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U. S. Crop Program May Reshape Farmland Values

U. S. farmer choices between two crop subsidy programs in 2010 will affect farm profits and even farmland values, according to a report published by the Kansas City Federal Reserve. The multi-year U. S. Farm Bill passed in 2008 allows farmers to receive price support payments for grain, cotton and other row crops through a
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U. S. Black Farmers Eye Next Move In Bias Lawsuit

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Black farmers engaged in a discrimination suit against the U. S. government will give Congress more time to approve funds to compensate them for years of mistreatment, but they have not set any hard deadlines, an advocate for the group said April 1. If the process drags on too long, the farmers could decide to
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Cold Fronts Linked To Bird Flu Outbreaks

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Outbreaks of H5N1 flu among birds in Europe came at the edges of cold fronts that caused wild birds to change migration patterns, scientists said April 8, suggesting cold snaps may signal future outbreaks. Dutch and American researchers found European outbreaks of avian influenza during the 2005-06 winter were driven by collective movements of wild
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Boost Lunch But Cut Junk Food: U. S. Senator

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The U. S. government would launch an all-out ban on selling junk food at school under a key Senate chairman’s proposal, but funding for school lunch and child nutrition programs would grow by only half as much as the White House proposed. Senator Blanche Lincoln, chairman of the Agriculture Committee, proposed a $4.5-billion increase over
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Food Relief At Record Levels In U. S.

Arecord 38.2 million Americans were enrolled in the food stamp program at latest count. Food stamps are the primary federal anti-hunger program, helping poor people buy groceries. The Agriculture Department updated enrolment data Feb. 5 with a preliminary figure for November. USDA estimates up to $58 billion will be spent on food stamps this fiscal
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U. S. Will Narrow Scope Of Livestock-Tracking Plan

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The government will redraft its moribund livestock-tracking program, attacked as a violation of privacy, so it covers only animals that cross state lines, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Feb. 5. In a speech to state agriculture directors, Vilsack said the revamped system would be run by states, with the Agriculture Department bearing much of the
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U. S. Farm Group: Stop EPA On Greenhouse Gases

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“They don’t have enough lipstick to put on that pig (climate legislation) to make it look good.” – MISSOURI FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT CHARLES KRUSE The largest U. S. farm group called on Congress Jan. 12 to prevent the government from regulating greenhouse gases if lawmakers kill climate change legislation. The six-million-member American Farm Bureau Federation
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Modest U. S. Farm Subsidy Reforms Criticized

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The U. S. Agriculture Department unveiled tighter eligibility rules for farm subsidies on Jan. 6 but a small-farm group says they don’t live up to President Barack Obama’s call for reform. The rules, effective Jan. 7, bar subsidies to the wealthiest Americans, as required by the 2008 farm law. There is no limit on how
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Canada Farmers Earning Less Income In 2009

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Canadian farmers are earning less so far in 2009 as grain prices have slipped and the United States is buying less Canadian livestock, Statistics Canada said Nov. 24. Farm cash receipts, which include crop and livestock revenues plus payments from government programs, dropped 4.2 per cent to $32.8 billion from January through September compared with
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AITC Showcases Modern Cowboy Life

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About 150 Grade 10 students from as far away as Elkhorn and MacGregor and as near as Sioux Valley got a glimpse of the cattle industry from multiple angles on the sidelines of the Wheat City Stampede last week. Passing through 12 interactive stations manned by volunteers, the teenagers listened to presentations on beef cattle

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