AgWeb – Feb 27

    Veto threat chance for Farm Bill reform
    Rapid City Journal, SD – Feb 27

    Farm Bill future risky for traders
    Politico, DC – Feb 27

    Guest opinion: Can the Farm Bill invest in market-driven agriculture?
    Tucson Citizen, AZ – Feb 26

    Farm Bill is going down to the wire
    Siskiyou Daily News, CA – Feb 26

    Schafer: look beyond Farm Bill
    Delta Farm Press, NE – Feb 26

    Feingold Supports Certain Provisions in Farm Bill Proposal
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI - Feb 26, 2008

    Today's Top Ag News -- Big Farm Bill Offset Found?
    AgWeb - Feb 26, 2008

    Posted February 24, 2008
    Congress shouldn't OK subsidy-laden farm bill
    Salt Lake Tribune, United States – Feb 24

    Farm Bill faces uphill battle
    Bemidji Pioneer, MN – Feb 24

    Time expiring for new US farm law--House ag chief
    Reuters – Feb 24

    Why Conservatives MUST Vote in 2008
    American Daily – Feb 24

    Food banks look to Farm Bill to stock up
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA – Feb 24

    Fairness on the Farm
    New York Times – Feb 24

    Farm Bill crunch
    Jamestown Sun, ND - Feb 24

    Farm Bill approaching expiration, tense negotiations continue
    Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck – Feb 24

    Schafer says Farm Bill extension possible
    Capital Press (subscription), OR - Feb 24

    Is 10-year bill better than 5?
    Capital Press – Feb 24

    Inheritance tax relief bill heads to Senate floor
    Capital Press – Feb 24

    Leader must not think much about farm bill
    Fergus Falls Daily Journal, MN - Feb 23, 2008

    No Farm Bill deal, but Bush team more conciliatory
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 22, 2008

    Water, rural support top Farm Bill: Salazar
    Fort Morgan Times, CO - Feb 22, 2008

    Farm Bill would make Colorado help employers find migrant workers
    Greeley Tribune, CO - Feb 22, 2008

    New Farm Bill Should Make Room For Beginning Farmers
    New West, MT - Feb 21, 2008

    Posted February 22, 2008
    USDA FORUM: Secretary: US In Danger Of No New Farm Bill This Year
    CattleNetwork.com, KS – Feb 21

    E-Opinion: Passage of Farm Bill by March 15 is urgent
    The Daily Advertiser - Feb 21

    Debate over Farm Bill Specifics Intensifies as Deadline Nears
    Medill Reports - Feb 21

    Farmers Day Farm Bill Conference
    KLFY - Feb 21

    New Farm Bill Should Make Room For Beginning Farmers
    New West, MT – Feb 21

    MT congressmen scored on environmental issues
    KPAX-TV

    Congressmen: Farm Bill will help locally
    Daily Iberian, LA – Feb 21

    Farm Bill progress in limbo
    The Daily Advertiser – Feb 21

    La. farmers demand Farm Bill
    2TheAdvocate - Feb 21

    Boustany advocates responsible Farm Bill
    The Daily Advertiser

    Schafer optimistic about ag economy, Farm Bill
    Brownfield, MO – Feb 21

    USDA's Schafer: Farm Bill Negotiators Still Working on Funding
    AgWeb – Feb 21

    USDA Forecasts $101 Bil. FY 2008 Ag Exports
    AgWeb - Feb 21

    Farmers send 'Farm Bill' message to Washington
    Southeast Farm Press – Feb 21

    Attacks on Farm Bill threaten safety net, food on table
    News-Leader.com, MO – Feb 21

    New Farm Bill is going down to the wire
    California Farm Bureau - Feb 21

    60 House Members Support $5.1 Billion in New Conservation Funding ...
    Earthtimes - Feb 21

    Posted February 20, 2008
    Harkin, Chambliss: Senate Proposal Maintains Farm Bill Investments

    Harkin, Chambliss counter Peterson proposal
    Southeast Farm Press – Feb. 19

    New Farm Bill is going down to the wire
    California Farm Bureau, CA - Feb. 19

    Farm Bill Could Come Within Three Weeks
    Carolina-Virginia Farmer, NC – Feb 19

    Grassley optimistic about a Farm Bill agreement
    Agriculture Online - Feb. 19

    Lawmakers still wrangling over Farm Bill funding
    Brownfield, MO - Feb. 19

    Farm Bill conferees continue to play 'name that number'
    Feedstuffs, MN - Feb. 19

    Concerns high Farm Bill will miss deadline of March 15
    American Farm, MD - Feb. 19

    Farm Bill Deal Remains Elusive After Weekend Negotiations
    CQPolitics.com, DC - Feb. 19

    New alliance could deliver better Farm Bill
    DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Feb. 19

    'Business As Usual' Farm Bill Falls Short
    Wallace's Farmer - Feb. 19

    Legislators happy with Farm Bill
    Times Record News, TX – Feb. 19

    Posted February 18, 2008
    USDA: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HALLMARK/WESTLAND MEAT PACKING CO. - Feb 17

    USDA: Most recalled beef has probably been eaten
    CNN – Feb 18

    Undercover Video Prompts Nation's Largest Beef Recall
    ABC News – Feb 18

    California packer makes largest US beef recall
    Reuters – Feb 18

    US orders largest recall of ground beef
    International Herald Tribune, France – Feb 18

    Huge beef recall issued
    Los Angeles Times, CA – Feb 18

    Company Orders Largest Recall of Ground Beef
    New York Times, United States – Feb 18

    SoCal Slaughterhouse at Center of Recall
    The Associated Press – Feb 18

    Health Highlights: Feb. 17, 2008
    Washington Post, United States – Feb 18

    Bad beef sparks alert in schools
    New York Daily News, NY – Feb 18

    Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer Regarding Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company Two Year Product Recall - Feb 17

    Statement by Secretary Ed Schafer and Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding the Senate's Farm Bill Proposal - Feb 15

    Farm Bill: Only paper reform
    Seattle Post Intelligencer – Feb 17

    Farm bill status uncertain
    Jamestown Sun, ND - Feb 16

    Forum editorial: Farm bill a real test for Schafer
    In-Forum (subscription) – Feb 16

    IN THE MAIL : Farm Bill needs ND's support
    Grand Forks Herald (subscription) – Feb 16

    Ed Schafer Talks Farm Bill | KXNet.com North Dakota News
    KXMC - Feb 16

    Farm Bill talks lack progress
    Dubuque Telegraph Herald, IA – Feb 16

    Senate Makes Funding Proposal
    Farm Futures, IL – Feb 16

    Bipartisanship needed for Farm Bill
    Keizertimes, OR - Feb 15, 2008

    Farm Bill near critical mass
    Capital Press (subscription) – Feb 16

    Legislature poised for coming deadline
    Statesman Journal - Feb 16

    Senate counter-offers a Farm Bill proposal
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 15, 2008

    Progress Made on Farm Bill
    Missouri Ruralist – Feb 16

    House ag leaders make Farm Bill deal
    Capital Press (subscription), OR - Feb 16, 2008

    Ag bills slip past Olympia deadline
    Capital Press (subscription) – Feb 16

    Look to the spring for a new Farm Bill
    High Plains Journal, KS - Feb 15, 2008

    Policy analyst to FB members: Time is ripe for farm bill
    High Plains Journal – Feb 15

    Spending disagreements hinder Farm Bill progress
    The Packer – Feb 15

    Game of chess or chicken?
    High Plains Journal – Feb 15

    House Members Propose New Farm Bill
    The Associated Press - Feb 13, 2008

    Posted February 15, 2008
    Bipartisan Farm-Bill Plan Offers an End to Stalemate
    Wall Street Journal – Feb 14

    US farm bill spending needs increase of $9.5 bln
    Reuters – Feb 14

    House Members Propose New Farm Bill
    The Associated Press - Feb 13, 2008

    Farm bill compromise may toughen subsidy rules
    Reuters - Feb 12, 2008

    Lawmaker: Senate stalling farm bill
    Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD – Feb 14

    Finding a Final Number for Funding the Farm Bill
    Farm Futures, IL – Feb 14

    Arkansas Lawmakers Balk At Latest Farm Bill Proposal
    Springdale Morning News, AR – Feb 14

    Donnelly Disappointed with Farm Bill Compromise
    Hoosier Ag Today, IN – Feb 14

    Harkin supports Peterson-Goodlatte farm bill effort
    Brownfield, MO – Feb 14

    Top-level principals hold final, key meeting on farm bill
    Feedstuffs, MN – Feb 14

    Posted February 14, 2008
    House Ag Committee Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Goodlatte Send Letter to the Senate

    House Members Propose New Farm Bill
    The Associated Press – Feb 13

    Farm bill compromise may toughen subsidy rules
    Reuters - Feb 12

    Farm Bill Slims Down
    KFYR-TV, ND - Feb 13

    House panel at odds with Senate, Montana farm producers
    Great Falls Tribune, MT - Feb 13

    Farm bill reaches crucial moment
    Politico, DC - Feb 13

    House Framework Rejected by Agriculture Groups
    The Farmer, MN - Feb 13

    South Dakota delegation mixed on farm bill proposal
    Rapid City Journal, SD - Feb 13

    Farm bill concerns SD delegation
    Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Feb 13

    House lawmakers propose new version of farm bill | KXNet.com North ...
    KXMC, ND - Feb 13

    New Farm Bill Proposal Cuts Nutrition Programs
    PR Newswire (press release), NY - Feb 13

    House proposes farm bill changes
    Minnesota Public Radio, MN - Feb 13

    Peterson-Goodlatte, "We need a number to start with"
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 13

    House Ag's new farm bill gets cool reception
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 13

    House Releases Framework for Farm Bill
    The Farmer, MN - Feb 13

    Lawmakers push for deal on farm bill
    DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Feb 13

    NFU Statement: Peterson-Goodlatte Farm Bill Proposal
    CattleNetwork.com, KS - Feb 13

    Lawmakers Propose Reducing Subsidies, Taxes in New Farm Bill
    CQPolitics.com, DC - Feb 13

    USDA, White House have 'framework' deal on farm bill
    Feedstuffs, MN - Feb 13

    Posted February 12, 2008
    Farm Bill Open Letter from House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Bob Goodlate

    USDA Official Pushes for Farm Bill
    The Associated Press - Feb. 11

    Top USDA official pushes farm bill in speech to Nevada crowd
    KESQ - Feb. 11

    Jolley: Talking About…Farm Bill, Cloning, Cattle Futures, Biofuels
    CattleNetwork.com - Feb 11

    House crafting farm bill proposals
    DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Feb. 11

    Tentative’ Farm Bill Deal Faces Big Hurdles
    Hoosier Ag Today, IN - Feb. 11

    House Ag leadership statement on the farm bill
    Brownfield, MO - Feb. 11

    352 Editorials Call for Farm Bill Reform
    Common Dreams (press release), ME - Feb. 11

    Business As Usual Farm Bill Falls Short
    Farms.com, Canada - Feb. 11

    Farm bill conference may draw more interest this time around
    Southeast Farm Press - Feb. 11

    Give Farmers Tax Breaks To Protect Wildlife
    Hartford Courant, United States - Feb. 11

    Ag bill is sown by Beltway’s own farmers
    The Hill, DC - Feb. 11

    Posted February 08, 2008
    NEW: House-Senate Conference Side-by-Side Documents now available on House Committee on Agriculture Web Site

    Posted February 07, 2008
    Bush Says He Might Veto Farm Bill
    The Associated Press - Feb 6

    Bush threatens farm bill veto if goals missed
    Reuters Feb 6

    Bush gives an explicit farm-bill veto threat
    DesMoinesRegister.com Feb 6

    Farm Bill to Dominate Ag Commissioners Meeting
    Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI - Feb 6

    Bush says will veto farm bill if it misses goal
    Reuters - Feb 6

    Bush says farm bill 'lacks reform'
    Agriculture Online - Feb 6

    White House in stand-off over farm subsidies bill
    Financial Times - Feb 6

    Ag Commissioners Meeting Will Focus on Farm Bill
    Farm Futures, IL - Feb 6

    Baucus chosen as farm bill negotiator | KXNet.com North Dakota News
    Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND - Feb 6 

    Lincoln named Farm Bill Conferee
    Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR - Feb 6 

    Winery trade group says Farm Bill would increase competitive edge
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 6

    Johanns, Nelson square off on farm bill
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 6

    Posted February 06, 2008
    CBO Cost Estimate of H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, As passed the House of Representatives on January 29, 2008

    Lincoln tapped for Farm Bill conference committee
    Arkansas News, AR - Feb 6, 2008

    Washington Digest: House approves stimulus package
    Arkansas News, AR - Feb 4, 2008

    Ag conferees face threat of presidential veto
    Southwest Farm Press, KS - Feb 4, 2008

    Senate names conferees to farm bill conference
    Feedstuffs, MN – Feb 5, 2008

    New Farm Bill Update
    The Corn and Soybean Digest, MN – Feb 5, 2008

    Posted February 06, 2008
    HARKIN, CHAMBLISS ANNOUNCE FARM BILL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

    Posted February 05, 2008
    White House in stand-off over farm subsidies bill
    Financial Times, UK - Feb 4, 2008

    Conference the farm bill
    Rapid City Journal, SD - Feb 5, 2008

    Farm bill can protect our forests
    Albany Times Union, NY – Feb 5, 2008

    USDA budget request doesn't factor in new farm bill
    Brownfield, MO - Feb 5, 2008

    Canadian official sees veto in US Farm Bill's future
    Country Guide, Canada - Feb 4, 2008

    Brasher: Farm bill hagglers may rely on 1949 law
    DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Feb 4, 2008

    US: Organic producers can still rally for farm bill
    FreshPlaza, Netherlands - Feb 4, 2008

    Farm Bill Top Topic at Sugarbeet Convention
    Dakota Farmer, SD - Feb 4, 2008

    Fishermen push for Farm Bill benefits
    Kenai Peninsula Online, AK - Feb 3, 2008

    Farm Bill impasse could bring us back to 1949
    The Prairie Star, MT - Feb 3, 2008

    Transcript: 2009 Budget Briefing
    USDA.gov (press release), DC - 14 hours ago

    SCHAFER OUTLINES PRESIDENT BUSH'S FY 2009 AGRICULTURE BUDGET
    USDA.gov (press release)

    All eyes are on the new agriculture secretary, thanks to stalled
    Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 3, 2008

    Posted February 04, 2008
    USDA's FY 2009 Budget Summary and Annual Performance Plan

    Posted January 30, 2008
    Congressional Research Service - Comparison of the House and Senate 2007 Farm Bills 01.22.08

    Posted January 29, 2008
    Ed Schafer was sworn in as the 29th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 28, 2008.

    Posted January 28, 2008
    Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - RL30798 - January 7, 2008

    Avian Flu Pandemic: Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions - RS22453 - January 3, 2008

    EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude - RL30608 - January 3, 2008

    Posted January 25, 2008
    CBO: The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018

    CBO: Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018

    Posted January 24, 2008
    Congressional Research Service - Dollar Crisis: Prospect and Implications

    Congressional Research Service - North American Oil Sands: History of Development, Prospects for the Future

    Congressional Research Service - State Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Comparison and Analysis

    Posted January 22, 2008
    ERS Publication Updates for January 14, 2008 - January 18, 2008

    Google Farm Bill

    Congressional Research Service - Comparison of the House and Senate 2007 Farm Bills, December 21, 2007

    Posted January 15, 2008
    ERS Publication Updates for January 07, 2008 - January 11, 2008

    Posted January 14, 2008
    Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS)

    Posted January 11, 2008
    Dr. Terry Griffin, Extension Economist - The long standing law concerning terminating verbal farmland leases was repealed this spring and took effect in July.

    Posted January 10, 2008
    Comparison of the House and Senate 2007 Farm Bills

    Posted January 3, 2008
    What is a "caucus"?

    Posted December 17, 2007
    Senates Passes Major Farm, Nutrition, Energy and Conservation Investment Measure

    Posted November 5, 2007
    Updated - Congressional Research Service Publication - Comparison of the House and Senate Ag Committee 2007 Farm Bills 11-05-07

    Posted November 1, 2007
    Statement by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding the Nomination of Ed Schafer as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

    Posted October 29, 2007
    Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff: Senate Committee Passes 'Reform’ Farm Bill

    Posted October 24, 2007
    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Chairman's Mark

    Posted October 23, 2007
    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry 2007 Farm Bill Markup, Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 9:30 a.m. in 328 Senate Russell Hearing Room

    Posted October 22, 2007
    The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will meet on October 24, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. EDT to consider and report out the 2007 farm bill. Summaries of all farm bill titles are available on the committee’s web site.

    Commodity Groups Urge Prompt Senate Action Again and Express Farm Bill Concern

    Posted October 12, 2007
    Farm Foundation - The 2007 Farm Bill: Policy Options and Consequences is a series of leaflets on topics ranging from the political/economic environment of the farm bill to analysis of alternatives for wool and mohair policy. The leaflets identify the issue, options to address the issues and potential consequences of those options.

    Posted, October 08, 2007
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Ethanol Producer Magazine

    Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

    Biofuels: At What Cost?

    Posted, October 05, 2007
    House Committee on Agriculture Full Committee on Agriculture Public Hearing to review the labor needs of American agriculture, October 4, 2007

    Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his keynote address to the WTO Public Forum on 4 October 2007, said that civil society has registered many “successes” in the WTO

    House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Public Hearing To examine the joint performance of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security in protecting U.S. agriculture from foreign pests and diseases, October 3, 2007

    Posted, October 04, 2007
    USA Rice Outlook Conference: The USA Rice Federation conducts the USA Rice Outlook Conference each December as the annual educational forum for U.S. rice producers and the industry. The trade show is the largest annual U.S. exposition devoted exclusively to rice-related equipment, technology, products and services.

    Posted, September 25, 2007
    The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

    Posted, September 21, 2007
    President Bush Announces Resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns and Names Chuck Conner Acting Secretary of Agriculture

    Posted, August 28, 2007
    Genetically Modified Rice Litigation Web Site

    Posted, August 27, 2007
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture on August 24, 2007 announced sign-up dates for the new Livestock Compensation Program, Livestock Indemnity Program and Crop Disaster Program. The three ad hoc disaster programs provide benefits to farmers and ranchers who suffered losses caused by natural disasters in recent years.

    Posted, August 21, 2007
    FAPRI August 2007 Baseline Update for US Agricultural Markets

    Posted, August 14, 2007
    Farm Safety Net Improvement Act of 2007 (Durbin-Brown)

    Posted, August 9, 2007
    Congressional Budget Office Publication Titled "H.R. 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 19, 2007"

    Posted, August 7, 2007
    Congressional Research Service Publication - The House-Passed 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) at a Glance

    Posted, August 2, 2007
    Measuring Community College Performance by Brian Fabes, chief executive officer, Civic Consulting Alliance, and Richard H. Mattoon, senior economist and economic advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

    Posted, July 25, 2007
    House Agriculture Committee 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) Fact Sheets Prepared by Bobby Coats, Ph.D. Extension Agricultural Policy Analyst and Professor

    Posted, July 23, 2007
    2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) as Reported by the House Agriculture Committee.

    Posted, July 19, 2007
    House Full Committee on Agriculture 2007 Farm Bill Draft Meeting, July 17-19.

    Posted, July 12, 2007
    Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Public Hearing. To review trading of energy-based derivatives.

    Posted July 6, 2007
    House Committee on Agriculture Chairman's Mark for Full Committee Consideration

    Posted July 3, 2007
    Food Security Assessment, 2006: The number of hungry people in the 70 lower income countries covered in this report rose between 2005 and 2006, from 804 million to 849 million.

    Posted June 21, 2007
    Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab With press on scene Potsdam, Germany, June 21, 2007

    Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Farm Bill Legislation Advanced by House Subcommittees, June 19, 2007

    Chambliss-Isakson Announce Funding to Help Restore Land Affected by Wildfires

    STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN TOM HARKIN (D-IA) Before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting & Technology

    Posted June 13, 2007
    The American Enterprise Institute: The 2007 Farm Bill & Beyond: Working Papers

    Posted June 12, 2007
    "Competing and Succeeding in the 21st Century: New Markets for American Agriculture."

    Posted May 24, 2007
    An Analysis of the Effects of an Expansion in Biofuel Demand on U.S. Agriculture

    Posted May 22, 2007
    U.S. House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Homepage

    Posted May 21, 2007
    House Agriculture Committee: Preliminary Discussion Draft for Farm Bill Energy and Credit Programs

    Posted May 17, 2007
    House Full Committee on Agriculture - Business Meeting. - Thursday, May 17th

    Posted May 16, 2007
    House Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture - Public Hearing. RE: Review of industry response to the safety of fresh and fresh-cut produce. - Tuesday, May 15th

    Posted May 11, 2007
    House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Hearing. RE: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program. - Monday, May 14th – 2:30 p.m.

    House Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Hearing. RE: Review of industry response to the safety of fresh and fresh-cut produce. - Tuesday, May 15th – 10:00 a.m.

    Posted May 11, 2007
    House Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research RE: Review of agricultural research programs - May 10, 2007

    House Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture RE: To review food aid and agriculture trade programs operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development - May 10, 2007

    Posted May 10, 2007
    House Committee: To review the impact of imported contaminated food and feed ingredients and of recent food safety emergencies on food safety and animal health systems - May 9, 2007

    Posted May 9, 2007
    House Committee: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry To review the welfare of animals in agriculture. - May 8, 2007

    Posted May 3, 2007
    House Committee: Review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release of program beneficiaries’ Social Security numbers and of the Department’s information systems, generally - May 2, 2007

    Posted April 27, 2007
    Transcript of Tele-News Conference with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Legislation to Implement the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals

    House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Public Hearing. RE: Review of proposals to amend the program crop provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. - Thursday, April 26, 2007

    Posted April 26, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Committee Hearings: Part III, Challenges and Opportunities Facing American Agricultural Producers.

    Posted April 25, 2007
    House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry — Public Hearing. RE: Review of Federal Milk Marketing Order rulemaking procedures.

    Posted April 24, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Committee Hearings: Challenges and Opportunities Facing American Agricultural Producers

    Posted April 23, 2007
    USDA Narrows List to 63,000 Individuals Whose Private Data was Exposed

    Posted April 19, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing: Economic Challenges and Opportunities Facing American Agricultural Producers Today

    Posted April 18, 2007
    House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry – Public Hearing to review the market structure for the livestock industry - Tuesday, April 17, 2007

    Posted April 16, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearings: Iowa and Nebraska Views on Federal Agriculture and Rural Policies: the 2007 Farm Bill

    Posted April 13, 2007
    Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the Informa Economics Conference

    Posted April 12, 2007
    Harkin, McCaskill Call Upon Bush Administration to Set Better Example of Reducing Oil Dependence

    Posted April 11, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearings: A Field Hearing to Examine Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs

    Posted April 6, 2007
    Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Conservation Reserve Program

    Posted April 5, 2007
    Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Hearing - The Next Generation of Biofuels: Cellulosic Ethanol and the 2007 Farm Bill - April 4, 2007

    Posted April 3, 2007
    Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a Full Committee Field Hearing on Northern Plains Priorities in the 2007 Farm Bill - April 3, 2007

    Posted April 2, 2007
    House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture — Public Hearing. RE: Review of colony collapse disorder in honey bee colonies across the United States

    Posted March 28, 2007
    House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Public Hearing: Review of proposals to amend the program crop provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

    Posted March 27, 2007
    House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research - Public Hearing to Review of credit availability in rural America.

    Posted March 22, 2007
    House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture Review of USDA’s Rural Development Programs and the Agency’s Rural Development Proposal for the 2007 Farm Bill

    Posted March 15, 2007
    USDA Economics, Statistics, and Market Information

    Posted March 14, 2007
    House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry: Review of the federal food stamp program and its impact on children’s health.

    Posted March 9, 2007
    House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearings on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research - Review of the financing structure of renewable energy resources.

    Posted March 8, 2007
    House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearings on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Review of the impact of feed costs on the livestock industry.

    Posted March 5, 2007
    USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum - Agriculture at the Crossroads - Energy, Farm & Rural Policy

    Posted February 27, 2007
    USDA's Latest Ethanol Publication "New Technologies in Ethanol Production"

    Posted February 23, 2007
    Transcript of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the Washington International Trade Association

    Posted February 21, 2007
    Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to The Agribusiness Roundtable of Washington - Washington D.C. - Feb. 20, 2007

    Posted February 14, 2007
    The Agriculture Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1302 Longworth House Office Building.

    Posted February 13, 2007
    The United States Department of Agriculture will release new 10-year agricultural projections Feb. 14 at noon EST.

    Posted February 12, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearings on Rural Development

    Posted February 8, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearings: Discussion of the United States Department of Agriculture farm bill porposal.

    Posted February 8, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearings: Discussion of the United States Department of Agriculture farm bill porposal.

    Posted February 5, 2007
    Johanns Outlines President Bush's FY 2008 Agriculture Budget

    Posted February 1, 2007
    JOHANNS UNVEILS 2007 FARM BILL PROPOSALS: On January 31, 2007 Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today unveiled the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2007 farm bill proposals. The more than 65 proposals correspond to the 2002 farm bill titles with additional special focus areas, including specialty crops, beginning farmers and ranchers, and socially disadvantaged producers.

    Posted January 31, 2007
    January 31 WEBCAST: Johanns to Discuss Specifics of Administration's Farm Bill Proposals

    Posted January 30, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearing: The Role of Federal Food Assistance Programs in Family Economic Security and Nutrition

    Posted January 29, 2007
    Can Ethanol Power the Rural Economy?

    Posted January 26, 2007
    Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittees

    Posted January 25, 2007
    Berry, Ross to Bring Chairman of House Agriculture Committee to Arkansas

    Posted January 24, 2007
    The Farm and Food Policy Project: A diverse alliance of family farm, sustainable agriculture, rural, public health, anti-hunger, environmental, faith-based, and other groups is forming to inform the 2007 Farm Bill.

    Posted January 22, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearings: Working Land Conservation: Conservation Security Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program

    Posted January 19, 2007
    Senate Agriculture Hearing: Agriculture and rural America's role in enhancing national energy security

    Posted January 16, 2007
    Feb 5-8, 2007 Fourth USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference: Positioning Agriculture and Forestry to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

    Posted December 08, 2006
    Johanns Reinforces Future Healthy Forest Collaboration

    Posted November 10, 2006
    Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at the National Milk Producers Federation, Las Vegas, NV.

    Posted October 23, 2006
    Transcript of Internet chat with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy

    Posted October 17, 2006
    TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Discusses Energy at Renewable Energy Conference

    Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns At the Renewable Energy Conference - St. Louis, Missouri

    TRANSCRIPT: Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Answers Your Questions About Renewable Energy On "Ask the White House"

    TRANSCRIPT: Remarks As Prepared for Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman At the Renewable Energy Conference - St. Louis, Missouri

    TRANSCRIPT: U.S. Agriculture and the Emerging Bioeconomy Presentation by Dr. Keith Collins Chief Economist, United States Department of Agriculture

    Posted October 16, 2006
    U.S. Agriculture And The Emerging Bioeconomy - Presentation By Chief Economist Keith Collins At The Advancing Renewable Energy Conference

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    Posted October 13, 2006
    Disaster Relief for Ag Producers: "The appropriate place to address agriculture disaster is in the agriculture appropriations bill. However, we will need to refine and improve this disaster package based upon current circumstances. For example, the current disaster package provides assistance only for losses for the 2005 crop-year. Unfortunately, the losses in 2006 appear to be more extensive, more widespread, and more severe than the 2005 losses." - Chairman Chambliss

    Posted October 12, 2006
    Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Answers Your Questions About Renewable Energy On "Ask the White House"

    Posted October 11, 2006
    National School Lunch Week - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on October 10 recognized National School Lunch Week, marking the 60th anniversary of the school lunch program, which serves more than 30 million children each school day in 100,000 schools and residential child-care institutions.

    Posted October 06, 2006
    American farmers have adopted genetically modified crops with a vengeance since their introduction 10 years ago. Biotech seeds - available since 1996 - already account for 61 percent of the corn, 83 percent of the cotton, and 89 percent of the soybeans planted in the United States.

    Posted October 05, 2006
    Transcript Of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns At The National Academy Of Sciences On "Education And 21St Century American Agriculture," - Washington, Dc - October 4, 2006

    Posted October 03, 2006
    Johanns Announces 2007 DCP Sign-Up Begins October 1. Producers Encouraged to Enroll Online.

    The Energy Debate: Is Ethanol the Answer? As crude oil prices remain high and supplies tight, the search for alternative fuels has intensified. Can ethanol break petroleum’s stranglehold on the nation’s gas tanks?

    More fodder for U.S. policy critics by Forrest Laws, Delta Farm Press: Just when U.S. farmers thought they could breath a little easier about the Doha Round, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab reportedly said the United States is willing to make more reductions in its farm programs to help re-start the world trade negotiations.

    U.S. Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln will address The Catfish Farmers of Arkansas at noon, Oct. 5, at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Aquaculture Research Station immediately after the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence Field Day.

    India: Transgenic crops in the pipeline, Monday, October 02, 2006: NEW DELHI - Disregarding protests against genetically engineered foods and crops, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said that besides Bt cotton, there are several transgenic crops in the "pipeline."

    A call for fuel may bring cut in grassy fields. October 02, 2006 By John Donnelly

    The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that a European Union (EU) moratorium on approvals of agricultural biotechnology products is illegal, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) says. Monday, October 02, 2006 by Kathryn McConnell

    Posted September 28, 2006
    The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released the findings of its independent Task Force on U.S. Agriculture Policy on September 27, 2006. The Task Force report, “Modernizing America's Farm and Food Policy: Vision for a New Direction," calls on Congress to end trade-distorting subsidies, redefine the farm safety net, transform the food stamp program, and reinvest in U.S. agriculture’s future.

    Posted September 22, 2006
    Public Policy Education- Federal Government Perspective, Powerpoint Presentation By USDA Chief Economist Keith Collings Delivered to the Farm Foundation Conference

    Posted September 15, 2006
    USDA Extends Emergency Grazing on CRP Acres in 30 States

    Posted September 15, 2006
    House Committee on Agriculture Witness Opening Statements on Farm Policy by Former Secretaries of Agriculture, September 14, 2006

    Posted September 13, 2006
    House Committee on Agriculture Witness Opening Statements on Farm Policy by Agricultural Processors and Suppliers

    Posted September 07, 2006
    Agricultural Policy Affects Land Use and the Environment

    Posted September 06, 2006
    Global Agriculture and the Doha Round: Market Access Is the Key

    Posted September 05, 2006
    USDA Issues Final 2005-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments For Upland Cotton, Grain Sorghum And Peanuts

    Posted August 30, 2006
    Johanns Focuses USDA Programs to Aid Drought Regions

    Posted August 29, 2006
    USDA-DOE Announce Additional Keynote Speakers For National Renewable Energy Conference

    Posted August 21, 2006
    USDA Names Members To The Advisory Committee On Biotechnology And 21st Century Agriculture

    Posted August 02, 2006
    Johanns Announces U.S. Efforts to Revitalize Iraq's Agricultural Extension Service

    Posted July 10, 2006
    USDA Farm Bill 2007 Rural Development Theme Papers, Johanns Releases Analysis Of Rural Development Programs, Third of 2007 Farm Bill Theme Papers

    Posted July 7, 2006
    Food Security Assessment 2005
    ERS estimates and projects the number of hungry people globally, regionally, and in each of 70 lower income countries studied. ERS, May 2006

    The Role of Policy and Industry Structure in India's Oilseed Markets
    Research report reviews recent developments in the oilseed sector of India, one of the world’s largest vegetable oil importers, and assesses implications of current and potential policy reforms. ERS, April 2006

    Commercialization of Food Consumption in Rural China
    Over 60 percent of China's consumers live on farms. While rural households rely on self-produced commodities for a large share of their food, this pattern has been changing since the mid-1990s, with purchases of food in rural China growing by 7.4 percent annually. ERS, July 2005

    Agricultural Trade Preferences and the Developing Countries
    Nonreciprocal trade preference programs originated in the 1970s, with high-income developed countries providing tariff concessions to low-income countries. ERS analyzed trade and tariff data for the United States and the European Union to determine the extent of the programs’ benefits. ERS, May 2005

    International Evidence on Food Consumption Patterns
    Quantifying the relationship between countries’ income levels and consumption demands are useful in forecasting future food needs and in anticipating the impacts of government policies. ERS, October 2003

    Posted July 6, 2006
    Joint Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns - June 30, 2006

    Posted June 26, 2006
    USDA and DOE Announce National Renewable Energy Conference for October

    Posted June 14, 2006
    House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Goodlatte Introduces 25x’25 Renewable Fuel Initiative

    Posted June 12, 2006
    Johanns Releases Conservation Paper; Second of 2007 Farm Bill Theme Papers

    Posted June 8, 2006
    Transcript Of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns At The "Stand Up For Rural America Conference," Washington, DC--June 6, 2006

    Posted June 7, 2006
    2005 Family Farm Report released May 15, 2006. Most U.S. farms are family farms, according to the most recent Family Farm Report, providing policymakers with information on the structure and finances of the U.S. farm sector.

    Posted May 30, 2006
    Transcript Of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Remarks To The Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting On Agricultural Trade And Farm Policy - The World Bank Washington, D.C. May 23, 2006

     

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