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Bloomberg: Broadband Trumps Farmer Payments in Rural Aid
Excerpt: “Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack knows that Farm Belt protocol requires paying respect to the Butter Cow. During a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17, he [...]
Focusing Farm Payments on Small and Medium-Sized Farmers
Press Release from https://grassley.senate.gov/ Grassley, Feingold Introduce Legislation to Focus Farm Payments on Small and Medium-Sized Farmers WASHINGTON – Senators [...]
Farmer Insurance: Effective Protective Cover Against Unexpected Mishaps
Guest Post: Summary: Farmer insurance plans help cultivators to get effective coverage against mishaps and save their invested money. Farming is always subject to unexpected [...]
Farmers Ask for Fair Markets & Contracts, More Action Needed
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition In June, the USDA’s Office of Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards (GIPSA) issued a proposed rule that promises to [...]
Talk to Senators and Reps. in Your State During August Recess
Sen. Harkin meets with Iowa Cattleman's Association Members in 2007 to discuss upcoming Farm Bill You don’t have to travel to Washington DC to meet with your [...]
USDA/DOJ Workshop on Competition in Livestock Draws National Crowd
National Farmers Union Press Release: Contact: 202-554-1600 (Also see the USDA Press Release on this event) WASHINGTON (Aug. 27, 2010) – Amid much anticipation, the U.S. [...]
Asparagus Growers Eligible for Training, Cash
Vegetable Growers News Article, September 2010 – by Matt Milkovich, Managing Editor For the rest of the summer, U.S. asparagus growers can apply for technical training [...]
Washington Post: Ms. Lincoln, in the Tall Cotton
Excerpt: “WHEN LAST WE checked on U.S. agricultural policy, the Obama administration was paying Brazil $147.3 million to settle its international trade lawsuit over [...]
Advocates for Independent Ranchers, Workers and Consumers Demand Federal Action to Restore Fair Markets
Press Release from Food and Water Watch Fort Collins, Colo. – Today the USDA and the Department of Justice hold the fourth in a series of historic workshops on corporate [...]
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