• November 16, 2011
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This week, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sponsored legislation to extend, improve and strengthen programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

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• November 16, 2011
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A new release posted at the National Cotton Council Online stated that, “Commodity groups representing cotton, rice, peanuts and grain sorghum...

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• November 16, 2011
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A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says sales of “local foods,” whether sold direct to consumers at farmers markets or...

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• November 15, 2011
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Yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced funding for telephone utilities to build, expand and improve broadband in their rural service territories...

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• November 11, 2011
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USDA reminds eligible ranchers and livestock producers who had livestock losses or grazing losses during the 2011 crop year that the...

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• November 11, 2011
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This month, eight Chinese cotton industry leaders visited the U.S. Cotton Belt to learn more about the U.S. cotton industry.  ...

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• November 11, 2011
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The California company, Best Oriental Produce Inc. was penalized $10,000 and agreed to put control measures in place to prevent sales...

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• November 11, 2011
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Former President George W. Bush will be the keynote speaker Feb. 15, 2012 during World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., at...

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• November 11, 2011
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The Risk Management Agency announced that the next sales date for LGM is November 18, 2011.   According to a USDA...

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• November 11, 2011
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Yesterday, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson announced that USDA is accepting comments on a...

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• November 10, 2011
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently accepting public comments on a proposed new rule which could increase the amount...

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• November 10, 2011
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Yesterday, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of 35 rural microdevelopment organizations for loans and grants to support rural business...

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• November 10, 2011
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Today, in a press release, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement after USDA released its final tally for agricultural...

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• November 10, 2011
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The Obama administration has decided to delay implementation of the fee that would have allowed the Christmas tree industry to create...

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• November 10, 2011
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This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied two citizen petitions that asked the Agency to ban certain uses...

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• November 9, 2011
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The George Washington University Seminar on Food will take place November 21, 2011. The seminar will address the market concentration of...

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• November 9, 2011
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This week, a federal appeals court panel ruled that irrigators along Nebraska’s Niobrara River did not have their property rights violated...

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• November 9, 2011
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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service released a report titled, “The Renewable Identification Number System and U.S. Biofuel...

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• November 8, 2011
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Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran is voicing concern with USDA’s plan to conduct an animal welfare scientific forum.   Moran stated...

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• November 7, 2011
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There are some reports in Washington that USDA officials are sending a modified version of the GIPSA rule to the Office...

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