Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
(Feb 29, 2008)
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) — A "doomsday" seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
USDA Shuts Down Congressional Audit
(Feb 29, 2008)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department abruptly ordered congressional auditors to leave its Washington offices this week and told employees not to cooperate with them.
Cattails Targeted for Sunflower Farmers
(Feb 29, 2008)
BISMARCK, N.D (AP) — Federal wildlife officials will target entire parcels of cattail-choked wetlands in North Dakota this year to kill the preferred habitat of sunflower-scarfing blackbirds.
Tense Negotiations Continue as Farm Bill Approaches Expiration
(Feb 29, 2008)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional negotiations over multibillion-dollar farm legislation are closing in on a March deadline as some members of Congress are tempering expectations back home.
