Duel Over Sugar Beet Seeds Could Create Shortage (New York Times)
by WILLIAM NEUMAN and ANDREW POLLACK EXCERPT: Unless regulators can devise new rules acceptable to the federal court, the rulings could force farmers to abandon the [...]
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U.S. Farmers Create New Habitat for Bees
American Farmers Create 41,000 Acres of Wildflower Habitat for Bees in 2010 Xerces Society Press Release: November 29th, 2010 Contacts: Kathy Kellison, Executive Director, [...]
Not So Fast. House May Block Food Safety Bill (S.510) Over Senate Error
By John Stanton: Roll Call; Dec. 1, 2010 EXCERPT: After days of debate and negotiation with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who opposes the measure, Harkin was able to clear the [...]
Recommended Articles: Farm School; Ag Supported Community
Welcome to Farm School: A new generation of farmers is digging into books before they go out in the field (from The Tyee) by Jeff Nield EXCERPT: “The agriculture that [...]
Provisions Protecting Small Farmers in Food Safety Bill (S. 510)
This information is presented in response to an e-mail inquiry from a reader. It is not an endorsement of the legislation, though I do believe the legislation is better for [...]
S.510 (Food Safety Bill) Passes in Senate – Latest News, What They’re Saying
Updated 2:04 pm, Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 S.510 has PASSED the Senate on a vote of 73 to 25 with the Tester amendment to exempt small farmers, processors, and local food [...]
Michael Pollan Supports Food Safety Bill with Tester Amendment
Interview: Michael Pollan on the food safety bill (From Ezra Klein’s Blog) EXCERPT – Michael Pollan: It’s very interesting that the consumer groups and the [...]
Food Safety Bill Debate to Resume Today – Monday Nov. 29th
Article: Hagan Helps Keep Bill’s Onus Off Small Farms (NewsObserver) EXCERPT: The U.S. Senate returns to Washington on Monday preparing to pass a sweeping food safety [...]
Final DOJ-USDA Ag-Competition Workshop in D.C. Dec. 8th
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND USDA ANNOUNCE REGISTRATION FOR COMPETITION WORKSHOP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. December 8 Workshop on Margins to be Held at the U.S. Department of [...]
A Bit of Agricultural Humor (Satire) from The Onion
Nation Waist-Deep In Soybeans After $30 Trillion Farm Subsidy Bill Accidentally Passed EXCERPT: WASHINGTON—Days after the accidental passage of a bill allocating $30 [...]
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