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California dairies advance whey fixing legislation
MODESTO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012- The Western United Dairymen board of directors voted Friday to advance a bill in the California legislature that would adjust whey value in CaliforniaU.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement enters into force Oct. 31
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012- United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk announced today the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement will
Pure Biodiesel Coming to Tractor Pulling
ST. LOUIS, October 22, 2012 - U.S. soybean farmers, through their checkoff, support the National Tractor Pullers Association's (NTPA) promotion of biodieselWomen farmers question USDA claims program
WASHINGTON, Oct.19, 2012 - Women farmers in a pending gender discrimination lawsuit with USDA voiced their concerns about problems with the claims program that USDAFilmmaker, farmers ponder parallels between Dust Bowl and 2012 drought during National Youth Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 18, 2012 - We will not repeat the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns told an audience of students yesterday at the National Youth Summit in Washington, D.C.—Dow AgroSciences Enlist corn and soybeans traits approved in Canada
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19, 2012 — Dow AgroSciences LLC announced today that Canadian regulatory authorities approved corn and soybean traits that provide tolerance to 2,4-D herbicide, which will allow for the first-everMark your calendars for 2013 Ag Day in DC
National Ag Day is set for March 19 and the Agriculture Council of America has announced National Ag day activities in Washington, DC.World Food Prize Laureate Hillel honored for revolutionizing food production
Over 700 farmers, business leaders, and dignitaries from around the globe gathered in the Iowa Capitol last night to honor an Israeli-American scientist who pioneered an innovative way of bringing water to crops in arid and dry-land regions.New Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application Presented at World Food Prize symposium
DES MOINES, IOWA, October 17, 2012 - A young Indian social scientist whose research on groundwater resources in agriculture led to major policy changes benefiting thousands of farmers in West Bengal was presented the Norman Borlaug AwardCME Group to Acquire Kansas City Board of Trade
CHICAGO and KANSAS CITY, October 17, 2012 - CME Group, a leading derivatives marketplace, and the Kansas City Board of Trade, the leading futures market for hard red winter (HRW) wheat, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which CME Group will acquire the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)Global Food Security Index adds new quarterly food price adjustment factor
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 17, 2012 — DuPont announced an enhancement to the Global Food Security Index today that assesses the impact of changes in global food pricesGlobal agricultural report indicates recent increase in total productivity
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2012- According to the Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report) released today, global agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) is rising at an average annual rateILUC further questioned as a factor in nations' biofuels policy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2012 - The already-shaky concept of trying to calculate indirect land-use change (ILUC) in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions in biofuels policy may take another hitObama, Romney spar in feisty presidential debate
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2012 - A much more aggressive President Barack Obama showed up for the second presidential debate Tuesday night, but Gov. Mitt Romney pushed back hard.USDA announces nation's sixth regional biofuels system, meant to spur innovation and job creation in the Northeast
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2012-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant today valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in the Northeast.Romney increases lead in rural swing-state poll
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney increased a strong lead among rural voters in swing states, according to a National Rural Assembly pollSoybean growers quiz presidential candidates on key issues
ST. LOUIS, MO., Oct. 15, 2012 - The American Soybean Association (ASA) reached out to President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for each candidate's points of viewWorld Soy Foundation report: Assist youth in Guatemala through soy dairies
The World Soy Foundation, aided by a grant from the CHS Foundation, released a report today outlining current and future efforts to use localized soy dairies to enhance the diets of youth in Guatemala.World Soy Foundation report: Assist youth in Guatemala through soy diaries'
ST. LOUIS, MO, October 15, 2012 - The World Soy Foundation, aided by a grant from the CHS Foundation, released a report today outlining current and future efforts to use localized soy diaries to enhance the diets of youth in Guatemala.Norquist pushes GOP toward immigration reform at Midwest immigration conference
Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist asked the Republican Party to reverse its hard-line stance on immigration Friday at the Midwest meeting of the Forging a New Consensus on Immigrants and America ConferenceRepublicans challenge CFTC actions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2012- Several Republican members of Congress took issue with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) implementation of the swaps definitionsBiden, Ryan trade barbs in vice presidential debate
DANVILLE, KY. Oct. 12, 2012 - In the nation's first and only vice presidential debate Vice President Joe Biden was in fighting mode last night, delivering the type of feistyConsumer activists ask Michelle Obama to support GMO labeling law
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2012- Consumer activists appealed to Michelle Obama today to support a California ballot initiative requiring labels on foods madeOp-Ed: The Farm Bill Big Deal
By Garrett Hawkins - As a little kid Saturday evenings in our house almost always found my parents in the living room watching a re-run of Hee Haw.Last day to submit comments on RFS waiver
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2012- Today is the last day the Environmental Protection Agency accepts comments on how it should respond to requests to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard
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Rep. Steve King
Representative Steve King
Congressman Steve King is an outspoken conservative member of the House Agriculture Committee. In this week's Open Mic, the Iowa Republican shares his observations about the farm bill that the committee wrote last week. King put through an egg amendment that may keep states from imposing standards that restrict commerce with other states. He also wants to cut the cost of SNAP and reduce other expenditures as well. King, who is in line to be chairman when the next farm bill comes up in 2018, also discusses how committee membership has changed.
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