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Vilsack to face food subsidy issues in top ag job

By Reuters January 1, 2009

Tom Vilsack, a former governor of the top corn-and soybean-producing state of Iowa, was set to be named next agriculture secretary by U. S. president-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said Dec. 16. Vilsack, a lawyer, will oversee one of the largest federal departments with 100,000 employees and a $95 billion annual budget, the bulk of

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USDA supports new biofuels

December 11, 2008

Developers can apply for $320 million in loan guarantees to build plants that produce new-generation biofuels, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Nov. 19, with an eye to bringing the fuels to market. The loan guarantee program, created by the new U. S. farm law, is intended to speed commercial production of advanced biofuels. Corn

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USDA under review

By Charles Abbott November 20, 2008

Two former Agriculture Department officials, Bart Chilton and Carole Jett, will lead an examination of USDA to prepare for the Obama administration, the president-elect’s office said Nov. 14. USDA is partway through implementation of the 2008 farm law with some key decisions remaining. Most prominent are how high to set the benchmark for a new

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U. S. biofuels sector sees ally in Obama

By Charles Abbott November 13, 2008

U. S. biofuel makers, struggling to make a profit at a time of tumbling oil and gasoline prices, look upon president-elect Barack Obama as a staunch ally for growth. Obama has expressed support for the federal requirement to use ethanol, made mostly from corn, as a motor fuel and says he will accelerate the development

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U. S. farmers to get bonus to open CRP land

October 16, 2008

Farmers and ranchers will be paid US$3 per acre if they open up land they’ve enrolled in the Conservation Reserve program (CRP) to public activities, including hunting and fishing, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Oct. 3. The goal of the initiative is to double public access on CRP land to seven million acres by

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U. S. farmers to get bonus to open CRP land

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