Wind energy proponents explain why government support can NOT be a fiscal cliff casualty. Dairy producers contend with decreased milk consumption and increased competition. We examine dramatic growth in the market for gluten-free foods. Those stories and market analysis with Naomi Blohm.
In the News
-
Wheat Prices Plummet As USDA Predicts Supplies Will Increase
(Dec 14, 2012) The price of wheat dropped 3 percent Tuesday after the government predicted U.S. inventories will increase by the end of next year’s growing season, in part because of weaker export demand.
-
Agriculture Secretary Says Rural America Becoming Less Relevant, Needs A More Positive Message
(Dec 14, 2012) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has some harsh words for rural America: It’s “becoming less and less relevant,” he says.
-
Alabama farmers see record yields in 2012
(Dec 14, 2012) State agriculture officials say Alabama's record yields in cotton, soybean and peanut crops in 2012 helped to offset lower than average corn yields.
-
Report: Beef industry using risky procedures
(Dec 14, 2012) Officials with the American Meat Institute, an industry lobbying group, defended the tenderizing process as safe.
-
New Kansas water program has about 750 enrollees
(Dec 14, 2012) The new program will allow irrigators to use more water during drought years and manage their water rights over five years.
-
Colorado River water report released in Vegas
(Dec 14, 2012) Water administrators and state officials from western states have been considering a range of outside-the-box ideas such as piping water from the nation's heartland and towing Arctic icebergs south.
