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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) called on the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the exchanges, and the bankruptcy trustee to work together to release frozen MF Global margin account funds to customers as soon as possible.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 – Maplight, a research organization focused on how money influences politics, released its analysis of contributions connected to the Agribusiness sector to members of the House and Senate agriculture committees.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Russia and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15- A group of policy leaders, including former executive director of the UN World Food Program, Catherine Bertini, and former secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman, are urging Congress to sustain funding levels for agricultural development in developing nations like those in Afr
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10– The retail cost of menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings increased about 13 percent this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan announced today his country will participate in talks negotiating an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which aims to boost trade by eliminating tariffs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today establishment of 15 common Acreage Reporting Dates (ARDs) for farmers and ranchers participating in their programs. The common reporting dates are intended to reduce the reporting burden on producers and also help to red
WASHINGTON, Nov.10- The U.S. Department of State announced its decision today to seek additional information on alternate routes for the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Department’s review of TransCanada’s application for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline project began in 2008. The controversial route
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8- The Supreme Court rejected a petition from the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9- Corn and soybean production are down from last month’s forecast, according to USDA’s NASS monthly crop report issued this morning. This morning’s USDA reports held little surprises, with estimates near those made by forecasters. Corn production, yield and demand are lowered fr
