03/10/2010 10:43AM
Today marks the one-year anniversary of a trade dispute with Mexico
that threatens U.S. ag exports. The dispute began when Congress
terminated funding for the U.S. – Mexico cross-border trucking pilot
program, a move that violated U.S. commitments under the North American
Free Trade Agreement.
03/10/2010 10:40AM
Pork production is lowered as slaughter in the first and second quarters are reduced and weights during the first quarter have been lighter than expected.
03/10/2010 10:08AM
An Amish livestock farmer who refused to follow a 2005 Wisconsin law requiring him to register his land and livestock has won a legal battle with state regulators.
03/10/2010 09:47AM
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Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Mar 10, 2010 USDA Market News
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03/10/2010 09:21AM
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, discussed budget cuts, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and the value of production agriculture at the annual Kansas Farm Bureau Delegation Dinner in Washington:
“Total U.S. national debt is at $14 trillion,” Roberts said. “You’re fed up with it, I’m fed up with it, and the vast majority of taxpayers are fed up with it.