posted on March 19, 2010 03:50 PM
The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, announced a landmark policy change this week favoring U.S. broadband initiatives as the centerpiece of American communication. The FCC proposal calls for reclaiming some broadcast spectrum already allocated to the nation’s television airwaves and redistributing the frequencies for wireless Internet access.
Speaking to the PBS NEWSHOUR this week, the FCC Chairman signaled a policy change would boost underserved communities.
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posted on March 19, 2010 3:53 PM
Private analysts released their estimates for the 2010 planting season. Informa Economics is expecting farmers to plant 78 million soybean acres while Allendale puts the number just over 79 million. For coarse grains, the two groups were separated by nearly 2 million acres. Informa believes there will ...
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posted on March 18, 2010 2:25 PM
This week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported more than a third of the United States faces high to above average risk of flooding this spring.
The states at highest risk are the Dakota’s, Minnesota, and Iowa which according to USDA account for 34 percent of corn production. ...
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posted on March 17, 2010 4:07 PM
A coalition representing governors of 29 states urged Congress this week to take steps to boost wind energy. The bipartisan Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition is calling for the federal government to adopt a renewable energy standard or RES.
The governors hope their recommendations will spur the development ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 4:06 PM
A cluster of the nation’s agricultural and legal leaders convened in the Heartland this week to examine dwindling corporate competition complaints. The first in a series of public workshops organized by USDA and the U.S. Justice Department was spawned by increasing concern over consolidation in the ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 4:02 PM
The USDA released estimates for the harvest of 2009. It's official -- both the corn crop and the soybean crop were the largest ever to be put in the bin by U.S. farmers. The news only served to push the market lower. For the week, May wheat lost 8 cents and the nearby corn contract lost more than a ...
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posted on March 19, 2010 4:06 PM
TRENTON, Mo. (AP) - Uncertainty about the future of a key employer in northern Missouri brought more than 1,000 supporters of Premium Standard Farms to Trenton to rally behind the ...
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posted on March 19, 2010 4:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation. ...
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posted on March 19, 2010 4:00 PM
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Federal authorities have indicted 17 people on fraud, identity theft and related charges following an immigration probe at a Fremont meatpacking plant.
A news release ...
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posted on March 19, 2010 3:54 PM
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse will be sentenced next month on federal fraud charges.
An April 28 sentencing was set on Wednesday in ...
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posted on March 19, 2010 3:52 PM
London (AP) - As Europe struggles to emerge from its fiscal crisis, a notion long considered taboo is gaining currency: could countries be kicked out of the euro or be given an easy ...
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posted on March 19, 2010 3:49 PM
LANSING (AP) — Some Michigan agriculture organizations have a beef with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm over her proclamation encouraging residents to not eat meat for a day.
Granholm ...
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posted on March 19, 2010 3:45 PM
Oklahoma City (AP) - Conservationists said Wednesday that Oklahoma ranks among the top five states in reducing contamination of its streams and rivers thanks to voluntary programs ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 11:16 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says doubling exports over the next five years will boost the economy by helping U.S. companies sell their goods and services abroad and creating ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 10:52 AM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's plan to lay off some meat inspectors to save money and reduce the time inspectors spend with small, independent processors has the industry and farmers ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 10:43 AM
GENEVA (AP) -- Brazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 10:40 AM
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski said he expects to sign a state drought declaration for the Klamath Basin next week, but state and federal aid will not be enough ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 10:21 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports.
An international group, the InterAcademy Council, will be given ...
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posted on March 12, 2010 10:11 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive ...
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