Farm bill faces SNAP fight
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(AgProfessional) - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps Full Story
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(AgProfessional) - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps Full Story
Category: Policy
(Food Safety News) - To the long history of determining which food additives are “Generally Recognized as Safe” Full Story
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Policy
(Farm Futures) - With the Sept. 30 expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill, many farm groups expected big changes Full Story
(Reuters) - ICE Futures US said on Thursday that raw sugar futures and options will open at 0230 New York Full Story
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(AgInfo.net) - With the expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill dairy producers find themselves facing considerable Full Story
Category: Policy
(Huffington Post) - Got milk? Your answer may be no come January when milk prices could double. If the Farm Bill is not renewed by Congress by the end of the year, the price of milk could surpass $6 a gallon, according to CBS News. That would be a big problem for Americans who are already spending on average 10.6 percent of their grocery budget on dairy products. Full Story
Category: Policy
(Washington Post) - The current Congress has been spectacularly adept at not doing stuff. They’ve passed Full Story
Category: Policy
(Dairy Herd Network) - The 2008 farm bill officially expired as of Sept. 30 and several industry organizations issued a joint statement Oct. 1 indicating their stance on what would happen until the next farm bill is passed and takes effect. These organizations explained which programs and industry segments would be most impacted by the expiration of the bill. Full Story
(Reuters) - Grain traders circulated a petition on Tuesday asking the Chicago Board of Trade to reduce the Full Story
(ABC Online) - The sugar industry wants the Federal Government to consider walking away from trade Full Story