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“NPPC Says New Legislation Backed by UEP, HSUS Dangerous” The United Egg Producers and Humane Society of the United States are focusing their efforts this year on Congressional passage of the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012. The legislation – introduced Monday by Representatives Kurt Schrader, Jeff Denham, Elton Gallegly and Sam Farr – [...]

“Sign-Up Begins for DCP and ACRE” Enrollment for the 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program begin today. USDA urges producers to make use of the electronic DCP automated website to sign up, or producers can visit any USDA Service Center to complete their 2012 DCP or ACRE contract. According [...]

“House Votes to Stop Increasing Federal Debt” For the second time in five months, the U.S. House has passed a resolution disapproving a Debt Ceiling Limit Increase. H.J. Res. 98 disapproves of President Obama increasing our nation’s statutory debt limit by 1.2-trillion dollars. The vote was along party lines.  Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House [...]

“Keystone XL Pipeline Rejected” Based on the recommendation of the U.S. State Department, President Obama has decided to reject the Keystone XL pipeline permit. The pipeline would transport Canada’s tar sands through six states to be refined in the south. Supporters say the project would create thousands of jobs and insure our energy security. Wednesday [...]

Arctic cold front approaching. Southwest Beef Symposium: Dr, Doug Southgate (Ohio State) on how to satisfy rising demands for food. Southwest Beef Symposium: Dennis Braden on challenges of raising cattle in 2011. Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) on  the next farm bill. Southwest Beef Symposium: Paul Colman, COO of Frontera Feedyard on effects of Eastern Livestock [...]

“Vilsack Reports on Rural Development” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reports that during fiscal year 2011, Rural Development investments created or saved about 440-thousand jobs. These facts come from the Secretary’s report on USDA Rural Development fiscal year 2011 investments in job-creating businesses, infrastructure and housing for Americans living in rural communities across the nation. In [...]

“Ag Secretary Holds Business Roundtable” Speaking during a business roundtable meeting in Chicago Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the United States is particularly well positioned to transition to a broader bioeconomy, which includes production of aviation fuel in commercial quantities. He also pointed out that the American farmer has logged substantial productivity gains over [...]

“Government at Loan Ceiling” The White House has notified Congress that the government is near its 15.194 billion dollars borrowing limit. This notification gives Congress 15 days to disapprove of an increase, or the debt ceiling would automatically adjust up an additional 1.2-trillion dollars. Thanks to last August’s budget agreement a government default will not [...]

“NASS Summarizes 2011 Crop Year” The Department of Agriculture released its Crop Production 2011 summary on Thursday. According to the summary, U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop than the previous year because of unfavorable planting and growing conditions. Depending on location, producers in the United States battled everything from drought and above normal temperatures to [...]

“Monthly WASDE Report Released” USDA has released its January World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates. WHEAT: U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2011/12 are projected slightly lower this month as reductions in expected domestic use mostly offset higher projected exports. Food use is projected 5 million bushels lower. Feed and residual use is projected 15 million [...]