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November 23, 2012 By: Indiana AgriNews (Indianapolis) OMAHA, Neb. — Drought cut Tenth District farm in-comes in the third quarter, especially for livestock producers, boosting demand for farm operating loans, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas... by grassdmin8 | Nov 21, 2012 | News & Articles
November 21, 2012 By: ERIN KELLY, Gannett Washington Bureau, Gannett News Service Farmers from California to New York are struggling to find enough people to harvest their crops this season, a shortage they blame on state and federal laws designed to crack down on the... by grassdmin8 | Nov 13, 2012 | News & Articles
November 13, 2012 By: Dairy Today Editors Time running out for legislators to improve dairy farmer safety net. Source: NMPF news release ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today joined more than 230 other farm, agriculture and food groups... by grassdmin8 | Nov 13, 2012 | News & Articles
Wendell Berry — November 13, 2012 — The Atlantic Magazine For the past three years, the author and his longtime collaborator Wes Jackson of the Land Institute have been advocating for this long-term solution to America’s land... by grassdmin8 | Nov 9, 2012 | News & Articles
November 9, 2012 By: Congressional Documents and Publications Washington, DC – Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today released the below statement on continuing and finalizing the farm bill... by grassdmin8 | Nov 9, 2012 | News & Articles
November 9th, 2012 In January 2012, USDA launched its brand new Energy Web site. The site contains agricultural, economic, and social data on renewable energy to assist stakeholders, public users, state and local government in identifying opportunities, activities and...