Fed Policy May Spur Farmland Bubble: Inflation, Interest Rate Questions Reminiscent of 1970s (from DTN Progressive Farmer) Excerpt: At a meeting for agricultural bankers, the [...]
The ‘Troubled Waters’ of Big Ag’s academic influence by Paula Crossfield (Grist) EXCERPT: “Controversies around agriculture at universities are not new, but it [...]
Conventional vs. Organic: An Ag Secretary Race to Watch (The Atlantic) In Iowa, the race for Secretary of Agriculture has started attracting national attention. Two starkly [...]
– Succession Planning Important Despite Federal Estate Tax Law’s Status (DTN Progressive Farmer) Although the federal estate tax law remains in congressional [...]
Read the full article HERE Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 22, 2010 The voluntary quality control system widely used in the nation’s $1 [...]
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) held a general signup in August 2010 for its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). On October 8, FSA released a report detailing the [...]
On Thursday, October 14, the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) hosted a webinar from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. EST on the rules proposed by USDA’s Grain Inspection Packers [...]
USDA Press Release No. 0507.10 Contact: Kim Kaplan(301) 504-1637 WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is the first federal organization to [...]
Fortunes turn for Monsanto after problems with seeds. Monsanto, the giant of agricultural biotechnology, has been buffeted by setbacks this year that have prompted analysts [...]
The BBC reports that across the world the market for farmland is hot, and investors are driving up prices in a way that small and beginning farmers are often not capable of [...]
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