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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
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 26, 2009
Farm Service Agency November
2009 Newsletter (PDF)
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.
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 16, 2009
Agriculture Committee Chair Peterson Announces Agriculture Committee Members
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
Posted October 17, 2008
House Committee on Agriculture -
Committee Examines Role of Credit Derivatives in the U.S. Economy
(October 15, 2008)
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 12, 2008
Committee Reviews CFTC Report on Index and Over-the-Counter Trading in Commodity
Markets (September 11, 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
U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee Reviews Electricity Reliability in Rural Areas
Subcommittee Reviews Produce Traceability Issues as Salmonella Outbreak Investigation Continues
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
House Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee Reviews Food Aid Delivery and
International Agriculture Development Assistance
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 14, 2008
Agriculture Committee Continues Review of Commodity Exchange Act Legislation
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
Congress Overrides Presidential Farm Bill Veto, 14 of 15 Farm Bill Titles
Enacted Into Law
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
Subcommittee Reviews Dramatic Movements in Commodity Markets
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 Agriculture Committee Chairman Announces Farm Bill Conferees
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
Senate passes tax break for
family farmers
Salem Statesman Journal – 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 16, 2007
Agriculture Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of Roadmap for Renewable Energy Production
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 28, 2007
House Agriculture Committee Reviews the Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007
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 27, 2007
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Historic Farm Bill
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 20, 2007
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Forwards Farm Bill Recommendations to House Agriculture Committee (June 19, 2007)
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 14, 2006
Arkansas' Rice Outlook
- Presented at the 2006 Rice Outlook Conference, Las Vegas, NV, December
3-6, 2006
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
Slides
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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