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02/01/12 NRCS Chief 'Stunned' by Large CSP Sign-up
02/01/12 Corn Prices May Decline in Next Decade on Yields, CBO Says
02/01/12 Strong Cash Basis Supports Grain Prices
02/01/12 Florida Citrus Industry Pounded by Citrus Greening Disease
02/01/12 Agricultural Prices
02/01/12 Biodiesel Production Expanding
02/01/12 Wheat Leads Turnaround Tuesday
02/01/12 Relief Funds To Help Sustain Water Resources During Texas Drought
01/30/12 Senators: Farm Bill Faces Long Road Ahead
01/30/12 Corn Exports up; Soybeans Down
01/30/12 Many Missouri Farmers Shut out of Federal Flooding Aid
01/30/12 China—Not the U.S.— is the World's Largest Feed Producer
01/30/12 China's Large Cotton Reserves Worrisome
01/30/12 USTR Reports Progress in Trade Talks
01/30/12 Cattle Herd Even Smaller than Expected
01/27/12 Johanns: Streamline Ag Programs
01/27/12 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Support for a New Advanced Biofuel Production Facility in Oregon
01/27/12 Grain: World Markets and Trade
01/27/12 USDA to Release New Long-Term Agricultural Projections
01/27/12 China's Large Cotton Reserves Worrisome
01/27/12 Argentine Drought Keeps Prices Climbing
01/27/12 California Almonds Ready for Uptick in Global Market
01/27/12 Cropland Values In Corn Belt, Upper Great Plains Surge 20% To 40% In 2011
01/26/12 ACRE Price Component Forecast, 2012 Crop
01/26/12 Group Risk Income Plan (GRIP) in 2012
01/26/12 Fragile Future for Biofuel Industry Foretold
01/26/12 Midwestern Ag College Deans Respond to Controversial Article
01/26/12 Moving Heaven And Earth for A Farm Bill
01/26/12 USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
01/26/12 USDA Unveils New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
01/26/12 Ag Committee Advances Legislation to Bring Balance to Financial Regulatory Reform
01/25/12 2011 Indemnity Payments Eclipse $9 Billion, Set New Record
01/25/12 Farm Groups Respond Positively to State of the Union
01/25/12 Prices Surge on Russian Export Tax Rumor
01/25/12 Corn Higher on Commercial Support, Crop Concerns
01/25/12 U.S. Drought Update: Some States Now Drought Free Due to Wet Winter
01/24/12 Agriculture Hopes to Hear Support for Safety Net
01/24/12 Conrad: Simplify Crop Insurance
01/24/12 Corn Price Swings to Continue?
01/24/12 USDA Launches New Energy Website
01/23/12 Sen. Tim Johnson Says Crop Insurance Important
01/23/12 Washington Week Ahead: A Rural State of the Union?
01/23/12 Permanent Damage Caused by 2011 Flooding
01/23/12 Forecast for South American Rainfall Pressures Soybeans
01/23/12 Commodities Boom Fragile, Investment Adviser Warns
01/23/12 Nebraska Crop Budgets - 2012: Track Revenue and Costs for 13 Crops and 50 Cropping Systems
01/23/12 Abundant World Wheat Supplies Pressure Prices
01/22/12 USDA Reminds Producers of Sign-up Dates for 2012 Direct and Counter Cyclical Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program
01/22/12 Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program - 2012
01/22/12 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP) - 2012
01/20/12 Contentious Farm Bill Debate Expected
01/20/12 Roberts: Tests Confirm LightSquared Interferes with GPS; FCC Should Deny Permit
01/20/12 Peanut Prices Strong, 2012 Acreage in Question
01/20/12 Another Weather Market for Cotton?
01/20/12 Corn Basis Strengthens
01/20/12 Texas Agriculture Rocked Again as Destructive Citrus Pest Debuts
01/20/12 Global Wheat Glut Could Pressure Prices
01/20/12 Unusual Wheat, Corn Price Relation
01/20/12 COMBO Crop Insurance Premium Changes in 2012
01/19/12 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Disaster Assistance to Producers and Communities in 33 States and Puerto Rico
01/19/12 Obama Denies Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
01/19/12 Congressman Lucas Reacts to President's Disapproval of Keystone XL Pipeline
01/19/12 Corn Sags to 1-month Low
01/19/12 Debbie Stabenow: Michigan Agriculture's Ace in the Hole
01/19/12 Rain Can't Come Soon Enough for California Farmers
01/19/12 Fresh Vegetable Market Indicates Improved Supplies, Lower Prices
01/18/12 Understanding the Surprise in the USDA Corn Stocks Estimate
01/18/12 Despite Budget Cuts USDA Committed to Expanding Broadband
01/18/12 Debilitating Drought to Continue Across Southern USA
01/18/12 Little Drought Improvement for the Central U.S.
01/18/12 Futures Rally on S.A., Dollar
01/18/12 Grains Benefit From China's Growth
01/18/12 USDA Rural Development: Helping to Put Americans to Work
01/18/12 Corn, Wheat Plunge Most in Three Months as U.S. Sees Bigger World Supplies
01/18/12 Video: 2011 was a Tough Year for Southwest, 2012 Could be More Promising
01/18/12 U.S. Agricultural Trade Data Update
01/17/12 Ag Prices Fall 7-of-8 Months in a Row
01/17/12 Ag Secretary Holds Business Roundtable
01/17/12 Conrad Details Strategy for National Ag Legislation
01/17/12 Keith Good Farm Policy: Farmers OK Ag Cuts But Want Crop Insurance Safety Net, Says Survey
01/17/12 Grains to Eye South America Weather this Week
01/17/12 Global Wine Consumption Set to Increase by 2 billion Bottles
01/17/12 2011 Farm Payments Lowest Since 1997
01/16/12 Farmers Want Agriculture Bill to Keep Safety Net: Reuters Survey
01/16/12 Record 2011 Farm Profits Could Stumble in 2012
01/16/12 Bearish USDA Report Jolts Crop Markets
01/16/12 President Seeks to Merge Six Agencies
01/16/12 As Farmland Prices Soar, Will Family Farms Survive?
01/16/12 Managers Go Long Beans
01/16/12 President Seeks to Merge Six Agencies
01/16/12 November Ethanol Exports Set Record
01/16/12 Editorial: End of Blenders Tax Credit to Shave 25¢ off Corn Price
01/13/12 Farmers Produced Less in 2011, USDA Reports - Challenging Weather Conditions Troubled the Crop Year
01/13/12 USDA Reports Negative for Crop Prices
01/13/12 U.S. Export Sales Reports
01/13/12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
01/13/12 Crop Production 2011 Summary
01/12/12 Farm Bureau Gets Ready for Farm Bill
01/12/12 Standard Operating Procedure for the Farm Bill
01/12/12 Speaker Boehner Says US Farm Subsidies Could Decrease
01/12/12 Federal Reserve Beige Book: Observations on the Ag Economy
01/12/12 USDA Report Preview Table
01/12/12 2012 Crops Will Cost More to Grow
01/12/12 Estate Tax Battle is Set to Resume
01/12/12 FDA Taking a Closer Look at Imported OJ
01/11/12 Farm Bureau Delegates Issue Latest Marching Orders
01/11/12 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights U.S. Navy Biofuels Partnership at Pearl Harbor, Obama Administration's Commitment to Renewable Energy
01/11/12 USDA to Close 259 Offices
01/11/12 Current Markets Turn Historical Statistics on Their Heads
01/11/12 Midwest Winter Dryness Continues
01/10/12 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Blueprint for Stronger Service to Increase Efficiency in USDA Operations
01/10/12 Managing Risk Has Never Been More Important
01/10/12 Focus Turns to Thursday USDA Reports
01/10/12 Record Prices Did Not Improve Dairy Profitability
01/10/12 South American Weather Boosting Corn, Soybean Markets
01/10/12 Soybeans Rock!
01/10/12 Weather Delays Florida Tomato Shipments
01/10/12 2011 was the Driest Year on Record in Texas
01/09/12 Vilsack: Defense Cuts Could Lower Cuts to Ag
01/09/12 Ethanol Subsidy Expiration Won't Largely Impact Industry
01/09/12 Thinking of Going Corn-on-Corn?
01/09/12 Conflicting Reports on Seed Corn Shortage
01/09/12 Seasonal Fertilizer Prices
01/09/12 Some Levee Repair Money Coming In
01/09/12 Green Fields: Forbes: Watch Hot Midwest Farm Economy
01/09/12 Cotton Market: Factors Behind Last Week's Better Close
01/09/12 La Niña to Affect Cotton Belt in 2012
01/09/12 Farm Bill Faces Difficult Road Ahead
01/06/12 Survey Cuts Corn Acreage Estimates
01/06/12 U.S. Corn-Seed Supply Sufficient for Planting, Industry Says
01/06/12 Grains Slip in Risk-Off Thursday Trade
01/06/12 California Crop Weather: Citrus Industry in Harvest Mode
01/06/12 Cotton Took a Wild Ride in 2011
01/06/12 Farm Bill – Several Paths to Passage in 2012 or 2013
01/06/12 Congressional Calendar Blamed for Possible Lack of Action on the Farm Bill
01/06/12 Audio: Wetter Forecast Trims Rally
01/06/12 Secretary Vilsack Announces Opportunity to Advise Land Management Planning
01/05/12 USDA Agency Reminds Farmers and Landowners of Compliance Issues
01/05/12 Crop Losses Build in South America
01/05/12 Weather Tops List of 2011 Cotton Farmer Issues
01/05/12 Irrigation Water Concerns Cloud Prosperous Almond Industry
01/05/12 Ethanol Industry Sees a Victory in Caucus Results
01/05/12 Estate Taxes - NCBA Prepares Next Steps in Fight for Agriculture in D.C.
01/04/12 Farm Bill This Year Could Depend on Time
01/04/12 Butts Doesn't Expect a Farm Bill Vote Until 2013
01/04/12 Corn, Soybeans Close Higher as Rally Continues
01/04/12 Drought Talk Heads North
01/03/12 February Most Important Risk Management Month
01/03/12 Grains Close Out 2011 on Bullish Note
01/03/12 Average California Farming Age Creeps Toward 60
12/31/11 Peanut Prices Make A Go-To Snack More Expensive
12/30/11 "Is This Farm Boom Different?" by The Main Street Economist
12/30/11 U.S. Export Sales Reports
12/30/11 Signup Time Limited for First Conservation Stewardship Program
12/30/11 Where Do Candidates Stand on Ethanol?
12/30/11 Grains Slump on Profit-Taking, Weather
12/30/11 Mid-South Rice Crop a Mixed Bag, Producers Say
12/30/11 Drought-Tolerant Crops a Step Closer to Reality
12/29/11 It Was a Big Year for Ethanol Exports
12/29/11 Soybeans Slip & Fall into the Red
12/29/11 Farming Practices Threaten Widely Grown Corn Crop
12/29/11 Current Global Wheat Supplies Plentiful
12/29/11 2011 IFES: An Overview of Proposed Changes to Farm Policy
12/29/11 Billions of Dollars of Crop Insurance Indemnities Already Paid to Oklahoma and Texas Farmers for Failed 2011 Crops
12/29/11 Wiesemeyer: Draft Features Will Be in Farm Bill
12/29/11 Non-Corn Biofuels Standards Fall Short of Targets
12/29/11 Cattle Prices to Continue Upward Climb
12/28/11 Peterson Shares Frustration with Congress
12/28/11 Big Corn, Soybean Rally
12/28/11 Corn Exports Turn Higher with Argentine Crop Stress
12/28/11 EPA Issues Renewable Fuel Standards for 2012
12/28/11 U.S. Fresh Vegetable Acreage Increases for Fall 2011
12/27/11 2011 IFES: Crop Insurance - New Features, Programs & Performance
12/27/11 2011 IFES: Stress Testing Agricultural Returns in 2012 and Beyond
12/27/11 The Changing Organization of U.S. Farming
12/27/11 With Prices Soaring, Farmers Outside Traditional Regions of South Looking to Grow Peanuts
12/27/11 California Hits Record No-Till Crop Yields in 2011
12/23/11 U.S. Export Sales Reports
12/23/11 Farmers Weigh in on Expert's Report on Corps
12/23/11 USDA Reports on Land Use
12/23/11 Ethanol and Biodiesel Production at Record Levels
12/23/11 Ethanol Growth Not Leading to Cropland Expansion
12/23/11 EPA Under Pressure to Issue 2012 Biofuel Targets
12/23/11 Grains Manage 4th Day of Higher Prices
12/23/11 Agri-Pulse Senior Editor Stewart Doan Interviews Sec. Vilsack in the latest Agri-Pulse Open Mic program
12/22/11 North Carolina Dems Propose Disaster Aid for Farmers
12/22/11 Midwest Producers Gather to Learn About Using Cover Crops
12/22/11 Senators: Cancel Proposal to Restrict Youth Farm Work
12/22/11 Corn Rises Again
12/22/11 USDA Clears First Drought-Tolerant Biotech Corn
12/22/11 USDA Global Weather Highlights: Dryness Dominates South America
12/21/11 Ag Secretary Looks Back at 2011
12/21/11 Grassley says Farm Bill should pass in 2012
12/21/11 Efforts Continue to Stop DOL Farm Labor Regulations
12/21/11 Grain Surge, Cattle & Hogs Slump Tuesday
12/21/11 Conrad Calls Missouri River Flooding Report "Constructive"
12/21/11 Less Than One Month to Apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program
12/20/11 Crop and Livestock Price Prospects for 2012
12/20/11 Wine Grape Growers Get Online Tool to Battle Cold Weather
12/20/11 Weather Stokes Grain, Cattle Trades
12/19/11 Team Investigates FTA Implementation
12/19/11 Effort Launched to Get Proposed Labor Department Rule Dropped
12/19/11 Texas Drought Leads to State's Biggest Decline in Cow Numbers, Could Mean Higher Beef Prices
12/16/11 Corrective Gains in Grain Markets Overnight
12/16/11 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Introduces New Risk Management Tool to Help Producers Achieve GAP Certification
12/16/11 U.S. Export Sales Report
12/16/11 Corn Exports Still Lag
12/16/11 $7.1 B and Counting: Indemnities Soar In 2011
12/16/11 Lawmaker to Vilsack: Defend Farmers, Not the President
12/15/11 February Settlement Period Critical in Determining Downside Revenue Risks
12/15/11 Biodiesel Industry Appeals for Continued Tax Credit
12/15/11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Moves Forward
12/15/11 A Farm Land Value Bubble?
12/15/11 Senators Request Quick Action on Pesticide Bill
12/15/11 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Create Jobs, Reduce Energy Costs for Agricultural Producers and Rural Small Businesses
12/15/11 Agricultural Income and Finance Outlook
12/14/11 Crop Insurance Rates Skyrocket After Summer Floods
12/14/11 What Are the Next Steps for Farm Bill?
12/14/11 Cuts to Agriculture in the 2012 Farm Bill: Is It Back to Square One?
12/14/11 Grains Council Works To Build Chinese Market for U.S. Corn
12/14/11 One-size-fits-all Farm Bills May Be On Way Out
12/14/11 USDA Revises National Nutrient Management Standard to Achieve Maximum Agricultural, Environmental Benefits
12/14/11 Solid Finish for Grains and Oilseeds
12/13/11 Continued Weakness in Crop Prices
12/13/11 Lucas Says Agriculture Would be Better Off With Draft Farm Bill
12/13/11 Wheat Prices Feeling Force of Financial Crisis
12/13/11 Severe Drought in Western Corn Belt Raises Early Concerns
12/13/11 Ethanol Opponents Work to Block E15
12/12/11 Crop Insurance APH Adjusted for Lag
12/12/11 RMA, Crop Insurers Consider Raising Auto Review Threshold
12/12/11 Corn Production on Up Swing While Soybean, Cotton and Wheat Suffer, USDA Reports
12/12/11 Slide in Soybean Prices Probably Not Finished
12/12/11 December 2011 WASDE: Global Corn, Soybean Production Up; Prices Down
12/12/11 Exploding Input Costs Overshadow Rising Farm Incomes
12/12/11 One-Size-Fits-All Farm Bills May be On Way Out
12/09/11 House OKs Ban on Rural Dust Limits
12/09/11 Senators Seek Probe of Missouri River Management
12/09/11 USDA Publishes Slimmed-Down GIPSA Rule
12/09/11 Trade Readies for December USDA Reports
12/09/11 U.S. Export Sales Reports
12/09/11 USDA Implements Provisions from 2008 Farm Bill to Protect Livestock and Poultry Producers
12/08/11 White House Urges defeat of Farm Dust Bill
12/08/11 House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas Talks Farm Bill Direction After Super Committee Failure
12/08/11 Congress to Try Again on Farm Bill
12/08/11 Groups Request Hearing on Renewable Fuel Standards
12/08/11 Stripped Down Antitrust Rule Published by USDA
12/08/11 End of Ethanol Tax Credit Seen Boosting Gas Price
12/08/11 A $20,000 Per Acre Farmland Sale!
12/08/11 Corn Futures Calming; Watch the Basis
12/08/11 Facing Global Risks: Ag's Dependence on the Chinese Economy
12/08/11 Conrad, Hoeven Call for Review of Missouri River Flooding
12/08/11 Lucas Speaks at Republican Leadership Press Conference on the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
12/08/11 Biotechnology and U.S. Crop Yield Trends
12/07/11 Trend-Adjusted APH Yield Endorsement
12/07/11 Chairwoman Stabenow: We Need to Get a Farm Bill Done Next Year
12/07/11 Farm Bill Drafting Going Public Next Time
12/07/11 The Ag Minute: H.R. 1633 Gives Farmers and Ranchers Regulatory Certainty
12/07/11 Corn Rebounds on Slow Farmer Selling
12/07/11 New Olive Pilot Crop Insurance Program Approved for Selected Counties in California
12/07/11 California Crop Weather: Fall Harvests Near Finish Line
12/07/11 Grain Prices Vulnerable This Week
12/07/11 McDonald's Plans 'Producer-Focused' Campaign
12/07/11 Expect 4-Cent Gas Price Increase After Ethanol Credit Ends
12/06/11 Direct Subsidies Could Be Finished, but You're Still Supporting Farmers
12/06/11 Economic News Impacts Grain Markets
12/06/11 Sen. Roberts: New Farm Bill Proposals Could Take Us Back to 1985
12/06/11 Guessing 2012 Grain Prices
12/06/11 La Niña Preparing for Second Round?
12/06/11 Crop Acreage Increase Expected in 2012
12/06/11 Possible Scenarios for Moving on the Farm Bill
12/05/11 Economic Decision Time on The Hill
12/05/11 Faulty Forecasts Roil Corn Market
12/05/11 House Passes Regulatory Reform Bills
12/05/11 Economic News Impacts Grain Markets
12/05/11 Agriculture Coalitions Submit Comments for Labor Department New Child Worker Rules
12/02/11 Incomes Sensitive to Price Declines on Cash Rent Farms
12/02/11 Corn, Soybean Market Focus Shifting to 2012 Acreage
12/02/11 Senator Roberts: We Need Answers on MF Global; Futures Still Critical to Risk Management
12/02/11 Subcommittee Continues Oversight of USDA's Operations to Ensure Proper Use of Taxpayer Funds
12/02/11 Lieberman Readies Deficit Plan
12/02/11 Former Deputy Ag Secretary Sees Benefit from Ag Committee Proposal
12/02/11 Debt Reduction Farm Bill Goal
12/02/11 Incomes Sensitive to Price Declines on Cash Rent Farms
12/01/11 Chambliss: Gang of Six Will Try Again to Repair Nation's Debt
12/01/11 Bicameral ‘Go Big’ Group Meets to Discuss Options
12/01/11 Devil is in the Details in New Farm Policy Discussions
12/01/11 Sustainability of Large Payments by ACRE
12/01/11 USDA Announces New Insurance Pilot Program for Biofuel-Friendly Oilseed Crop with Potential to Create Jobs, Stimulate Rural Economies
12/01/11 Agricultural Prices
12/01/11 Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade
12/01/11 Grains Close Higher Despite Late Slip

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