D.C. Watch: Debt ceiling increase vs. spending cuts
Category: Policy
(Cattle Network) - Policymakers in Washington are digging in for the next big battle, this one over raising Full Story
Category: Policy
(Cattle Network) - Policymakers in Washington are digging in for the next big battle, this one over raising Full Story
(Farm and Ranch Guide) - An extension of the current Farm Bill was swept along in the last minute legislation Full Story
Category: Food Safety, Policy
(FDA) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed two new food safety rules that will help Full Story
Category: Food Safety, Policy
(Food Safety News) - More than enough signatures were filed in Washington State, 24 hours before today’s deadline, to send an initiative to the Legislature that would require the labeling of genetically engineered foods sold at retail. Full Story
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(AgProfessional) - News that Congress had passed legislation to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff of reduced government spending and higher taxes sent most financial and commodity markets higher Wednesday morning. Full Story
Category: Policy
(Southeast Farm Press) - While the majority of tax-paying Americans avoided going over the proverbial Full Story
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(AgProfessional) - The corn market seemingly continued its December decline Monday morning, with disappointment with the pace of export sales being the main driver of those losses. However, prices bounced later in the day, with wire service sources citing widespread short-covering for a significant portion of the rise. Full Story
Category: Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - The 2008 farm bill has been extended for nine months. A plunge off the “fiscal cliff” was Full Story
(Businessweek) - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas and Senate Agriculture Committee Full Story
(Corn and Soybean Digest) - Congress is coming perilously close to leaving Washington, D.C., without passing Full Story