Talk about your no-win situation. That's what the Bush administration found in the Doha Round negotiations that collapsed when China and India demanded the United States make "unacceptable" concessions on market access and farm subsidies.
BISMARCK, North Dakota, August 27, 2008 - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that 639 individuals and businesses in 43 states and the Virgin Islands have been selected to receive $35 million in grants and loan guarantees for renewable energy systems or to improve energy efficiency in farm and business operations.
The director of the Farm Service Agency in Wisconsin is concerned farmers may inadvertently disqualify themselves for any federal disaster aid under the new farm bill. Ben Brancl says the new rules require a farmer to have crop insurance or Non-Insured Assistance Policies (NAP) on all productive acreage, harvested or grazed.
In the coming months, your eyes may be glazing over at countless winter workshops on the farm bill's newest wrinkle, the Average Crop Revenue Election, or ACRE.
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the selection of 20 rural utilities and cooperatives to receive almost $677 million in loans for new electric lines and system improvements in 19 states.
Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr today announced that a public meeting will be held on Sept. 4, 2008-in conjunction with USDA's Farm Service Agency and Forest Service-on how to implement renewable energy programs authorized under the recently enacted farm bill.
