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Skip Koepnick knows where his tax rebate is going _ to a weekend of fun at Churchill Downs.
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Rising food costs and the upcoming election have fueled bipartisan support for a politically popular $290 billion farm bill full of extra money for food stamps and farm...
made popular May 15 2008
AP, Washington
Fruit and vegetable farmers would reap a bonanza of new money in a giant farm bill passed by the House on Wednesday that for the first time includes significant...
made popular May 14 2008
AP, Washington
A good farm bill wouldn’t be complete without a little pork.
made popular May 14 2008
AP, Washington
The House has passed a $290 billion farm bill with a strong veto-proof majority. The legislation includes more subsidies for farmers, food stamps for the poor and...
made popular May 14 2008
AP, Lubbock
Sweet sorghum is grown in the U.S. for cooking and livestock feed. But the tall plant also might help at the gas pump.
made popular May 14 2008
AP, Washington
A $300 billion farm bill contains a little something for everyone, including tax breaks for Kentucky racehorse owners, extra help for farmers in Hawaii and Alaska,...
made popular May 14 2008
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Domestic nutrition programs make up the largest portion of the estimated $300 billion farm bill. Crop subsidies make up roughly 14 percent, foreign food aid less than...
made popular May 13 2008
AP, Washington
A five-year farm bill in Congress this week does little to address the growing global food crisis. Instead, it diverts money that could be spent feeding poor children...
made popular May 13 2008
AP, Milwaukee
Cheeseheads don’t need to be bleu: Experts say predictions that California will soon overtake Wisconsin as the nation’s top cheese producer are unlikely to...
made popular May 12 2008
AP, Lubbock
Craig Heinrich and other South Plains cotton producers no longer have to look to the sky and pray _ widespread rain arrived just in time for planting.
made popular May 9 2008
AP, Washington
Congressional negotiators announced a final agreement on a $300 billion farm bill Thursday, as the White House and key conservatives continued to signal opposition to...
made popular May 8 2008
AP, Yakima
Fresh cherry pie on the Fourth of July? Maybe not on the East Coast this year, and consumers can blame freezing spring temperatures in the Northwest.
made popular May 8 2008
AP, Washington
Negotiators on a five-year, $300 billion farm bill say they have reached a tentative agreement on the legislation and it will be considered by the House and Senate next...
made popular May 7 2008
AP, Washington
The White House said Wednesday it seems unlikely that Congress will pass a farm bill the president can sign.
made popular May 7 2008
AP, Washington
The White House told members of Congress on Tuesday that the cost of the five-year farm bill is still too high, saying negotiators are using budget gimmicks to hide the...
made popular May 7 2008
AP, Brentwood
Armed with buckets, the customers at Bacchini’s Fruit Tree orchard like to pick the best-looking cherries, nectarines or plums, leaving those that are split or...
made popular May 2 2008
AP, Washington
Struggling to complete a farm bill that can survive a presidential veto, lawmakers have sent the White House a sixth extension of farm and nutrition programs.
made popular May 2 2008
AP, Washington
Congress has sent a sixth extension of farm and nutrition programs to President Bush as lawmakers struggle to finish a farm bill that can survive a presidential veto.
made popular May 1 2008
AP, Fresno
Environmentalists say a new plan to clean up the soot-laden air in California’s farm belt would fail to adequately regulate agricultural sources of pollution.
made popular May 1 2008
AP, Fresno
Environmentalists say a new plan to clean up the soot-laden air in California’s farm belt would fail to adequately regulate agricultural sources of pollution.
made popular May 1 2008
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AP, Lubbock
Sweet sorghum is grown in the U.S. for cooking and livestock feed. But the tall plant also might help at the gas pump.
made popular May 14 2008
AP, Milwaukee
Cheeseheads don’t need to be bleu: Experts say predictions that California will soon overtake Wisconsin as the nation’s top cheese producer are unlikely to...
made popular May 12 2008
AP, Lubbock
Craig Heinrich and other South Plains cotton producers no longer have to look to the sky and pray _ widespread rain arrived just in time for planting.
made popular May 9 2008
AP, Yakima
Fresh cherry pie on the Fourth of July? Maybe not on the East Coast this year, and consumers can blame freezing spring temperatures in the Northwest.
made popular May 8 2008
AP, Brentwood
Armed with buckets, the customers at Bacchini’s Fruit Tree orchard like to pick the best-looking cherries, nectarines or plums, leaving those that are split or...
made popular May 2 2008
AP, Fresno
Environmentalists say a new plan to clean up the soot-laden air in California’s farm belt would fail to adequately regulate agricultural sources of pollution.
made popular May 1 2008
AP, Fresno
Environmentalists say a new plan to clean up the soot-laden air in California’s farm belt would fail to adequately regulate agricultural sources of pollution.
made popular May 1 2008
AP, Huron
Weary of waiting for Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, the United Farm Workers hopes to recruit Mexican laborers to pick crops on U.S. farms.
made popular Apr 29 2008
AP, Redwood
Farmers here are experiencing water torture as they wait for the flooded Mississippi River to recede and give them a chance to salvage what’s left of what might...
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AP, Louisville
Kentucky’s soggy spring has put corn planting well behind schedule for farmers like Randy Hagan, who spent more time tinkering in his shop than working in his...
made popular Apr 25 2008
AP, Bismarck
A trademark for canola-based biodiesel fuel that was the subject of an awkward industry tug of war a year ago is seldom seen because few U.S. retailers are selling the...
made popular Apr 24 2008
AP, Columbia
Cogon grass can seem harmless _ even beautiful _ but forestry experts in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama warn it’s a killer.
made popular Apr 23 2008
AP, Wagner
Yankton Sioux tribal members worried about odor and health risks are protesting the construction of a large hog farm on private land surrounded by tribal land in...
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AP, Wagner
Yankton Sioux tribal members worried about odor and health risks are protesting the construction of a large hog farm on private land surrounded by tribal land in...
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AP, St. Louis
Washington University engineers using imaging technology have found that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into alternative energy.
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AP, Honolulu
A technology used to track everything from cattle and bottles of Viagra to U.S. military weapons will soon be tested on an unlikely candidate for surveillance:...
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AP, New Holstein
When Jane Ratajczak started buying raw milk for her family about two and a half years ago, some people told her it would kill her.
made popular Apr 10 2008
AP, Minneapolis
New federal restrictions meant to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis may force the state’s livestock producers to spend more time and money shipping their...
made popular Apr 9 2008
AP, Champaign
A few days before the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its estimate of how much corn, soybeans and other crops farmers will plant this year, Larry Gleason was...
made popular Apr 8 2008
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Dairy farmer Kirk Christie prepares to milk cows in his barn that is equipped with waterbeds in Slater, Iowa Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Since installation Christie has seen an increase in milk productions and attributes the increased production to more...
